On Sun, Apr 22, 2012 at 11:14 AM, Thomas Dalton <[email protected]> wrote: > On 22 April 2012 15:39, James Hare <[email protected]> wrote: >> These prices are before DC's ludicrous hotel tax. > > Please quote all prices inclusive of all taxes. This American habit of > quoting prices net of tax if just silly. What I care about is how much > money I'm going to have to hand over. I couldn't care less how much of > that goes to the hotel and how much to the government. > > I have no idea what the tax rate is for hotels in DC, so I have no > idea what those numbers you've quoted actually mean.
14.5% on top. $189 becomes $216.41 and $149 becomes $170.61. > >> You are all free men and women >> and are welcome to book somewhere cheaply if you can find somewhere >> cheap, since we figured that those looking to save money are going to >> go to Priceline no matter what. > > I think that is a very bad assumption. My understanding is that the > vast majority of attendees stay in the recommended accommodation that > is in their price range. The fact that you are staying somewhere full > of Wikimedians is part of the fun. If you book your own accommodation > from a price comparison website, you'll probably end up on your own. > > If the cheapest accommodation you are recommending for people not on a > scholarship is $149/night plus whatever the taxes are, then I think we > may have a problem... We are looking into expanding our hostel options, including reserving additional beds and encouraging those currently staying at the hostel to upgrade. I am not at all surprised by your discontent, but DC is an expensive city. James > > _______________________________________________ > Wikimania-l mailing list > [email protected] > https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimania-l _______________________________________________ Wikimania-l mailing list [email protected] https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimania-l
