At least there will be plenty of dorms available if I'm reading the bid<http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimania_2012/Bids/Washington,_D.C.#Accommodations>, for 24$ a bed with double occupancy. These were at least confirmed already *in the bid* so I guess we can have those up soon, a year later :) Because yeah, this amount per night is what I would ideally spend on a whole Wikimania for staying etc.
Best, Lodewijk El 23 de abril de 2012 03:51, James Hare <[email protected]> escribió: > I and every American will concede the U.S. tax code does not make > sense. (Technically this is the D.C. tax code we're dealing with, but > just another part of the problem.) But now that we have that settled, > let me know if you want me to clarify a price. > > Regards, > James Hare > > On Sun, Apr 22, 2012 at 9:29 PM, Joseph Seddon <[email protected]> > wrote: > > Primarily "sensible" tax policies :) It is a very annoying practice > though. > > And pointless because rarely is there any indication of what the actual > tax > > is until youve bought something. So you neither know how much your going > to > > pay or have any idea to what to expect from the state. > > > > Seddon > > > > > > 2012/4/23 Delphine Ménard <[email protected]> > >> > >> On Mon, Apr 23, 2012 at 2:35 AM, Nathan <[email protected]> wrote: > >> > > >> > > >> > 2012/4/22 Delphine Ménard <[email protected]> > >> >> > >> >> On Sun, Apr 22, 2012 at 5:32 PM, James Hare <[email protected]> > >> >> wrote: > >> >> > >> >> > The deals we're arranging have no extra charge for dual occupancy. > >> >> > >> >> This might sound extremely stupid, but make sure that dual occupancy > >> >> means 2 beds in a room, not a Queen Size Bed. There are surprisingly > >> >> few hotels that actually offer two separate beds in a room or their > >> >> contingent of such rooms is actually quite limited. At the prices > that > >> >> were mentionned, you really want to book all the double bed rooms in > >> >> those hotels, because very few people will be able to afford a single > >> >> room. > >> >> > >> >> Best, > >> >> > >> >> Delphine > >> >> -- > >> > > >> > > >> > I'm not sure about this... While I haven't done a survey or discovered > >> > any > >> > references on point, I've stayed in a number of hotels in Washington > and > >> > throughout the U.S. and almost always encounter two beds in a room as > a > >> > single occupant. Since I'm commenting anyway, I will say that $149 is > a > >> > very > >> > good rate for hotels in Washington D.C. > >> > >> Point taken on the beds. It must be a silly European habit ;). > >> I am not arguing with the fact that $150 is cheap or expensive for > >> Washington. My point was rather to say that $150/night is not > >> something that many wikip/medians can afford. > >> > >> > And while Thomas Dalton denigrates it as "a silly American habit" to > >> > quote > >> > prices before taxes, that may be because we have so many different tax > >> > domains with different rates. It helps to know the pre-tax amounts > >> > (similar > >> > to how airline seats are often quoted) for comparison purposes, as the > >> > tax > >> > component will give you no sense of the accommodations or amenities > >> > expected > >> > etc. I suppose that may not be commonly understood by travelers from > >> > small > >> > nations with primarily national tax policies. > >> > >> Heh, I like the "small nations" part a lot ;). You're right though, at > >> least in Europe, you know the tax, but it's included in the display > >> price. Shopping in the US can quickly become a problem if you max out > >> your available dollar by just adding up numbers without "thinking" the > >> tax. > >> > >> > >> Delphine > >> -- > >> @notafish > >> > >> NB. This gmail address is used for mailing lists. Personal emails will > get > >> lost. > >> Intercultural musings: Ceci n'est pas une endive - > >> http://blog.notanendive.org > >> Photos with simple eyes: notaphoto - http://photo.notafish.org > >> > >> _______________________________________________ > >> 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 > > > > _______________________________________________ > Wikimania-l mailing list > [email protected] > https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimania-l >
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