That hotel is normally twice the WISPA rate...and it's virtually attached to 
the conference center.  I looked at Hotwire and couldn't find anything more 
reasonable nearby.  I suppose you could find something further out.

Jeff

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On Feb 9, 2013, at 2:53 AM, Blair Davis <[email protected]> wrote:

> I have no problem with the $498 I paid to WISPA for the conference.
> 
> I have no problem with my yearly membership to WISPA.  I think it is worth 
> every penny.
> 
> I am also one of those who has no interest in Vegas and who pestered Rick for 
> another Mid-West show like St. Louis.  (Thanks, Rick!!  And for the next 
> non-Vegas conference, let's be thinking AL,AR,MS,OK,TN,TX.  After all, Vegas 
> as anchor pretty much covers the west.)   
> 
> But,  I can't justify $126+tax for a room I'll be in 9-10 hours a day, and 
> asleep most of that!  And that extra $250 is, well, $250.  I can think of a 
> lot of things I'd rather spend $250 on than a room to sleep in.
> 
> Maybe it is just a different way of looking at things.  When we go out on 
> vacation, most of the time we are in Motel 6 or Super 8.  We drive and look 
> at things and stop where ever things look interesting.
> 
> Technically, this is work.  I'm less likely to spend more on a motel for work 
> than for play!  
> 
> And I am not complaining... I was just looking to see if I was alone... Seems 
> not.
> 
> --
> 
> 
> On 2/9/2013 12:45 AM, Joel White wrote:
>> Or you could look at the advantages of staying on location, supporting WISPA 
>> that went out of their way to get a location that would support the 
>> conference yet be affordable to the 500 mile radius that a majority of the 
>> WISPS are in. Or just accept that no matter what you do you can never 
>> satisfy everyone. Remember that any conference needs volume to get a reduced 
>> rate. Stay elsewhere and the numbers go down. Jmo.
>> 
>> Josh Luthman <[email protected]> wrote:
>>> 
>>> Ya that's my usual plan :)
>>> 
>>> There's actually a meta search site that aggregates them for me.
>>> 
>>> Josh Luthman
>>> Office: 937-552-2340
>>> Direct: 937-552-2343
>>> 1100 Wayne St Suite 1337
>>> Troy, OH 45373
>>> 
>>> On Feb 8, 2013 11:29 PM, "Justin             Wilson" <[email protected]> wrote:
>>>>  Hotwire.com is your friend.
>>>> 
>>>> From: Josh Luthman <[email protected]>
>>>> Reply-To: WISPA General List <[email protected]>
>>>> Date: Friday, February 8, 2013 11:17 PM
>>>> To: WISPA General List <[email protected]>
>>>> Subject: Re: [WISPA] KY show in April
>>>> 
>>>> Where was 50/night?
>>>> 
>>>> Josh Luthman
>>>> Office: 937-552-2340
>>>> Direct: 937-552-2343
>>>> 1100 Wayne St Suite 1337
>>>> Troy, OH 45373
>>>> 
>>>> On Feb 8, 2013 11:15 PM, "CBB - Jay Fuller" <[email protected]> 
>>>> wrote:
>>>>>  
>>>>> Many of us are cheap...that's why we're still here. :)
>>>>>  
>>>>> ----- Original Message -----
>>>>> From: Blair Davis
>>>>> To: WISPA General List
>>>>> Sent: Friday, February 08, 2013 9:51 PM
>>>>> Subject: [WISPA] KY show in April
>>>>> 
>>>>> Is anyone else looking to save some cash by staying a mile or two away 
>>>>> instead of right downtown?
>>>>> 
>>>>> To me, $126 a nite +tax is a LOT for a motel room.
>>>>> 
>>>>> Especially when I can find places within 4 miles for less than $50 a nite 
>>>>> + tax.
>>>>> 
>>>>> I can't believe that parking or a taxi will cost more than $75 a day...
>>>>> 
>>>>> Maybe I'm just cheap, but the only time I've ever paid more than $69 a 
>>>>> night was for a special weekend away.
>>>>> 
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