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 Sent from my iPhone 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. >>>>> >>>>> -- >>>>> West Michigan Wireless ISP >>>>> Allegan, Michigan 49010 >>>>> 269-686-8648 >>>>> >>>>> A Division of: >>>>> Camp Communication Services, INC >>>>> _______________________________________________ >>>>> Wireless mailing list >>>>> [email protected] >>>>> http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless >>>>> >>>>> _______________________________________________ >>>>> Wireless mailing list >>>>> [email protected] >>>>> http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless >>>> _______________________________________________ Wireless mailing list >>>> [email protected] http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless >>>> >>>> _______________________________________________ >>>> Wireless mailing list >>>> [email protected] >>>> http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless >>> >>> >>> Wireless mailing list >>> [email protected] >>> http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless >> >> -- >> Sent from my Android phone with K-9 Mail. Please excuse my brevity. >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Wireless mailing list >> [email protected] >> http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless > > -- > West Michigan Wireless ISP > Allegan, Michigan 49010 > 269-686-8648 > > A Division of: > Camp Communication Services, INC > _______________________________________________ > Wireless mailing list > [email protected] > http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless
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