[Workshop-nov2011] hotel questions, status

[Karsten Wade]

On Mon, Oct 17, 2011 at 08:24:41PM -0400, Haydn Solomon wrote:
> Karsten,
> 
> Sorry about the confusion. I misread your original email and never
> took the time to re-read it. My apologies.

No worries, Haydn, it's all been a bit confusing. We're moving pretty
quickly with putting this all together, bound to be some confusion.

Cheers - Karsten

> Haydn
> 
> On Mon, Oct 17, 2011 at 7:53 PM, Karsten Wade <kwade at redhat.com> wrote:
> > Haydn:
> >
> > Not sure what the confusion is, but the Crowne Plaza is not an hour commute. It is about five+ minutes by car or fifteen+ minutes by light rail between the Crowne Plaza and Cisco Building O.
> >
> > Check again - the Crowne Plaza is 777 Bellew Drive & Bulding O is 10 Tasman Dr. at the corner of First. I just drove it all on Friday, it was quick although not rush hour. ;)
> >
> > The Marriott is about three times farther by car only, the Hilton is about twice as far by car & almost the same by light rail. (Less walking, I think.)
> >
> > - Karsten
> > (Sorry about the top-post.)
> >
> > Haydn Solomon <haydn.solomon at gmail.com> wrote:
> >
> > Hi Karsten,
> >
> > I've got a question regarding hotel options. I signed up under the
> > group rate for Crowne Plaza however I find that one hour travel is a
> > lot of communte each way. I will keep my hotel booking if it's my best
> > option. After rereading your email I saw you mentioned the Hilton on
> > Great American Parkway and that we might be able to use the cisco
> > rate.  Is that still an option? And any idea how much of a communte it
> > is from that hotel?
> >
> > Thanks
> >
> > Haydn
> >
> > On Mon, Oct 10, 2011 at 4:02 PM, Karsten Wade <kwade at redhat.com> wrote:
> >> Summary:
> >>
> >> We've got an offer for a reasonable rate for a group, which includes
> >> guaranteed rooms, of $140/night at the Crowne Plaza[1]. For that rate,
> >> they want us to guarantee to book at least 80% of the block we
> >> reserve.
> >>
> >> You may still need to send me travel details, see below.
> >>
> >> Full details:
> >>
> >> Until Red Hat signs that contract, I won't have a code to book
> >> under. For me to recommend that we sign that contract, I need to know
> >> exactly who is going to be using the group rate so we only reserve
> >> what we need.
> >>
> >> I've been gathering details from all of you about when you need hotel
> >> rooms. For those who haven't sent me all these details (directly),
> >> please do so immediately:
> >>
> >> * What nights do you need a hotel room?
> >> * Will you agree to book under our group at the Crowne Plaza?
> >>
> >> I know some of you may have individual traveller rates you'd rather
> >> book under, either at that or a different hotel, so I just need to
> >> know if you want to book under our rate or not. The main advantage is
> >> that the rooms are guaranteed held for us. (I did a test booking, for
> >> example, and couldn't get all the nights I wanted, probably because
> >> they have the block of rooms already held for us!)
> >>
> >> For overflow, we've got the Hilton on Great America Pkwy. It's a few
> >> miles away from Cisco by light rail. They also have a Cisco individual
> >> traveller rate we might be able to use
> >>
> >> - Karsten
> >>
> >> [1] http://www.ichotelsgroup.com/crowneplaza/hotels/us/en/milpitas/sfomp/hoteldetail
> >>
> >> --
> >> name:  Karsten 'quaid' Wade, Sr. Community Gardener
> >> team:   Red Hat Community Architecture & Leadership
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> >

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name:  Karsten 'quaid' Wade, Sr. Community Gardener
team:   Red Hat Community Architecture & Leadership
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                        http://TheOpenSourceWay.org
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