tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2756715504291908040.post5977567695236206337..comments2023-10-06T06:07:58.796-07:00Comments on WeinWords: No Room at the Holiday InnLen Weinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11619143398147167868noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2756715504291908040.post-71516115170113082752007-02-07T22:53:00.000-08:002007-02-07T22:53:00.000-08:00Hm, how did I wind up anonymized? Silly blogger.Hm, how did I wind up anonymized? Silly blogger.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2756715504291908040.post-61442891819892591642007-02-07T22:30:00.000-08:002007-02-07T22:30:00.000-08:00"Apparently, there was a Comic Con going on in Bet..."Apparently, there was a Comic Con going on in Bethlehem that weekend."<BR/><BR/>If I remember right, it was a Roman Census...<BR/>Anyway. Personally, i drive down to the Con from L.A., and I drive back every night. I don't go on weekends anymore - it's too crazy...<BR/>-KoblishAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2756715504291908040.post-6675453697256934322007-02-07T20:30:00.000-08:002007-02-07T20:30:00.000-08:00I'm looking forward to ComiCon. I don't get down ...I'm looking forward to ComiCon. I don't get down there every year but I figure it makes sense to go this time, with the Painkiller Jane TV series coming out in the spring. I have to agree, the room-booking process is really difficult. I thought I was done with the sleeping-on-the-sidewalk-for-tickets stage of my life! I was fortunate to get a room within 5 blocks of the convention center, even if it's not in my favorite hotel. I'll see you there!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2756715504291908040.post-4655311357386342362007-02-07T14:57:00.000-08:002007-02-07T14:57:00.000-08:00Shall we up the stakes in the Trivia Match to sand...Shall we up the stakes in the Trivia Match to sandwiches? If you're buying in San Diego, I'll take a WASP special of turkey, tomato, lettuce, and mayo, but if you're willing to bring something down from the good LA delis, pastrami on rye with mustard.<br /><br />Seriously, same problems and as a professional in that field I'll say that the hotel web site is horribly designed and implemented. Heck, when I finally got through on the phone (and had the last available rooms at the 6 and 8 mile out hotels taken out from under me), the rep on the phone was telling me that it was poorly designed and they'd made numerous comments to upper management about same to no avail.<br /><br />I managed to get a room at the Hyatt, for not that much over con rate, via a particular backdoor that would be overwhelmed if shared. But at this point, for 2008 I think the Con will have to allow people to spread out sleeping bags in the under the sails area for accomodation.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2756715504291908040.post-16089112589259036122007-02-06T18:55:00.000-08:002007-02-06T18:55:00.000-08:00That's nothin' Wanna try to get into the Javits Ce...That's nothin' Wanna try to get into the Javits Center in two weeks ? The Comic Con East and the NYT travel show are both there again this year. They say the space is going to be bigger for the Con, but I'll believe it when I see it. Last year was, well, crowded, mobbed and other words of that ilk don't begin to describe it...KMP50https://www.blogger.com/profile/08977820126265169357noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2756715504291908040.post-37705657811064685092007-02-06T17:35:00.000-08:002007-02-06T17:35:00.000-08:00You're not alone, Len. I had pretty much the same...You're not alone, Len. I had pretty much the same experience this morning, as did some other friends I talked to. This was the first time in over 10 years that I wasn't able to book a room either near the convention center, or for all four nights.<br /><br />I got a room a couple blocks away for Wed and Thurs, and a room for Wed-Sun out by the airport. It's been getting worse every year for the last 3-4 years. I don't know what happened; sure, the Con is more popular than ever, but they've also built a lot more hotels. <br /><br />I keep hearing rumors about a move to Anaheim or Las Vegas, neither of which appeals to me...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2756715504291908040.post-32744517312329694232007-02-06T15:53:00.000-08:002007-02-06T15:53:00.000-08:00Len, remind me to have my wife tell you about the ...Len, remind me to have my wife tell you about the time the ACM Conference was using the same hotel as the NY Marathon. <br /><br />For me, I remember the weekend we were going to humor our daughter and drive from Seattle into Wyoming.<br /><br />We did not make reservations ahead of time.<br /><br />Spokane (our evening stop) was completely booked for some business conference.<br /><br />Idaho was hosting its "All-School, Every Year back to the stone age" H.S. Reunion. The whole panhandle was booked.<br /><br />We got into Montana at midnight, in a driving downpour. It was Rodeo Week. No posada in the state.<br /><br />We ended up just turning around and driving home, with no sleep. Have you ever tried to negotiate mountain roads, in dark forests, when you've been awake for 20 hours already?Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12255562209229455826noreply@blogger.com