Hotels (was: Which pub are we meeting)

[M Holmes]

Eric Siegerman writes:

> > > :> >What we need is a deal with one particular hotel so that we
> > > :> >can all go there, organise a party, and invite Hawkwind.

> > > :> Great idea.  IMO we should start compiling a list of everyone
> > > :> who's coming and want to stay at that particular hotel.

> Me too.  Collated list to date (as given in the original messages;
> neither names nor lines necessarily corresponds to number of rooms):

>   - Denis Regenbrecht - Kristin Regenbrecht - merrick and Julie french
>   - Mike Holmes - Arin Komins - Rich Warren - Mark Licht and Robert
>   Jacobs - Eric Siegerman

Also Dave Greenhalgh and Manami Nanri said they were in.

> Next question: how much are people willing to spend? Judging by the
> places I stayed in October, 35 pounds gets you a postage stamp, 55
> gets you a larger (commemorative-issue? :-) postage stamp with a
> decent sort-of-continental breakfast.  Both of those were singles with
> ensuite bathrooms, btw; I'm sure we can save a few pounds by trudging
> down the hall to the loo.

I'm game to skimp or spend up to the 55 quid mark.

> I haven't been following the party-after-the-party thread; do we know
> yet where it's happening? How close to it does our hotel need to be?

It'd have to be at least within a reasonable taxi ride I think.

> What facilities do we want, for the "organise a party, and invite
> Hawkwind" part?

A hall or reasonable sized bar would be good. The other issue would be
finding a hotel that would permit a late party without worrying about
other guests. That's why finding out which ones had handled SF
conventions might be good.

> Is anyone in a better position to organize this than I am (ie.  have a
> decent travel agent, or a friend in London to do the legwork)?

Unfortunately I'm in Edinburgh but I'd do what I could if we can't find
a Londoner. What we really need is at least two dozen of us so that we
have some clout when bargaining with a hotel. Are the others who are
staying in London willing to change hotels if we can make this dog hunt?

FoFP