[Foss4g2009] Preferred Accommodation

[Paul Ramsey]

FYI, It looks like the Ibis Darling Harbor is booked up on the 25th of
October, which makes it a less appealing place for those of us staying
a couple days extra.

On Fri, Jul 17, 2009 at 7:20 AM, Claude
Philipona<claude.philipona at camptocamp.com> wrote:
> Hello,
>
> The question is not really "Which hotle is the best?" but more "In
> which accommodation will most people from OSGeo different committees,
> projects,.. will stay" like the Fountain last year. Quite a lot of
> informal contact is going on besides the conference... is there
> already a de facto choice from the registered users? Or should we make
> a quick poll to choose one?
>
> Claude
>
> On Wed, Jul 15, 2009 at 04:34, FOSS4G OC - Tour
> Hosts<foss4goclist at arinex.com.au> wrote:
>> Dear Mark,
>>
>> Thank you for your response to this email thread. As you mentioned, the
>> delegates have the option to book at all of the hotels listed on the
>> website and are able to book directly through the direct booking form.
>> In doing so they are given the FOSS4G rate that was negotiated for your
>> delegates (expect at YHA which is at the current market rate).
>>
>> Kind Regards
>>
>> Julia
>>
>>
>>> -----Original Message-----
>>> From: Mark Leslie [mailto:mark.leslie at lisasoft.com]
>>> Sent: Wednesday, 15 July 2009 10:07
>>> To: Cameron Shorter
>>> Cc: Julia Vernon; foss4g2009 at lists.osgeo.org; Mark Leslie; Claude
>>> Philipona
>>> Subject: Re: [Foss4g2009] Preferred Accommodation
>>>
>>> This was done months ago, hence the list on the web site.  In response
>>> to our request for a variety of accommodations and price ranges, Tour
>>> Hosts has  arranged for several hotels for us, so they can all be
>>> considered to be recommended for a given level of luxury.
>>>
>>> I haven't actually tried any of these hotels, but the Hotel Ibis seems
>>> to be the cheapest convenient hotel of the bunch.  It has the two
>>> mandatory features in each room: air conditioning and internet.
>>>
>>> The YHA actually has group rates, for 10-40 people at 33AUD per person
>>> (4 per room), though I seem to recall that they don't have a
>> conference
>>> rate.
>>>
>>> Unless anyone has any experiences at these hotels, I would suggest we
>>> work under the assumption that the Hotel Ibis Darling Harbour will be
>>> the most popular.
>>>
>>> Mark
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> Cameron Shorter wrote:
>>> > Julia,
>>> > Prior conferences have recommended a prefered conference venue, and
>> the
>>> > venue has then blocked out rooms on behalf of the conference.
>>> >
>>> > I assume with your contacts that this is something that Arinex can
>>> > easily set up?
>>> >
>>> > Julia Vernon wrote:
>>> >>
>>> >>
>>> >>
>>> >> Dear Cameron and Mark,
>>> >>
>>> >>
>>> >>
>>> >> Based purely on location the three you have listed below are the
>>> >> closest to the conference centre (Hotel Ibis Darling, Harbour,
>> Novotel
>>> >> Sydney on Darling Harbour and Grand Mercure Apartments One Darling
>>> >> Harbour).
>>> >>
>>> >>
>>> >>
>>> >> All of the hotels are recommended by us but ultimately people will
>> be
>>> >> driven by price and location.
>>> >>
>>> >>
>>> >>
>>> >> The one recommendation I will make is to contact the hotels early
>> to
>>> >> ensure availability.
>>> >>
>>> >>
>>> >>
>>> >> Regards
>>> >>
>>> >>
>>> >>
>>> >> Julia
>>> >>
>>> >>
>>> >>
>>> >> > -----Original Message-----
>>> >>
>>> >> > From: Cameron Shorter [mailto:cameron.shorter at gmail.com] On
>> Behalf Of
>>> >>
>>> >> > Cameron Shorter
>>> >>
>>> >> > Sent: Tuesday, 14 July 2009 13:48
>>> >>
>>> >> > To: Mark Leslie
>>> >>
>>> >> > Cc: foss4g2009 at lists.osgeo.org; Claude Philipona; Julia Vernon
>>> >>
>>> >> > Subject: Re: [Foss4g2009] Preferred Accommodation
>>> >>
>>> >> >
>>> >>
>>> >> > Julia,
>>> >>
>>> >> > Is Tour Hosts in a position to offer some unbiased advice on
>> which
>>> >>
>>> >> > accommodation we should recommend all foss4g delegates stay at
>> (so
>>> >>
>>> >> > people are staying with friends)?
>>> >>
>>> >> >
>>> >>
>>> >> >
>>> >>
>>> >> > Mark Leslie wrote:
>>> >>
>>> >> > > In my period efforts to get the workshops all lined up in an
>>> orderly
>>> >>
>>> >> > > fashion, I was asked a question that I hadn't considered
>> before,
>>> and
>>> >>
>>> >> > > I'm hoping others can weigh in.
>>> >>
>>> >> > >
>>> >>
>>> >> > > What is the preferred hotel for people attending the
>> conference, as
>>> >>
>>> >> > > Fountains Hotel was in Cape Town?
>>> >>
>>> >> > >
>>> >>
>>> >> > > Now, I wasn't able to attend Cape Town, so there may be
>> insights
>>> here
>>> >>
>>> >> > > I'm missing (maybe it would be best to avoid Sydney's version
>> of
>>> >>
>>> >> > > Fountains Hotel), but looking through the list on the website I
>>> >> see no
>>> >>
>>> >> > > clear winners either way.
>>> >>
>>> >> > >
>>> >>
>>> >> > > The three hotels right on the harbour are the Hotel Ibis
>> Darling
>>> >>
>>> >> > > Harbour, Novotel Sydney on Darling Harbour and Grand Mercure
>>> >>
>>> >> > > Apartments One Darling Harbour.  Each easily within crawling
>>> distance
>>> >>
>>> >> > > of the conference center.  On the other hand, the YHA is priced
>>> right
>>> >>
>>> >> > > and has easy train access.  There's also
>>> >> http://www.couchsurfing.org/,
>>> >>
>>> >> > > but I don't think you'll get everyone in the same place.
>>> >>
>>> >> > >
>>> >>
>>> >> > > Has anybody already booked, or considered where they're
>> planning on
>>> >>
>>> >> > > staying?
>>> >>
>>> >> > >
>>> >>
>>> >> >
>>> >>
>>> >> >
>>> >>
>>> >> > --
>>> >>
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>>> >>
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>>
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