[TOSprint] 2010 Rooms

[Dan Little]

I would prefer (b).  $150/night for NY is still not that bad...


----- Original Message ----
> From: Daniel Morissette <dmorissette at mapgears.com>
> To: Paul Ramsey <pramsey at cleverelephant.ca>
> Cc: tosprint at lists.osgeo.org; Philip Temeyosa <ptemeyosa at synergyservicescorp.com>
> Sent: Thu, November 19, 2009 10:58:36 AM
> Subject: Re: [TOSprint] 2010 Rooms
> 
> Paul Ramsey wrote:
> > Folks,
> > 
> > OK, I need a quick feel from the room. We can get rooms for ~$115 a
> > night (probably more for larger ones, but that for singles) at a hotel
> > (http://www.thesohotel.com/) which is about 500m from the sprint site
> > (http://bit.ly/3uegfU) but only if we do the weekend of Jan 15.
> > 
> > Or, we can get single rooms for $149 a night at the Holiday Inn
> > (http://www.hidowntown-nyc.com/) that is directly across the street
> > from the sprint site and has a good deal more date flexibility
> > (probably would be in the Feb/Mar timeframe).
> > 
> > Can I get responses ASAP please?
> > 
> > (a) cheaper but inconvenient and spartan
> > (b) more expensive but convenient and luxurious
> > 
> 
> I have to go with (b) since I can't do mid-January so Feb-March is better for 
> me.
> 
> I just did a quick lookup and hotels aren't exactly cheap in that area.   Even 
> 149$ sounds like a deal. :(
> 
> However if we go a little North it seems to get a little cheaper [1]... how's da 
> commute from e.g. 46th street to the sprint site?
> 
> Daniel
> 
> [1] Comfort Inn Midtown on 46th street at 119$/night for Feb 5-9 on 
> http://choicehotels.ca. This hotel is listed #24 of 419 hotels in NYC on 
> tripadvisor.com... better than the Holiday Inn's #252 ranking... not sure what 
> the catch is... 
> http://www.tripadvisor.com/Hotel_Review-g60763-d112021-Reviews-Comfort_Inn_Midtown-New_York_City_New_York.html
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