Re: Hawaii Block - going, going....

On 8/26/14 11:17 AM, Thomas Clausen wrote:

Just to chip in…this has been the hardest IETF to get workable rooms at,
for me — as in, rooms that will pass the bean-counter sniff-test, as
well as the manager sniff-test.


When I looked, the equus which is like two blocks away was like $145,
for the IETF dates.

I'm not saying I recomend it, but the problem with Honolulu isn't a lack
of hotels

Arriving and leaving Saturday, and staying anywhere near the IETF hotel,
would have set me back $300+/night, it seemed, which unquestionably
would have been conductive to a conclusion of “that much, on Hawaii - no
way we’re paying for what clearly is his vacation!"

So I am looking forward to daily 30min walks to/from the venue. And,
probably, to sharing room with a colleague.

Can we go back to Minneapolis in March, please? 

Or, for that matter, to any other place which does not raise the
“work-or-vacation?” suspicion.

Thomas

On Aug 26, 2014, at 20:06, Christer Holmberg
<christer(_dot_)holmberg(_at_)ericsson(_dot_)com 
<mailto:christer(_dot_)holmberg(_at_)ericsson(_dot_)com>>
wrote:

Hi,

I managed to book Sat to Sat using a mixture of corporate and ietf

bookings although the corporate >rate was somewhat higher.


What is unusual and somewhat irritating is that there is no

recommended alternate if the main hotel is >booked.


I also wonder how many room changes will be needed.

If the room type is the same, and you let them know in advance, I
think you should be able to keep the same room.
 
At the Taipei IETF, I had 3 different bookings at the hotel where I
stayed, but didn't have to change room :)
 
Regards,
 
Christer
 
 
 

On 25/08/2014 08:36, Murray S. Kucherawy wrote:

I was just able to get a Tapa Resort view room with two double beds
as my only option, at $235/night, though our block was supposed to be
$50/night cheaper.  I could only get it Saturday through Saturday as
well.

Ticket opened with the Secretariat.

-MSK



On Fri, Aug 22, 2014 at 9:58 AM, Spencer Dawkins at
IETF <spencerdawkins(_dot_)ietf(_at_)gmail(_dot_)com
<mailto:spencerdawkins(_dot_)ietf(_at_)gmail(_dot_)com>>wrote:

    I booked the IETF block the nights it was available,
    and hotels.com <http://hotels.com/> for the nights it wasn't.
    We'll see how many room changes that translates into!
    Spencer


    On Friday, August 22, 2014, Andrew Allen 
<aallen(_at_)blackberry(_dot_)com
    <mailto:aallen(_at_)blackberry(_dot_)com>> wrote:

        I was just able to book king bed resort room - but only from
        Sunday through to Saturday.

        It would seem to be an issue if you want to come a day or two
        early though (not available Friday and Saturday before IETF
        starts)

        -----Original Message-----
        From: ietf [mailto:ietf-bounces(_at_)ietf(_dot_)org] On Behalf Of
        Michael StJohns
        Sent: Friday, August 22, 2014 12:56 AM
        To: ietf(_at_)ietf(_dot_)org
        Subject: Hawaii Block - going, going....

        I saw the email for the Hawaii IETF registration when I got
        home about 30 minutes ago.  I immediately got online to book
        the hotel, and as of 12:48 (exactly 3 hours after the
        announcement), all of the Ocean View rooms are gone as well
        as the King bed resort view rooms, leaving only the 2 Double
        Bed  resort view rooms.  Impressive take rate (assuming at
        least somewhat even distribution between King and DB rooms).

        I wouldn't be surprised to find the block filled by sometime
        tomorrow.

        Mike



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