[ST] Arisia going to 4 days

[Donna M. Dube]

And my room wasn't ready until 5PM on Friday. At least they wouldn't let 
me into it until then.  I tried to check in at 1PM and they told me to 
come back at 3. At 3 they let me check in, but wouldn't give me a key 
telling me that the room was not ready. I got back down at 5PM and they 
gave me the key.

Luckily I didn't have any luggage with me at that point, my luggage came 
in later when Gunther got there.

-d.

quietann wrote:

> 
> 
> On 1/31/07, ss <sibyll at gmail.com <mailto:sibyll at gmail.com>> wrote:
> 
>     I will also mention the problem of the hotel checkin/checkout
>     policies -- hotel checkins remain in the late-afternoon range (3-6
>     pm) and checkout is almost always before noon. 
> 
> 
> Big secret:  The Hyatt was basically empty on Friday except for staffers 
> already on site, so if you got there early you could check in early (say 
> 1 p.m.)  I think it was even fairly empty on Thursday; Ben got an early 
> afternoon check-in for our room.  Unlike with check-out, where the room 
> can't be cleaned until the guest is gone, there is little to no cost for 
> the hotel to let people into an already-prepared room at 1 p.m. instead 
> of 3 p.m.  It is not guaranteed (because housekeeping won't necessarily 
> have every room cleaned by then), but it's always worth a try, with bag 
> check as a backup plan. 
> 
>     this year, i noticed that there was a fair amount of programming
>     happening friday before 6 pm, which made me wonder who was attending
>     it (if anyone). 
> 
> 
> We'd have to ask Programming about that.  But the hotel was really 
> filling up on Friday by about 2 p.m.
> 
>     also on sunday afternoons on a typical arisia, there are many people
>     wandering the hotel who don't have a room any more and who have
>     luggage checked with the hotel's bag check. if you aren't one of the
>     fortunate few who happen to have MLK day off (and have a room for a
>     third night), the chances of you staying much past Sunday 2 pm are
>     not good. 
> 
> 
> I'm not sure why having to check one's bags is a barrier to staying 
> longer, especially if Arisia is running the bag check and therefore tips 
> are not expected.  I've always wondered why so many people just clear 
> out entirely when they check out on Sunday morning.  Even with the 
> current con schedule, there's still a lot going on until 3 p.m. or so. 
>  
> 
> -- 
> quietann at gmail.com <mailto:quietann at gmail.com>
> 
> aka "The Accidental Jewess"
> 
> 
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