[ST] Hotels (was: Arisia '09 committee meetings, factoids)

[David D'Antonio]

Hi Rick,

On Jan 26, 2008, at 5:02 PM, Rick Kovalcik wrote:

> Not speaking officially in any sense here ..
>
> While I'm not enamoured with the Hyatt, I would point out this last  
> Arisia (2008) was probably the second biggest Arisia ever.   So, it  
> seems to be working in some sense.

Yes, it's working in the sense of consistently annoying the crap out  
of everyone involved in the con. Every year there is some humungous  
thread on the Arisia LJ community about hotel issues

I believe Arisia attendance would have been higher at the PP if the  
chairs had allowed it.
>
> Susan and I looked at Providence and even in April found walking  
> back and forth between the hotels to be a dangerous PITA.

Did you walk back and forth between the Hyatt and the overflow hotel?  
Was it a dangerous PITA?
>
>
> It was also said that attendance at the Flea in Providence was down  
> from Boston.

I have no idea what the attendance was at the Flea but those that I  
spoke with who were *there* liked the hotel situation.
>
> So, why go to Providence to have a 1500 person Arisia?

It's not at all clear that would be the result; lots of people may  
show up from Brown, for example.
>
> Also do *YOU* want to run logistics for an Arisia in Providence?

Nope but then I don't want to run Logistics for Arisia in Boston,  
either.
>
> -RKOV

DDA

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DDA
Art Show Director, Arisia '08