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Re: URGENT! BricksWest Lodging Question-Time Is Running Out
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Date: 
Thu, 24 Jan 2002 17:29:49 GMT
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OK, now that there is only one week left for full registration, do you have
an update on this problem?  Specifically:

  Are there enough people reserving rooms at the Palisades so that
  BricksWest will definitely take place?

/Eric M/


Matthew Gerber wrote:

> I have a very urgent situation to work out, and must make this public plea.
> 
> I need a head count of people who have or are planning to stay at the Grand
> Pacific Palisades Hotel during BricksWest. According to the hotel, they have
> not received one reservation for the event. I was under the impression that
> at least a few folks had reserved rooms.
> 
> The situation is two-fold:
> 
> First, if we do not fill a number of the rooms in the hotel, our cost for
> the ballrooms rises quite drastically...to a point that no amount of
> registration (based on reasonable estimates) is likely to cover it.
> 
> Second, if we do not fill a number of rooms, I become liable financially for
> lost room nights on those rooms.
> 
> Now, if you have indeed reserved a room at the hotel, but didn't mention
> that you were with BricksWest, you likely lost out on our special room rates
> ($160/night).
> 
> If you have yet to reserve a room at this date, they are still available,
> but the space is no longer guaranteed (i.e. they have started to book other
> people into those rooms, and they may run out of space by the time you get
> around to reserving space).
> 
> Please get in touch with me ASAP if you have or are reserving space at the
> Grand Pacific Palisades Hotel. I need to verify these reservations with the
> hotel, and will have the room rates reduced if you did not receive the
> BricksWest discount.
> 
> I can not express in type just how urgent this situation is...it may make or
> break the event, quite frankly...this is why I am willing to go public with
> this information...BricksWest is truly at risk, and I can't see that happen.
> 
> Matt



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  Re: URGENT! BricksWest Lodging Question-Time Is Running Out
 
(...) We're most definately on...did you read the rest of the thread? We got the hotel issues ironed out here (and a lower room rate as well): (URL) main problem with the hotel was this: If the hotel wasn't filled by the time of the event, (...) (25 years ago, 24-Jan-02, to lugnet.events.brickswest)

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  URGENT! BricksWest Lodging Question-Time Is Running Out
 
I have a very urgent situation to work out, and must make this public plea. I need a head count of people who have or are planning to stay at the Grand Pacific Palisades Hotel during BricksWest. According to the hotel, they have not received one (...) (25 years ago, 10-Jan-02, to lugnet.events.brickswest, lugnet.announce, lugnet.general) !! 

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