On Apr 22, 2012, at 5:14 PM, Thomas Dalton <thomas.dalton(a)gmail.com>
wrote:
On 22 April 2012 15:39, James Hare
<messedrocker(a)gmail.com> wrote:
These prices are before DC's ludicrous hotel
tax.
Please quote all prices inclusive of all taxes. This American habit of
quoting prices net of tax if just silly. What I care about is how much
money I'm going to have to hand over. I couldn't care less how much of
that goes to the hotel and how much to the government.
I have no idea what the tax rate is for hotels in DC, so I have no
idea what those numbers you've quoted actually mean.
You are all free men and women
and are welcome to book somewhere cheaply if you can find somewhere
cheap, since we figured that those looking to save money are going to
go to Priceline no matter what.
I think that is a very bad assumption. My understanding is that the
vast majority of attendees stay in the recommended accommodation that
is in their price range. The fact that you are staying somewhere full
of Wikimedians is part of the fun. If you book your own accommodation
from a price comparison website, you'll probably end up on your own.
If the cheapest accommodation you are recommending for people not on a
scholarship is $149/night plus whatever the taxes are, then I think we
may have a problem...
I assume many people will want to share a room with another person,
which cuts the cost per person in half
Would a wiki page be helpful where people can indicate if they are
seeking to share a hotel room?
Katie
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