It seems it might be worth getting someone new to help manage *nothing but* the public communication about lodging -- from confirming details to updating wiki pages to answering questions on mailnig lists -- including dorm and hostel options and the variety of hotel options. That may help avoid extra confusion.
S.
On Mon, Apr 23, 2012 at 3:39 AM, Lodewijk lodewijk@effeietsanders.org wrote:
At least there will be plenty of dorms available if I'm reading the bid, for 24$ a bed with double occupancy. These were at least confirmed already *in the bid* so I guess we can have those up soon, a year later :) Because yeah, this amount per night is what I would ideally spend on a whole Wikimania for staying etc.
Best, Lodewijk
El 23 de abril de 2012 03:51, James Hare messedrocker@gmail.com escribió:
I and every American will concede the U.S. tax code does not make sense. (Technically this is the D.C. tax code we're dealing with, but just another part of the problem.) But now that we have that settled, let me know if you want me to clarify a price.
Regards, James Hare
On Sun, Apr 22, 2012 at 9:29 PM, Joseph Seddon josephseddon@gmail.com wrote:
Primarily "sensible" tax policies :) It is a very annoying practice though. And pointless because rarely is there any indication of what the actual tax is until youve bought something. So you neither know how much your going to pay or have any idea to what to expect from the state.
Seddon
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On Mon, Apr 23, 2012 at 2:35 AM, Nathan nawrich@gmail.com wrote:
2012/4/22 Delphine Ménard notafishz@gmail.com
On Sun, Apr 22, 2012 at 5:32 PM, James Hare messedrocker@gmail.com wrote:
> The deals we're arranging have no extra charge for dual occupancy.
This might sound extremely stupid, but make sure that dual occupancy means 2 beds in a room, not a Queen Size Bed. There are surprisingly few hotels that actually offer two separate beds in a room or their contingent of such rooms is actually quite limited. At the prices that were mentionned, you really want to book all the double bed rooms in those hotels, because very few people will be able to afford a single room.
Best,
Delphine
I'm not sure about this... While I haven't done a survey or discovered any references on point, I've stayed in a number of hotels in Washington and throughout the U.S. and almost always encounter two beds in a room as a single occupant. Since I'm commenting anyway, I will say that $149 is a very good rate for hotels in Washington D.C.
Point taken on the beds. It must be a silly European habit ;). I am not arguing with the fact that $150 is cheap or expensive for Washington. My point was rather to say that $150/night is not something that many wikip/medians can afford.
And while Thomas Dalton denigrates it as "a silly American habit" to quote prices before taxes, that may be because we have so many different tax domains with different rates. It helps to know the pre-tax amounts (similar to how airline seats are often quoted) for comparison purposes, as the tax component will give you no sense of the accommodations or amenities expected etc. I suppose that may not be commonly understood by travelers from small nations with primarily national tax policies.
Heh, I like the "small nations" part a lot ;). You're right though, at least in Europe, you know the tax, but it's included in the display price. Shopping in the US can quickly become a problem if you max out your available dollar by just adding up numbers without "thinking" the tax.
Delphine
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