On Mon, Apr 23, 2012 at 2:35 AM, Nathan <nawrich@gmail.com> wrote:Point taken on the beds. It must be a silly European habit ;).
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> 2012/4/22 Delphine Ménard <notafishz@gmail.com>
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>> On Sun, Apr 22, 2012 at 5:32 PM, James Hare <messedrocker@gmail.com>
>> wrote:
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>> > The deals we're arranging have no extra charge for dual occupancy.
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>> 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
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> 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.
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.
Heh, I like the "small nations" part a lot ;). You're right though, at
> 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.
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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