I've just been looking at the Accommodation page on the Wikimania 2012 wiki and apparently the Dupont Circle Hotel is located 15 minutes walk from the venue, while the Kimptom hotels are located 45 minutes walk from the venue and 10 minutes walk from the Dupont Circle Hotel. You have very strange geometry in Washington DC... apparently the triangle inequality [1] doesn't hold!
Can someone correct whichever of those numbers is wrong?
Thanks!
Tom
The Dupont Circle Hotel is indeed a 15 minute walk, but it is a very straightforward walk on level terrain and the amenities/neighborhood make it worthwhile. The State Plaza hotel is a much shorter walk and it is cheaper, but not as great a value.
The Kimpton hotels are indeed far—we're not expecting a lot of people to book there, but we included them anyway because we got such a great deal.
On Sun, May 20, 2012 at 4:26 PM, Thomas Dalton thomas.dalton@gmail.com wrote:
I've just been looking at the Accommodation page on the Wikimania 2012 wiki and apparently the Dupont Circle Hotel is located 15 minutes walk from the venue, while the Kimptom hotels are located 45 minutes walk from the venue and 10 minutes walk from the Dupont Circle Hotel. You have very strange geometry in Washington DC... apparently the triangle inequality [1] doesn't hold!
Can someone correct whichever of those numbers is wrong?
Thanks!
Tom
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On 20 May 2012 21:31, James Hare messedrocker@gmail.com wrote:
The Dupont Circle Hotel is indeed a 15 minute walk, but it is a very straightforward walk on level terrain and the amenities/neighborhood make it worthwhile. The State Plaza hotel is a much shorter walk and it is cheaper, but not as great a value.
The Kimpton hotels are indeed far—we're not expecting a lot of people to book there, but we included them anyway because we got such a great deal.
So is it the 10 minutes between Kimpton and Dupont that is the incorrect figure?
From Kimpton to Dupont Circle is 0.5 miles. From Dupont Circle to the
Marvin Center is 0.8 miles. From Kimpton to Marvin Center is 1.3 miles, which is more like 25 minutes. Where does this 45 minute figure come from?
On Sun, May 20, 2012 at 4:35 PM, Thomas Dalton thomas.dalton@gmail.com wrote:
On 20 May 2012 21:31, James Hare messedrocker@gmail.com wrote:
The Dupont Circle Hotel is indeed a 15 minute walk, but it is a very straightforward walk on level terrain and the amenities/neighborhood make it worthwhile. The State Plaza hotel is a much shorter walk and it is cheaper, but not as great a value.
The Kimpton hotels are indeed far—we're not expecting a lot of people to book there, but we included them anyway because we got such a great deal.
So is it the 10 minutes between Kimpton and Dupont that is the incorrect figure?
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On 20 May 2012 21:45, James Hare messedrocker@gmail.com wrote:
From Kimpton to Dupont Circle is 0.5 miles. From Dupont Circle to the Marvin Center is 0.8 miles. From Kimpton to Marvin Center is 1.3 miles, which is more like 25 minutes. Where does this 45 minute figure come from?
http://wikimania2012.wikimedia.org/wiki/Accommodation#Kimpton_Helix_.2F_Roug...
The 3rd sentence.
On Sun, May 20, 2012 at 4:54 PM, Thomas Dalton thomas.dalton@gmail.com wrote:
On 20 May 2012 21:45, James Hare messedrocker@gmail.com wrote:
From Kimpton to Dupont Circle is 0.5 miles. From Dupont Circle to the Marvin Center is 0.8 miles. From Kimpton to Marvin Center is 1.3 miles, which is more like 25 minutes. Where does this 45 minute figure come from?
http://wikimania2012.wikimedia.org/wiki/Accommodation#Kimpton_Helix_.2F_Roug...
The 3rd sentence.
That has now been corrected. Thank you for paying attention! :)
James
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Thanks!
On 20 May 2012 21:56, James Hare messedrocker@gmail.com wrote:
On Sun, May 20, 2012 at 4:54 PM, Thomas Dalton thomas.dalton@gmail.com wrote:
On 20 May 2012 21:45, James Hare messedrocker@gmail.com wrote:
From Kimpton to Dupont Circle is 0.5 miles. From Dupont Circle to the Marvin Center is 0.8 miles. From Kimpton to Marvin Center is 1.3 miles, which is more like 25 minutes. Where does this 45 minute figure come from?
http://wikimania2012.wikimedia.org/wiki/Accommodation#Kimpton_Helix_.2F_Roug...
The 3rd sentence.
That has now been corrected. Thank you for paying attention! :)
James
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also, see this map I have prepared:
http://maps.google.com/maps/ms?msid=216964160085301336314.0004aad568cf832b0b...
it is also linked on several places on the Wikimania Wiki.
/Manuel
Just want to sat that Kimpton indeed have a great hotels, if people consider to book a room there.
On Sun, May 20, 2012 at 11:31 PM, James Hare messedrocker@gmail.com wrote:
The Dupont Circle Hotel is indeed a 15 minute walk, but it is a very straightforward walk on level terrain and the amenities/neighborhood make it worthwhile. The State Plaza hotel is a much shorter walk and it is cheaper, but not as great a value.
The Kimpton hotels are indeed far—we're not expecting a lot of people to book there, but we included them anyway because we got such a great deal.
On Sun, May 20, 2012 at 4:26 PM, Thomas Dalton thomas.dalton@gmail.com wrote:
I've just been looking at the Accommodation page on the Wikimania 2012 wiki and apparently the Dupont Circle Hotel is located 15 minutes walk from the venue, while the Kimptom hotels are located 45 minutes walk from the venue and 10 minutes walk from the Dupont Circle Hotel. You have very strange geometry in Washington DC... apparently the triangle inequality [1] doesn't hold!
Can someone correct whichever of those numbers is wrong?
Thanks!
Tom
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