I don't think she heard me

[msmemory_archive]

I had written:
Now that there is contact info for the hotel on the Birka website, does that mean our block is available for reservations? I've been waiting for an announcement of that to be made. What will the rates be? (It would be nifty if you also put the answers to my questions on the web page, so I can point other Carolingians there.)

To which the autocrat said:
The hotel will take reservations any time, be sure to tell them you're with the SCA for the event called Birka. I highly suggest you call the hotel to verify the rates for the type of room you want. There are many types and sizes of rooms available, all with differing rates.

So, I guess I have to get the hotel reservations desk to list all the possible options til I can find the right price/options mix. And all that before I decide whether we're booking for one night or two. No idea whether we're looking at $90, or $140, and yes it matters.

Comments

[the-nita.livejournal.com]

AKA "I don't know and I'm not going to bother finding out"

Too bad she's not interested in doing anything to help.

[bkdelong.livejournal.com]

Yeah - usually when you get a "block" there are set prices for each type of room in that block. Otherwise...what's the point of getting a block other than to make sure the event has X rooms? Hrm.

[hfcougar.livejournal.com]

The way the sentence is phrased indicates a willful level of cluelessness. That worries me. It makes me wonder if the block has even been negotiated yet...

[ian-gunn.livejournal.com]

Oh it was, I negotiated it. She just does not have that contract memorized yet I suspect... she will soon I think.

[ladypeyton.livejournal.com]

Thanks for reminding me!

I just made our reservation and was quoted $116 per night (for 3 adults and one child)

[ian-gunn.livejournal.com]

Hmmmm, she had an attack of life recently. I'll have a chat with her.

The rate for this year is $96 for a single,$106 for double, $116 for a triple and I thing it is $126 for a quad but I'm less certain of that. Those are all for the same type of room, either two double beds or a king with a sleeper sofa.

[msmemory.livejournal.com]

Thanks!

(I admit, I got spoiled by previous Birka 'crats. It's not that she's doing a bad job, it's that her predecessors were *better*.)

[harpduchess.livejournal.com]

I just made my own reservation and found it very easy - Used the phone number on the event announcement, was asked if I was part of a convention, told her I was with the Society for Creative Anachronism, gave her the rest of the info she asked (#adults, #children, smoking/non, etc), was quoted the $106 rate and all was done. This is the first year we've stayed there, so I don't know what it was like before, but I have no complaints.

[ladyariadne.livejournal.com]

Please note huge numbers of us told the barony bueracracy that she was not the person to put in that spot... she is tits on a bull. But she butt kisses the right people and whala!
(sorry Ian. I know you like her but she is not one wo should have been given that position. Many of us said things like this would happen and IMO its only the start.)

[msmemory.livejournal.com]

Oh, I'm not trying to get her removed, I'm just whining about the lack of updated information. (Also, I heard thru my grapevine that people "in the know" had been told the hotel reservations were open, but the rest of us had not, and I think that's unfair.)

[(Anonymous)]

that was part of the issue... lots of behind the backs stuff. lack of actual knowledge on how to do things... just is all falling into what many of us said would happen, and that is sad. it will pull off because others will pick up the peices, and upsetting that credit will not not go where it is due. Just ranting. part of the reasons I have pulled out of a lot of the sca.

[lucianus.livejournal.com]

I wouldn't wait too long to make the reservation. I just called and got the last king, non-smoking room.

[msmemory.livejournal.com]

Damn, damn, damn. Maybe we will end up commuting after all - though staying on site is so much fun. I guess I should've called this morning when I heard from the autocrat. Or earlier, on spec.

[msmemory.livejournal.com]

Hah! They had at least one more up their sleeves :) Should be quite the party, as usual.

[lucianus.livejournal.com]

Excellent! I'm so glad you were able to get a room!