Eastercon ...

[tamaranth]

Back in April, when I joined Odyssey, all the single rooms had already gone. I put a note on my booking form saying I'd very much like to be in the con hotel and would pay extra for single occupancy rather than be in the overflow. (Being in the overflow hotel at the last Heathrow convention contributed to my non-enjoyment: being in the overflow at this year's Eastercon was harder work than it needed to be.) Heard nothing. Forgot about it.

Now, quite reasonably, Odyssey would like to know when I'll be there, for programme reasons. Which means I need to sort out accommodation.

Everyone knows it is Bad and Wrong to book direct with the hotel*.

But it is also cheaper (£55 per night Fri-Sun), and there is no problem getting a single room.

As I just enquired in an email: am I missing something?

Edit to add: so, why are there so few single rooms available via the convention? (Where 'so few' is a value judgement based on all the single rooms being booked up a year before the con.)

*Please book your hotel rooms through the convention, and not directly with the hotel. We have negotiated function space based on the number of hotel rooms we will fill, and you only count towards our allocation if you book through us. So, please, book your rooms through the convention, and help the committee sleep at night!

Comments

[pds-lit.livejournal.com]

No, not bad. Most of the time it is cheaper to book direct. :)

[tamaranth.livejournal.com]

I'm used to the convention negotiating a 'special rate' -- which, okay, I haven't always checked is lower than the standard ...