As I mentioned, room nights are the only way the convention is going keep going. If everyone is looking for a cheaper or "better" place to stay other than the convention hotel, you can say goodbye to conventions. Or they will be much more expensive. David Ilvedson, RPT Pacifica, CA 94044 ----- Original message ---------------------------------------- From: "Rob McCall" <rob at mccallpiano.com> To: pianotech at ptg.org Received: 3/22/2010 9:55:14 PM Subject: Re: [pianotech] Las Vegas convention >I have a reservation at the Westin Casuarina which is right behind Bally's for the >same $109 per night. It's smaller and quieter but really clean with the great >Heavenly beds by Westin! I've stayed there many many nights and always had a >great night's sleep. And it's a short 5 minute walk to Bally's. It's a known entity to >me, so why change? :-) >Regards, >Rob McCall >McCall Piano Service, LLC >www.mccallpiano.com >Murrieta, CA >951-698-1875 >On Mar 22, 2010, at 21:07 , pianofritz50 at aol.com wrote: >> Try taking a look at www.tripadvisor.com for usually some very honest reviews... >I have no experience nor comment. >> >> >http://www.tripadvisor.com/Hotel_Review-g45963-d121312-Reviews-Bally_s_Las_V >egas_Hotel_Casino-Las_Vegas_Nevada.html >> >> Bill Fritz, St Louis >> >> From: Robin Stevens <pianobee at bigpond.com> >> To: pianotech at ptg.org >> Subject: [pianotech] Las Vegas convention >> Date: Tue, 23 Mar 2010 07:58:11 +1030 >> I plan with two other of my OZ Piano tuner colleagues to come to the Las Vegas >convention in June. But doing some research on the Bally’s Motel Hotel >accommodation, which is offered to be the place to stay I have found some >disturbing opinions of the venue, such as below. There were many similar opinions >posted. >> <Bally's is off our list of places to stay in Las Vegas. The first room we got was >horrid. The furniture was so beat up it looked like a flop house for drunks. We >changed rooms and it wasn't much better. The real problem was the smell. After 20 >minutes in the first room my throat hurt so bad I welcomed the smoke in the casino. >It was a harsh Clorox type smell and it was throughout the hallway and rooms. >Luckily the window of this room could be opened for some relief but it still gave us >sore throats and headaches. To top it off we had a dispute at checkout with the >rate we were charged. That took at least half an hour to get corrected. We will >never return and I would not recommend it to anyone.> >> I know that the above might not apply to the whole hotel, but I would assume >that the convention organisers are aware of these problems and reserved a group >of rooms far different than the above critique. I hope someone can put my mind to >rest. >> Thanks >> Robin Stevens ARPT >> South Australia
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