I might be willing to change to Bally's if I have some reasonable assurance that the rooms, the smell, etc. won't be an issue. If there is no issue, great. I'll be there supporting the convention. If there is a problem, then the head office needs to consider more due diligence on researching places to hold conventions... And I'll be staying somewhere else nearby at this convention. I thought the hotel at the PNWC up in Bellevue, WA was great earlier this month and I stayed right there at the same hotel. Same thing in Grand Rapids. I've spent too many nights in flea bag, smelly, smoky hotels to want to subject myself to that for 5-6 days straight! I hope the PTG can clarify the issue. Regards, Rob McCall McCall Piano Service, LLC www.mccallpiano.com Murrieta, CA 951-698-1875 On Mar 22, 2010, at 22:40 , David Ilvedson wrote: > 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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