FWIW, MITA, International holds their convention every year on LV and, as we have it set up, the hotel room rentals ONLY give us one or two "gratis" guest room nights. The convention in the meeting rooms is a separate entity as we supply "food items" every day of the convention and that covers some of the meeting space. All be it we use fewer meeting rooms. Ken Gerler ----- Original Message ----- From: "David Ilvedson" <ilvey at sbcglobal.net> To: <pianotech at ptg.org> Sent: Tuesday, March 23, 2010 12:40 AM Subject: Re: [pianotech] Las Vegas convention > 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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