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Dec. 2nd, 2007 | 10:16 am

OK, it appears my phone fu isn't as good as I thought. Or to put a more fine point on it, the Concourse Hotel's live reservation agent isn't any less busted than the online system. 'Cause see, this morning when I talked to our little friend Ashley and told her I wanted to book rooms for Wiscon, she happily booked me into rooms on the Governor's Club floor -- for Wiscon 2009. 'Cause, why would she even *ask* if I meant the 2008 Wiscon? If someone's calling to book rooms in December of 2007, a prudent and reasonable person assumes they're calling for the 2009 Wiscon, right???

I do not suffer fools gladly!!!!!

So everyone who's astonished that I magically secured a room on the Governor's Club floor can now relax. The magical land of fairies, booze and sugar shall remain inviolate.

... UNTIL 2009, that is!!!

Meanwhile, word from Ashley is that there are no rooms in the block at all for Friday or Saturday night. So who's got a good suggestion for a fallback hotel?

[Edited: No suggestions needed ... I've gotten myself booked into the Doubletree Plaza Hotel. It's not super close, but the walk will do me good. Also, I get Hilton points.]

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.: hhw :.

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from: [info]hhw
date: Dec. 2nd, 2007 06:40 pm (UTC)
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The WisCon hotel page lists nearby hotels (scroll down). But also keep an eye on [info]wiscon and the forum on the website (maybe -- it's down now), because people often post about reservations they need to give up.

also, it's crazy that the hotel is already booking rooms for 2009! I wonder if the concom knows about that.

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M.K. Hobson

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from: [info]mkhobson
date: Dec. 2nd, 2007 06:43 pm (UTC)
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Yeah, I didn't know how they could be sure of the dates in '09. But I've got a room booked from May 22-May 26 in 2009, which covers the weekend, which seems a pretty safe bet ...

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shhhh it's a secrit

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from: [info]secritcrush
date: Dec. 2nd, 2007 06:41 pm (UTC)
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so do you snore? (Because I don't have a roommate.)

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M.K. Hobson

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from: [info]mkhobson
date: Dec. 2nd, 2007 06:47 pm (UTC)
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Well, I need to get a room of my own 'cause I'm trying to arrange a family gathering. My sister's at school in Illinois, and I'm hoping to entice her to come down for the weekend. I'm bringing my daughter ... and I'm even hoping to get my mom to come out too.

But thanks for thinking of me!

M

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Vylar Kaftan

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from: [info]vylar_kaftan
date: Dec. 2nd, 2007 07:09 pm (UTC)
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Call them again in February, March, even once in April. Rooms get cancelled and they open up. Both years I've been able to make reservations in the actual hotel as late as April, although this year I booked the room in advance.

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countesslovlace

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from: [info]countesslovlace
date: Dec. 2nd, 2007 10:23 pm (UTC)
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Thanks for the heads up. I usually stay with my brother, but this year I was going to bring my husband and possibly daughter, and I figured that might exceed my brother's guest room capacity.

Guess I'll have to keep an eagle eye out for cancellations too.

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E.C. Myers

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from: [info]ecmyers
date: Dec. 4th, 2007 04:32 pm (UTC)
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Bummer. That's what I get for not wanting to pick up a phone. I think I might be all right on a room thanks to an amazingly proactive roommate, but that Doubletree isn't too far and looked quite nice when I visited other friends who stayed there a couple of years ago.

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Serge_LJ

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from: [info]serge_lj
date: Dec. 4th, 2007 06:43 pm (UTC)
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"I AM DENIED"

I kind of expected you to do a Glen Close impersonation.

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