<VV> Convention--Hotel

[henry kaczmarek]

Folks

Now that most of the venting is done, I'd like to say that I'm not fully sure how the host hotel for ANY convention is chosen.
And for me, how and who would be important before I get even remotely critical. 


 I haven't lived in Buffalo but for 1 year of the last 31, but I've been visiting every year at least once, and usually for a week. 

Most of the complaints about the host hotel, should it have been chosen, I knew would be targets for complaints for most of the reasons already mentioned long before the issue was settled. 

I admit to being blissfully ignorant of how the hotel gets chosen, and since Harry negotiates for the club, perhaps he would enlighten us at his lesiure with what properties were looked at besides Adam's mark, and how the selection process works. 

Until then, All I can say is the problems encountered at the Host Hotel were similar to problems I've seen at other conventions.
Maybe more than usual, but the same problems.  

EX: At both Tahoe 99 and Daytona 00, we had a property with a big concrete parking ramp.  Similar issues were seen and stories told after both of those that sound no different to me than what I've heard the last week. 

I DID like the mini bars in the Vendor/Hospitality area. Nice touch I hadn't seen before.  Kept me from dragging my cooler around. 

Hank