Re: Community Feedback for London Venue

[Randy Bush <[e-mail]>]

>  1.  Hotel rooms were in poor condition and overpriced.
> 
>   Hotel contract negotiations produced a mix of rooms with the
>   majority of the rooms being in the refurbished tower and a smaller
>   number of rooms, not recently refurbished, but at a reduced guest
>   room rate. Attendees can make their own choice about whether they
>   wish to take the reduced rate or avoid the unrefurbished rooms.

this was my major concern.  thanks for addressing it as best one can
given the funkiness of the hotel.

>  2.  Hotel navigation was confusing.
> 
>  Better signage and a second time familiarity with the venue by some
>  should improve the attendee experience.

you underestimate the complexity of navigating the hotel.  the humor of
the secretariat helped a lot.

>  4.  The neighborhood was only tolerable

actually, i liked it.  there was fancy.  there was funky.  it was near
the deathrow express.  a convenient underground station.  a short taxi
to core london doings.

randy