Re: [Mtgvenue] Issue #24: More than 1 hq hotel?

[Fred Baker <[e-mail]>]

On May 15, 2017, at 7:08 AM, Michael Richardson <[e-mail]> wrote:
> How can a lounge
> in a non-HQ Hotel be between the meeting room and hotel entrance if
> there are no meeting rooms in the overflow hotel?

I think you're missing something there. The document right now says

   o  There are sufficient places (e.g., a mix of hallways, bars,
      meeting rooms, and restaurants) for people to hold ad hoc
      conversations and group discussions in the combination of spaces
      offered by the facilities, hotels and bars/restaurants in the
      surrounding area, within walking distance (5-10').

and with respect to the lounge:

   o  At least one IETF Hotel has a space for use as a lounge, conducive
      to planned and ad hoc meetings and chatting, as well as working
      online.  There are tables with seating, convenient for small
      meetings with laptops.  These can be at an open bar or casual
      restaurant.  Preferably the lounge area is on the path between the
      meeting rooms and the hotel entrance, and is available all day and
      night.

At any IETF I have been to, there has been at most one designated lounge, and there has been no attempt to provide one in a secondary hotel. If one is staying in a secondary hotel, the first consideration applies: "please feel free to use facilities a short walk from the hotel."  The designated central hotel, if there is one, would likely be the place you would find the lounge.