Re: [NSCoderNightDC] recommended hotels for WWDC?

I did... at least, I got the purchase email from Apple and the purchase is pending with my bank account.

On Thu, Apr 25, 2013 at 1:11 PM, Marcus Wilhoit <wilhoitm@gmail.com> wrote:

Did anyone get a ticket?   They sold out in 2 minutes!  

On Wednesday, April 24, 2013, Marcus Wilhoit wrote:

If I am flying 3000 miles to San Francisco I usually stay 9 or 10 days! 

I usually fly in the Friday before the conference week and then stay until Sunday the next weekend.

Criteria for conference hotels:

1. Does it have reliable Internet with good bandwidth?  Is it free or an extra nightly charge?

2. Does it have free Wifi Internet in your hotel room?  Can be a $20 daily extra charge.  Some don't have in room wi-fi at all.  

3. How close it is to Moscone West?  Closer hotels fill up fast!  Some hotels are a hike, like 12 to 15 blocks away! 15 blocks makes it hard to get to those early morning WWDC sessions on time!

4. Is it in a bad area?   Stay away from the Tenderloin!   Tenderloin hotels are almost like youth hostels!  $90 a night with the conference rate but not worth it!  Shared bathroom in some!  

5. Is it part of Apple's Conference hotel rate?  Sometimes almost half off the nightly price?

6. Is there a bar or night club or restaurant attached to the hotel? 

7. Does it have a gym or pool?

8.  Does the hotel have a free daily wine or drink tasting?   Can sometimes be good to hit before heading out to conference parties...

With that said,  Last year I stayed at the Clift Hotel ( http://www.clifthotel.com ) which is a bit of a hike from Moscone.  The rooms are like $450 a night but with the conference rate, Apple actually covers $250 of that, so you only pay about $200 a night.  Free Internet, free wifi, gym, night club, etc...

The Redroom Room in the hotel was designed by, Philippe Starck, the same guy that designed Steve Jobs yacht.

Anyway, I hope I get a ticket.  I am not so sure with the pre-announced sign up time!   I can see the registration web site crashing and it being a fiasco.

Marcus

curveddesign.com

On Wed, Apr 24, 2013 at 4:19 PM, Eric Blair <eric.s.blair@gmail.com> wrote:

Remember, it's not life or death.

It's more important that that.

--Eric

On Apr 24, 2013, at 4:18 PM, Michael Ash <michael.ash@gmail.com> wrote:

> I don't think "chaos" is a good word, here. To me, "chaos" implies nuclear war, four horsemen of the apocalypse, global pandemic, etc. Tomorrow will probably be much worse than that.
>
> Mike
>
> On Apr 24, 2013, at 4:12 PM, Kevin Barrett <kevboh@gmail.com> wrote:
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>> This does, of course, assume we get tickets in the chaos that will 1p tomorrow.
>>

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