[JediSkipdogg]

First off, no, this is not a poll. Yet.......

From the previous thread: DF Meet & Greet - Final Date Selection, it has been determing that May 13 is the best date. Therefore, the 2007 Diabetes Forum Meet and Greet will be held in Las Vegas starting Sunday, May 13, 2007 going till Friday, May 18, 2007.

This thread it to discuss how hotels should be handled. At the end of this post are a few questions that need to be answered to determine how we should move on to the next step.

Below is a chart of all the hotels I could find and if I could find info on them this early. Some hotels aren't accepting reservations yet. The table after the chart shows the same info, but in a numerical format with it broken down into each specific day out there. If one wants to, you can hotel hop each day for the best rate, lol. Also, there is a total and then the total for that hotel with the estimated 9% tax they charge (that is a number I came up with from some hotel sites showing complete booking info with final price.)





The questions to be answered are.....

Should this be a free for all hotel choosing or should we try to book together? Free for all allows those to stay wherever they want. If Spike wants to treat his wife to the Four Seasons, he can, she might like that, but his credit card won't. A major advantage of one common hotel is we can just walk up to each others doors and knock if we want to do something. We could possible even get on the same floor together. There may ever be a group discount for say 10 or more rooms. However, it may be hard choosing one hotel.

Which hotel(s) do you recommend? This can be on the free for all or group level. Think of items such as location, distance to other places, amentities, etc. I know the two major ones talked about in chat are the Excalibur and Luxor. Both at the south end of the strip, connected with a monorail/people mover, and reasonably priced during our week. Also right across from the MGM Grand and next to New York New York.

Other Comments/Discussion Even if you are not attending, you may offer advice on hotel choosing. I'd like to have this topic hashed out so people can start booking by December to get cheaper rates.