To my surprise or should I say, shock, I saw a new stipulation in the accommodations contract. Yes, a block of 10 rooms were to be set aside for attendees; yes, there would be a guaranteed rate (about 1/3 higher than rates in previous years!); yes, attendees could call up to one month in advance of the show and reserve a room at those rates. However, what hit me hard was the new clause... if the 10 rooms were not booked, then it was up to me as the contract signer to make up the difference. In other words, if the rooms were not booked by others, I would have to pay for the unused rooms!
That would be a huge hit to the CommVEx budget if unused rooms were to be paid! I tried to convince the new catering person, saying that in all the years we had been at the Plaza Hotel / Las Vegas Club Hotel, we had never had to pay for unused accommodations. Unfortunately, the v.p. would not budge. (I attribute all of this to them having to pay for the rebuilding of the Plaza Hotel and the refreshening of the Las Vegas Club Hotel. The money to repay had to come from somewhere.)
The new catering person agreed with me that CommVEx attendees should just try to book their rooms on their own and not depend on any CommVEx-reserved rooms. And so, if you are coming to CommVEx and need accommodations at the Las Vegas Club Hotel, our CommVEx venue, you can book your room through
http://www.vegasclubcasino.net/
As of today, the reservation calendar only goes up through April.
. I will let everyone know when that changes.For those who want to compare hotel prices, go to
http://www.hotels.com
and you can specify "Fremont Street - Downtown Las Vegas" in order to narrow the search.
Note that because of competing shows going on during the same CommVEx weekend, economical hotel rooms will become more scarce as the date approaches. It would be wise to book your accommodations as early as possible in order to get the best deal.