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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Hi Folks!</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Or more specifically, Folks who plan on going to
the San Diego Con.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>I have checked various hotels in San Diego and
without the help of booking through the Con (which starts February 15) getting a
reasonable rate is hopeless. The mid-range place I've stayed at
recently, the Bristol, is already booked and they are NOT one of the hotels
hooked up with the Con. The two low priced hotels in easy walking
distance from the Con (Comfort Inn and Days Inn, normally about $90, have
upped their rates about $250 per night, minimum 3 nights!!! I hope Groo
stays there!!! </FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>I guess this is the difference between the Con
drawing 80-100,00 as opposed to a mere 60,000 a few years ago.
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Even the Hostels have upped their prices from
around $50 bucks a night to $80-90 (bathroom down the hall) </FONT> </DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>So your best bet for a decent room at a decent
price is to go through the Con, which has apparently made a lot of deals with a
lot of hotels to basically charge their regular prices. You cannot book a
reservation before 9:00am PST, February 15th. My guess is by 9:15, all the
rooms they have reserved in the various hotels will be gone. So I would
suggest any of you who are going to have your dialing finger ready to go at the
stroke of 9:00 PST next Wednesday!!! </FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>By the way, there are some reasonable hotels on the
list where three guys could split the cost and stay for $50-$70 bucks a
night. I would be interested in hooking up with a couple guys for that
kind of deal. (No Long Suffering Mrs. G. this year. Darn!)</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>So whose going anyway and what are your housing
plans? (And Kaytee, I don't want to here it! hee-hee).</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Take care all -Gary G. </FONT></DIV>
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