Date: Fri, 05 Oct 2007 14:18:16 -0400
From: "Michael Walsh" <MJW at press.jhu.edu>
To: <WSFAlist at KeithLynch.net>
Subject: [WSFA] Re: Gaylaxicon gets a hotel
Reply-To: WSFA members <WSFAlist at KeithLynch.net>

> kfl at KeithLynch.net 10/04/07 10:35 PM >>>
>Gaylaxicon, the only SF con other than Capclave that will be in the
DC
>area in the remainder of this decade, finally has a hotel.  (They had
>announced their weekend first, which put constraints on their hotel
>hunting.)  They've settled on the Hyatt Regency Bethesda.
>
>The good news is that it's right on top of the Bethesda Metro
station.
>The bad news is that their room rates start at $169 per night.  Yes,
>that's the con rate, not the rack rate.  I suspect few members will
be
>staying in the con hotel.

Ah, but what's the rack rate?

This could be one of those "A really great deal, but I still can't
afford it" situations.

mjw