Well, since Jan would like to visit Las Vegas, I'd love to return there. Have been several times and always had a good time. Don't forget it's a dessert and it's HOT during the day. Fall should be a good time, tho. After LV, Vancouver is someplace I have wanted to see for some years as is San Francisco.
To the AMG coordinators, you might want to check out Legendaryjourneys.com for some incredible packages, as well as vacationstogo.com for cruises up to 70% off. When rooms/cabins are booked by one individual, first as a block, then with names provided, normally a hospitality suite (or more, depending on total rooms booked) is comped and can serve as a great place for folks to hang out.
edited to correct "Jan" for "Ann"
If we choose Las Vegas, it would behoove us to think very seriously about centering the event in the "Old Downtown" around Fremont street. The reason is simply cost, cost, cost, and more cost. Fremont street has been completely renovated and covered with a mall type enclosure, and many of the "Old" casinos have been restored instead of destroyed. Now, getting to the "Strip" from Fremont street is simple and there are connecting buses 24/7 to the strip and when you get to the strip, there are monorails, buses, taxis, limosines, and just about any form of transportation you could imagine.
Well, as my friend Bob says, "...you can have your cake and eat it too." (Lay, Lady, Lay).
I would like to propose both the Russian River and San Francisco as the next Gathering site. This allows us, as Hermie says, "...to adore nature, woods, lakes etc. because they have the right energy to stimulate outing of emotions. (and) more time to spend with many more members."
Now what I had in mind is Becks Motor Lodge (http://www.frommers.com/destinations/sanfrancisco/H33260.html). It is on Upper Market, just a few blocks from the Castro. Last I checked it was going for around $110/NT. It's a motel. Not a hotel. Very clean. Nothing Fancy. Good neighborhood. Very few amenities. The location is ideal because it's near by when all you need to do is put your feet up and rest. The Market St. Trolley stops right there (the trolley takes you down to the Ferry Building, at the foot of Market St. via Union Square and the Cable Cars.)Here is Frommer's take on the Beck. (http://www.frommers.com/destinations/sanfrancisco/H33260.html)
What's a tweaker?
One question that I ask of those who went to Montreal was did you utilize the many services that the hotel supplied. If not, would you be willing to sacrifice having those amenities available to you (room service, on site restaurant, etc) for a value priced hotel?
We didn't use any of the amenities in the Montreal Hotel (except for daily housekeeping)....we ate out for all meals, went and looked at the pool but didn't go in, and didn't eat at the hotel restaurant. And while I can see some sacrifices in quality for value....I can't see too much of a downgrade in quality. My main beef is cleanliness, no rats, no roaches, bed looks clean and not filled with stains, no water stains on ceilings, wallpaper falling down, room is updated/modernized, the entire place doesn't reek of smoke, semen and sweat, you don't have to turn on the tv with pliers.
The other factor is location (not so much in terms of how close the hotel is to local attractions, though that would be nice, but more so are there decent places to eat in the area, is it a safe area to be in at night, are cabs/transportation options readily available 24 hours a day, etc.).
One time I was chastised for coming "home" too late by the owner. That was the last time I ever stayed at one.
The are plenty of B&B's. The problem is, depending on how many people come, if we could all stay at the same place. There is limited space.
I know that there's one across the street from me that touts rooms for $59.00 a night. :) Though the one on the corner seems to house a great many transexual hookers, and seems to be full.
I live in the Trannyloin - right at the cusp of the tenderloin and nob hill - where the transexual hookers hang out. Sometimes they chase each other up and down Post Street, weilding high-heeled shoes as weapons - and yelling obscenities at each other until the wee-hours of the night.
But I digress... it's really a lovely neighborhood.
-joseph
I know that there's one across the street from me that touts rooms for $59.00 a night. :) Though the one on the corner seems to house a great many transexual hookers, and seems to be full.
I live in the Trannyloin - right at the cusp of the tenderloin and nob hill - where the transexual hookers hang out. Sometimes they chase each other up and down Post Street, weilding high-heeled shoes as weapons - and yelling obscenities at each other until the wee-hours of the night.
But I digress... it's really a lovely neighborhood.
-joseph
Wherever this is lets go here, SF no doubt....Maybe some of us could pick up a new profession, god I say i want to be a stripper sometimes, but a transsexual hooker, that’s wild!