[Nolose 2007 Venue] possible venue!
Deva Berman
deva at wildbrain.com
Mon Jan 29 13:06:58 EST 2007
I think that this information is highly valuable, so please keep it coming.
THANKS SHIRA!
SHIRA STONE wrote:
>I realized I should clarify my email about budget. That information was
>based on the past as I have done most of the negotiations with places for
>the past 5 years. However, I am not currently on the board and they are
>really the ones who need to say what makes sense budgetwise.
>----- Original Message -----
>From: "SHIRA STONE" <shira623 at verizon.net>
>To: <deva at wildbrain.com>; <venue at nolose.org>
>Sent: Saturday, January 27, 2007 2:47 PM
>Subject: Re: [Nolose 2007 Venue] possible venue!
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>>Actually, those prices arent bad. Basically, you should assume we will
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>>to add about $125-150 per person for Nolose costs. Usually, we have paid
>>arond $100 per night for a room, and $125 or so for food and conference
>>space rental.
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>>So, if you can get something that would be about $325 per person for
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>single
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>>occupancy (or 225 for double occupancy) that is doable. Of course cheaper
>>is always better. And with hotels, people generally reserve the rooms and
>>pay separately so the registration costs dont seem as high.
>>----- Original Message -----
>>From: "Deva Berman" <deva at wildbrain.com>
>>To: <venue at nolose.org>
>>Sent: Friday, January 26, 2007 8:45 PM
>>Subject: Re: [Nolose 2007 Venue] possible venue!
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>>>I agree that I don't think this place is going to work.
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>>>I talked to the Corte Madeira Inn today. It's a bit schmancy and may be
>>>too pricey, but not positive. It's a smaller hotel, so if we took 50
>>>rooms, we would take half of it. Do we know what the budget is. It
>>>would really help me to know what I am looking at there. For instance,
>>>this place had the following approx. costs:
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>>>Rooms - 145. per night - so half of that for double occupancy, maybe
>>>less if some rooms take cots
>>>Food - needs more discussion, but let's say around $50.00 per day for
>>>all three meals (but only need one Friday, and two Sunday.
>>>Huge room - complimentary if we rented 50 rooms.
>>>Break Outs - may be a problem because the smaller ones are upstairs.
>>>Would have to figure out something. The large room divides.
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>>>Very approximately, 200.00 cost per person with double occupancy
>>>straight up based on 100 people without figuring scholorship, and Nolose
>>>additional costs. These were also quoted costs without going into a
>>>bigger negotiation, which I am sure I can shave a bit off of once we
>>>were seriously getting down into the details. Is this in the ballpark? I
>>>think there are other small hotelly type things like this in Marin and
>>>Sonoma that we would not rent out totally, but with taking up half of
>>>the rooms, we would be a dominant force, and we would be the main group,
>>>so there would not be another wedding or whatever to contend with.
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>>>http://www.cortemaderainn.com/
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>>>Awaiting guidance,
>>>Deva
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>>>cherry midnight wrote:
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>>>>Hi Max,
>>>>
>>>>I looked at this place before and disregarded it, I think because of
>>>>the sleeping and the general spread-outness of it.
>>>>
>>>>I think that, depending on price, it might be possible to purchase
>>>>some alternative sleeping accommodations and/or to rent some golf
>>>>carts to help transport folks, but I have a memory or this place being
>>>>pricey. Do you know the cost?
>>>>
>>>>I think that without the guarantee of the swimming pool being open and
>>>>available around the clock, it does not seem compelling enough to me
>>>>in any way that would make it worth the effort of working on
>>>>alternative sleeping arrangements. Pretty, but not enough to make up
>>>>for the lack of comfortable sleeping options.
>>>>
>>>>I think we need to start looking harder at small hotels with pool that
>>>>we can rent out and that are in restful locations. I am wondering
>>>>about Tahoe- does anyone know that area well enough to know if there
>>>>are any that would work well?
>>>>
>>>>-Sondra
>>>>
>>>>*/Max Airborne <maxairborne at gmail.com>/* wrote:
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>>>> Hey kids,
>>>>
>>>> this is from Ross Relles, the accessible place in the Sierras.
>>>> They finally got back to me!!!
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>>>> http://www.camprossrelles.com/
>>>>
>>>> I called the guy to ask about a site visit. They are currently all
>>>> closed up, so we can't actually go see the place until March. I
>>>> will write him back with questions about pricing and such.
>>>>
>>>> Yippee!!!
>>>>
>>>> --Max
>>>>
>>>> ---------- Forwarded message ----------
>>>> From: *Nick Nichol* <lionnick at sbcglobal.net
>>>> <mailto:lionnick at sbcglobal.net>>
>>>> Date: Jan 24, 2007 10:12 AM
>>>> Subject: Camp availablity
>>>> To: maxairborne at gmail.com <mailto:maxairborne at gmail.com>
>>>>
>>>> RE Your request for info on Camp Availability.
>>>> We do not have anyone scheduled in camp for the Oct 5-8 as you
>>>> requested and have you tentatively reserved for that time period.
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>>Our
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>>>> camp is fully wheelchair accessible so that should be no problem.
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>>The
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>>>> pool may not be usable being so late in the season, but the rest
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>>>> the camp should be great. Be advised that only 8 of the 12 cabins
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>>>> winterized with furnaces and insulation and that the beds in all
>>>> cabins are all bunk beds, 5 sets in each cabin. Will you want us
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>>>> do the cooking or will you be providing your own? You have the
>>>> option.
>>>> If you need to phone, use 916-965-3898 as our phone at camp has
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>been
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>>>> experiencing some problems and we are having the phone company
>>>> checking it out.
>>>> Nick Nichol, Site Manager
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