<div dir="ltr">This is essentially the same picture I formed after researching it, so I bought 7-day capmetro bus passes for those of staying in the Doubletree - so we can get to the Guadalupe St eateries for lunch and back with less walking and less time on the campus shuttle routes, as well as the offsite events like Arrival Dinner and Game Night. $9/week; otherwise the bus rides around campus are $1/ride from what I can tell. My assessment was that we didn't need the rail service, but clearly folks who are staying father away would benefit from that.<div>
<br></div></div><div class="gmail_extra"><br><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Thu, Apr 11, 2013 at 1:48 PM, Greg Meece <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:GMeece@algebraixdata.com" target="_blank">GMeece@algebraixdata.com</a>></span> wrote:<br>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Cambria","serif";color:#1f497d">Hopefully this is an appropriate comment since most of you trying to get reasonable pricing on housing.<u></u><u></u></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Cambria","serif";color:#1f497d">I don’t have any specific recommendations on hotels, etc. I will say that many people visiting for SXSW and other large venues make use of Austin’s (fairly) new
light rail system and stay further out from downtown. There is a stop (MLK Jr.) that is fairly close to the U.T. campus, along with a feeder bus route that stops very close (within a block) to the venue (Thompson Conference Center). If you buy a rail ticket
or pass, you get the feeder bus pass along with it.<u></u><u></u></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Cambria","serif";color:#1f497d">Yes, it does take time to transit, depending on how far away you travel, but it could be the best bet for some of you. I live in Cedar Park (NW Austin area) and
worked downtown for 6 years total. I took the bus system for the first job, and used the train whenever I could for the second gig. The train is pretty pleasant and has WiFi (many of the busses do as well).
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Cambria","serif";color:#1f497d">Anyway – here’s a few links:<u></u><u></u></span></p>
<p><u></u><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Symbol"><span>·<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">
</span></span></span><u></u><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Cambria","serif";color:#1f497d">MetroRail stop info for MLK Jr.:
</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Cambria","serif""><a href="http://www.capmetro.org/metrorail.aspx?id=312" target="_blank">http://www.capmetro.org/metrorail.aspx?id=312</a><u></u><u></u></span></p>
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</span></span></span><u></u><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Cambria","serif"">CapMetro info for the 465 feeder bus:
<a href="http://www.capmetro.org/schedulemap.aspx?f1=465" target="_blank">http://www.capmetro.org/schedulemap.aspx?f1=465</a><u></u><u></u></span></p>
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</span></span></span><u></u><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Cambria","serif"">As an example,
<a href="http://www.lq.com/lq/respath/checkAvailability.do?propId=6338&searchCity=Austin&searchState=TX&searchRadius=30&palsra_IND_M=06&palsra_IND_D=03&palsra_IND_Y=2013&palsra_OTD_M=06&palsra_OTD_Y=2013&palsra_OTD_D=05&palsra_NRM=1&palsra_ROC=1&palsra_AMC2=&palsra" target="_blank">
La Quinta in Cedar Park</a> (it’s a 3-minute drive to the Lakeline Station for MetroRail/CapMetro) shows rates at about $95 right now.<u></u><u></u></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Cambria","serif"">Anyway – I hope everyone enjoys their stay in Austin. I’m a transplanted Californian and I have loved living here for the past 15 years.<u></u><u></u></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Georgia","serif";color:#1f497d">Greg Meece<u></u><u></u></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1f497d">Quality Assurance Engineering Lead</span></i><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1f497d"><u></u><u></u></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Century Gothic","sans-serif";color:#1f497d">Algebraix Data Corporation</span></b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1f497d"><u></u><u></u></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1f497d">9601 Amberglen Blvd, Suite G-119<u></u><u></u></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1f497d">Austin, TX 78729<u></u><u></u></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:8.0pt;font-family:Consolas;color:#1f497d">v: <a href="tel:%28512%29%20651-5834" value="+15126515834" target="_blank">(512) 651-5834</a><u></u><u></u></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:8.0pt;font-family:Consolas;color:#1f497d">f: <a href="tel:%28512%29%20651-5844" value="+15126515844" target="_blank">(512) 651-5844</a><u></u><u></u></span></p>
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<b>On Behalf Of </b>Reini Urban<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Thursday, April 11, 2013 3:17 PM<br>
<b>To:</b> Tobias Leich<br>
<b>Cc:</b> YAPC::NA; Uri Guttman<br>
<b>Subject:</b> Re: Hotel room pricing (Was: Re: Dorm room pricing?)<u></u><u></u></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Tobias,<u></u><u></u></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">I call them the "Indians".<u></u><u></u></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">On Thu, Apr 11, 2013 at 2:07 PM, Tobias Leich <<a href="mailto:email@froggs.de" target="_blank">email@froggs.de</a>> wrote:<u></u><u></u></p>
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Here: <a href="http://www.qualityinn.com/ires/en-US/html/RoomAvailability?hotel=TX787" target="_blank">
http://www.qualityinn.com/ires/en-US/html/RoomAvailability?hotel=TX787</a><br>
Found it via: <a href="http://www.choicehotels.com/" target="_blank">http://www.choicehotels.com/</a><br>
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Cheers, Tobias<br>
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PS: and please tell me if I should cancel it because it is a fake and one has to sleep under a tunnel or so...<br>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Through some experimentation just now, I discovered that a minimum of 7 night stay is required [at this time, anyway] for the $119-prepay rate to be displayed. Since the room that I booked was for 7 nights, the rate showed up for me, and
that's what I'd been searching afterward too. Here's what appeared not 5 minutes ago (see image attachment):<u></u><u></u></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">On Thu, Apr 11, 2013 at 10:02 AM, Patrick R. Michaud <<a href="mailto:pmichaud@pobox.com" target="_blank">pmichaud@pobox.com</a>> wrote:<u></u><u></u></p><div><div class="h5">
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<p class="MsoNormal">> >Nope. According to the contract, that rate should be valid for any number of nights between 5/31/13 and 6/8/13. If you are booking on a date outside of that range, they may charge you standard rack rate.<br>
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the standard "best available / advance purchase" rate and not through<br>
the group code. "Best available rate" was $139, advance purchase was $119.<br>
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It appears to me that Doubletree has now sold out of their $119-level<br>
advance purchase rooms; when I looked for a reservation just now I see<br>
that their best available (cancellable) rate is $159, advance purchase<br>
(no cancellation) is $139, and the conference rate (cancellable) is $139.<br>
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