How much can you afford to spend on lodging per night?

MooCow · Post by **MooCow** » Wed Sep 11, 2002 1:28 am

Bear in mind that this is for lodgings cost only; food and entertainment will be separate.

DV8 · Post by **DV8** » Wed Sep 11, 2002 8:05 am

Aren't these polls a little...well, uhm...early? I doubt that anyone has the planning skills to foresee what their lives will look like in a year.

Jestyr · Post by **Jestyr** » Wed Sep 11, 2002 8:53 am

On the one hand, yes.

On the other hand, no.

I mean, when the first Gathering 2k3 threads popped up - about ten seconds after we all got back home! - there were a number of people who seemed pretty vehement that they wouldn't be able to afford X. Or they'd only be able to go under Y circumstances.

At the very least, this gives us some kind of basis to be working from. Most places are going to start taking bookings in a month or so, and if we /do/ choose to go the hotel route for the Gathering itself, we're going to want to make reservations as early as possible.

Better to start early, and run the risk that some people have to change their input later, rather than leave it until late and leave everyone in the lurch.

MooCow · Post by **MooCow** » Wed Sep 11, 2002 10:17 am

Also, keep in mind that this is all "Barring unforseen circumstances". I don't see what is so hard about planning where you're life will be next year "Barring unforseen circumstances". I know what I'll be doing, and where my life will be at next year "BUC". Yes, I could get sick, get married, have a kid, lose my job, go back to school, etc. But I don't *expect* to do any of those things. So while I take mild precautions with my planning/budgeting, I don't really take them into account.

That's what we're asking. What do you *expect* to be doing next year?

MooCow
The planning cow

Thorn · Post by **Thorn** » Thu Sep 12, 2002 9:48 pm

Okay - I'm going to vote based on "per person per night", rather than "per room per night", which would alter things considerably, of course.

MooCow · Post by **MooCow** » Fri Sep 13, 2002 1:27 am

Yes, that's a good way to go. That's how we are doing our calculations.

The Eclipse · Post by **The Eclipse** » Sat Sep 14, 2002 6:01 am

If it's per person per night, this amount would be pretty arbitrary, depending on the idea of how many bulldrekkers you can (or will) stick in a phone booth (or hotel room or possibly both depending on the quality of lodgings.)

Marius · Post by **Marius** » Sat Sep 14, 2002 7:03 am

We have a team in R&D working on that. The final calculations should be very exact.

MooCow · Post by **MooCow** » Sat Sep 14, 2002 11:24 am

If it's per person per night, this amount would be pretty arbitrary

No... it's not arbitrary. It gives us an idea of how much money people can afford to spend per night on lodging. This will effect where we choose, as well as how many people we cram into a room.

IE: We could choose place A, and put 6 people per room. or Place B, and put 3 people per room. etc etc.

MooCow
The roomy cow

Ampere · Post by **Ampere** » Sat Sep 14, 2002 12:35 pm

Basically it gives us a rough idea of what can be afforded when we scope out potential sites. If we don't have an approximate figure that is semi-accurate, we'll end up skipping good sites. Essentially we get to shop for sites within a price range, this poll gives us the target amount.

~A~

Adam · Post by **Adam** » Sat Sep 14, 2002 1:26 pm

I was under the impression - correct me if I'm wrong - that things would be a bit more organizedregarding rooms this year. For example. "We're staying at hotel X. Costs are listed <here> for the various types of rooms. Who is staying in what room?" and then people who want a room for just the two of them - like, oh, almost all of the Bulldrek couples, I wager

- will have the opportunity to pay more but get sleeping space of their own.

Ampere · Post by **Ampere** » Sat Sep 14, 2002 1:46 pm

We are still early on and scoping places out in order to have a selection. It's still early. Still trying to have some concept of what we are looking for so we can give folks options.

~A~