MojoeDark Posted October 7, 2008 Share Posted October 7, 2008 Just thought i would ask as phoned to book a room at the park inn and they had rooms left to my suprise. I thought since that all gold passes were sold out i better get a move on but the hotel only has a 100 rooms so where are you ll staying? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nixster Posted October 7, 2008 Share Posted October 7, 2008 Just thought i would ask as phoned to book a room at the park inn and they had rooms left to my suprise. I thought since that all gold passes were sold out i better get a move on but the hotel only has a 100 rooms so where are you ll staying? The Park Inn, didn't fancy walking from anywhere else in full make up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vala Posted October 7, 2008 Share Posted October 7, 2008 park inn...you would not believe the amount of stuff i took with me last time and i like being able to drop stuff off once it's been signed so it doesn't get ruined. i'm a bit of a clumsy mare, so anything that helps me out in that area is much appreciated Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sadfan99 Posted October 7, 2008 Share Posted October 7, 2008 Park Inn for me cos it was really handy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lahela Posted October 8, 2008 Share Posted October 8, 2008 Park Inn for me - had to weigh up convenience for the con and convenience for getting to the station at 4am Monday... hopefully I'll be able to get a cab Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Queen_Sindel Posted October 8, 2008 Share Posted October 8, 2008 Ask ask the hotel reception the night before to order a cab for you for 4 AM. We did this with the hotel in Northampton, no problem at all. Usually the hotels have contract with cab companies. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Psychosis Posted October 8, 2008 Share Posted October 8, 2008 Park Inn for me too! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
juliekemp Posted October 8, 2008 Share Posted October 8, 2008 Park Inn for me aswell! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jvd737 Posted October 8, 2008 Share Posted October 8, 2008 Just thought i would ask as phoned to book a room at the park inn and they had rooms left to my suprise. I thought since that all gold passes were sold out i better get a move on but the hotel only has a 100 rooms so where are you ll staying? thats so bizarre...I phoned a few days ago and they had no rooms left and then after reading this I gave it another go and still none left...they must like you... booked a room at the swan hotel which is opposite the park inn on the other side of the river...bout 2 mins walk at most! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nakedwesley Posted October 8, 2008 Share Posted October 8, 2008 First time poster. (Hi!) When I talked to the Park Inn last week they only had single rooms, so I grabbed one. When I first called the toll free number though (I'm in the US), they didn't have any rooms and I had to email the hotel directly. I'm really excited for this con! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Queen_Sindel Posted October 8, 2008 Share Posted October 8, 2008 I like your user name, nakedwesley. Welcome to the madhouse! That was the same info I got last week, they had single rooms left and some business rooms. Probably the business rooms are gone meanwhile, too. Make sure to contact the hotel directly and not call central reservations. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MojoeDark Posted October 8, 2008 Author Share Posted October 8, 2008 (edited) Will i booked the room yestarday like i said, a twin, phoned the hotel themself they said the only had rooms at £70 per night which if fine. Now i just got an email comferming my booking for the 2 nights and its only £62 inc Breakfast. Also ment to add when your name is Andrew Murray (like the tennis player) it may help as the women on the phone asked me if i was him, i said i could be if the room is cheaper. So happy days. Edited October 8, 2008 by mojoe Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phenix00princess Posted October 8, 2008 Share Posted October 8, 2008 Hi all (newbie here) I just phoned the Park Inn and they said they dont have any rooms left. Anyone like a room mate? lol Trick of the tail mentioned the Swan, i might try there instead. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mara Jade Posted October 8, 2008 Share Posted October 8, 2008 Hm, have you got a link to the swan? It looks awfully expensive - at least the swan hotel I found Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phenix00princess Posted October 8, 2008 Share Posted October 8, 2008 When i rang the Park Inn i was able to put my name down on a waiting list just incase a room does become available, although i doubt that's going to happen. Hm, have you got a link to the swan? It looks awfully expensive - at least the swan hotel I found I had a look for it and the one i found (which is the one across the river from the Park Inn) is doing rooms for like £120 a night! *goes off looking for another hotel* Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Christoff Posted October 8, 2008 Share Posted October 8, 2008 Booked the Park Inn quite a while ago, not booked my ticket for the convention yet Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jvd737 Posted October 9, 2008 Share Posted October 9, 2008 (edited) When i rang the Park Inn i was able to put my name down on a waiting list just incase a room does become available, although i doubt that's going to happen. Hm, have you got a link to the swan? It looks awfully expensive - at least the swan hotel I found I had a look for it and the one i found (which is the one across the river from the Park Inn) is doing rooms for like £120 a night! *goes off looking for another hotel* I went through booking.com - yes it is more expensive than the park inn - about £78/night for a twin which isn't too bad when sharing and 2 mins walk from convention. As a quick edit...I have just looked at booking.com and they have obviously sold a lot of rooms in the past few days and only have the expensive ones left! Sorry! There is a pub hotel a little further down called the embankment...can be noisy just coz its a pub! Shakespeare hotel is fine about 15 min walk or £5 taxi ride - does have free parking there...or 5 mins walk to station if that's any help! Anyway - always found booking.com to be great - they give you a whole range of hotels - late rooms is good for that too. And I wouldn't pay extra for breakfast - the park inn is just on the doorstep of the town...easy to get cheaper food there!! PS used to live in Bedford...can you tell!?! Edited October 9, 2008 by trick of the tail Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nakedwesley Posted October 9, 2008 Share Posted October 9, 2008 I like your user name, nakedwesley. Welcome to the madhouse! Thanks! The name's from back in the Buffy/Angelverse days. Good to be here. Everyone seems very nice. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nixster Posted October 9, 2008 Share Posted October 9, 2008 I like your user name, nakedwesley. Welcome to the madhouse! Thanks! The name's from back in the Buffy/Angelverse days. Good to be here. Everyone seems very nice. Course we are... lol Also nothing wrong with a bit of Buffy, (I'm reading series 8 at the mo! ) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phenix00princess Posted October 9, 2008 Share Posted October 9, 2008 Thanks for the info Trick of the tail. I called the Embarkment hotel and they said they are doing refurbishments from Jan to March so that's a no go. I've booked a room in the Shakespear instead. A little further away than i'd like but good room rates. Thank god i've got that sorted! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Queen_Sindel Posted October 9, 2008 Share Posted October 9, 2008 Also nothing wrong with a bit of Buffy, (I'm reading series 8 at the mo! ) Absolutely nothing wrong with Buffy. Especially not if it's about naked Wesley. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thefreckles Posted October 9, 2008 Share Posted October 9, 2008 First time poster. (Hi!) When I talked to the Park Inn last week they only had single rooms, so I grabbed one. When I first called the toll free number though (I'm in the US), they didn't have any rooms and I had to email the hotel directly. I'm really excited for this con! Yay! You got a room sorted out and e-mail worked with them. So pleased. Very odd about the room thing but I think I did say where we usually hang out that it might be quirky given past experience with that group elsewhere! H Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CHEEKYBIRD Posted October 9, 2008 Share Posted October 9, 2008 When i rang the Park Inn i was able to put my name down on a waiting list just incase a room does become available, although i doubt that's going to happen. Hm, have you got a link to the swan? It looks awfully expensive - at least the swan hotel I found I had a look for it and the one i found (which is the one across the river from the Park Inn) is doing rooms for like £120 a night! *goes off looking for another hotel* I went through booking.com - yes it is more expensive than the park inn - about £78/night for a twin which isn't too bad when sharing and 2 mins walk from convention. As a quick edit...I have just looked at booking.com and they have obviously sold a lot of rooms in the past few days and only have the expensive ones left! Sorry! There is a pub hotel a little further down called the embankment...can be noisy just coz its a pub! Shakespeare hotel is fine about 15 min walk or �5 taxi ride - does have free parking there...or 5 mins walk to station if that's any help! Anyway - always found booking.com to be great - they give you a whole range of hotels - late rooms is good for that too. And I wouldn't pay extra for breakfast - the park inn is just on the doorstep of the town...easy to get cheaper food there!! PS used to live in Bedford...can you tell!?! Thanks for the info. I have booked in Friday and Saturday night at Shakespeare and Sunday at the Park Inn. Also booked my Silver pass! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nakedwesley Posted October 9, 2008 Share Posted October 9, 2008 Yay! You got a room sorted out and e-mail worked with them. So pleased. Very odd about the room thing but I think I did say where we usually hang out that it might be quirky given past experience with that group elsewhere! H I was so relieved to work it out. They emailed me back quickly with no problem. (Thanks for the heads up who 'H' was. I would have wondered otherwise. ) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lahela Posted October 10, 2008 Share Posted October 10, 2008 Ask ask the hotel reception the night before to order a cab for you for 4 AM. We did this with the hotel in Northampton, no problem at all. Usually the hotels have contract with cab companies. Thanks for the suggestion - will do Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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