Billfort
Addicted Member
Well yeah, the hotel is pretty bad but the critical thing for me is that we got to set up the show and enjoy it pretty much on our own terms - no way in hell a more uppity hotel (that would cost a LOT more) would have given us the freedom we enjoy there. I've been to a bunch of audio shows and all where in nicer hotels that cost more and had better facilities but every one of them was very restrictive and heavy handed with a bunch of rules that would have killed a lot of the fun I've had at every AKfest so far.
That being said though I'm one of the guys that brings along the family and sorry, I have no intention of taking a 'screw them, it's all about me' attitude. I like traveling with them and make this a bit of a break for us - hell, my wife even likes the audio stuff to a point.
The pool would have been nice, the rooms are hurting and not having even a half-assed restaurant and bar on-site sucks. Add to this the fact that my wife doesn't drive and I was warned not to let her go walking around that hood on her own made it a little boring for her and made me feel bad about constantly bailing on her to enjoy the show.
If the hotel gets it's shit together a little bit I'm all for leaving it right where it is. I can and will do a better job of making it a fun time for my family.
That being said though I'm one of the guys that brings along the family and sorry, I have no intention of taking a 'screw them, it's all about me' attitude. I like traveling with them and make this a bit of a break for us - hell, my wife even likes the audio stuff to a point.
The pool would have been nice, the rooms are hurting and not having even a half-assed restaurant and bar on-site sucks. Add to this the fact that my wife doesn't drive and I was warned not to let her go walking around that hood on her own made it a little boring for her and made me feel bad about constantly bailing on her to enjoy the show.
If the hotel gets it's shit together a little bit I'm all for leaving it right where it is. I can and will do a better job of making it a fun time for my family.