User:PesachZ/SyncScratch

Planning Committee

• Regional Coordinators
  • GizmoGuy411
  • SkiDooGuy (Assistant)
• Committee Chair
  • TerryPurdue
• Hotel Coordinator
  • fbisurveillancevan21 (if Indy)
  • ruggles76 (if Chicago)
• Raid Coordinators
  • RoadTechie
  • Enfcer74
  • ehepner1977
• Presentation Coordinators
  • Kartografer
  • zohar760
• Social Coordinators
  • solsmac
  • OhioStMusicMan

Planning Milestones

For details of the phases, see the Meetup Planning Recipe (will need to request access from TerryPurdue)

Planning Milestones Google Sheet

2016 Feedback

26 responses

Travel Arrangements

• 70% not applicable
• 23% 5/5 (excellent)
• 8% 4/5
• 0% for 1/5, 2/5, and 3/5

Comments

• Amir did a great job with arrangements. Even checked into possibilities of red-eye flights at my request. Alas, none available so ended up sticking with my original request. Still was nice that he tried.
• Travel agent contact did not take place until about a month after travel preferences were collected by Terry
• I guess I shouldn't complain about no driving reimbursement...even though I was getting edit area to improve Waze's data.
• Wanted a private helicopter
• the gentleman was great. asked directed question about what I wanted or needed and then booked accordingly.
• Given the large inconvenience flying to Indy - and Waze not paying for ground transportation - I suggest future GLR meetups be held at Hub Cities that would allow more people to fly. But that really just leaves Chicago as an option.
• Being an Indy local, travel arrangements were great!
• Travel agent was awesome! I gave him the flight numbers I wanted, and he was able to get me those fights!
• My 45 minute drive was quite nice :)
• My car was just excellent. Outstanding choice, including the custom plates. Would recommend using every day.
• Process was simple, Amir did all I could have asked of a travel agent. Picked flights they were booked next day. Great job

Hotel

Parking

• 46% not applicable
• 15% 5/5 (excellent)
• 15% 4/4
• 15% 3/5
• 7.7% 1/5 (unacceptable)

Comments

• Way too expensive
• Didn't park, but the valet was very good about arranging cab back to the airport. Overall, was VERY pleased with the service.
• Used the garage at the hotel with in and out service. It was a little pricy, but worth it overall to be able to come and go without worrying about finding something.
• Parking was very close to the hotel, the cash payment system was broken but it was kind of the help parking assistant to let me out for free.
• Didn't mind spending the money for the convenient parking.
• Parked my own and never needed it until I left.
• Free
• Rated 5 since I parked off site for a very reasonable downtown rate. Otherwise I'd rate parking a 1 since the hotel rate is usurious for Indy.
• I used the parking deck not the valet
• I was able to park my vehicle in my room. Can't get much more secure than that...
• Not a fan of paying for parking
• Yikes. The final cost of overnight parking in the parking garage was as much as the filet dinner.
• I thought the parking prices were absolutely ridiculous...now that said, it wasn't any more than other area hotels, however I would have hoped that for a decent group like we had, they could've lowered it a tiny bit. As for the time in bringing the car around, it was great! I absolutely loved the ability to text them when you were ready for your car - as I did that before I was leaving my room and it was there each time by the time I reached the street. They were very friendly too.

Check-in/-out

• 61% 5/5 (excellent)
• 19% 4/5
• 11.5% 3/5
• 3.8% 1/5 (needs improvement)
• 3.8% Not applicable

Comments

• No issues
• No issues
• Room was not available when I first got there, but to be fair was pretty early. Check-in is usually not until 3:00pm and they were very apologetic about not having room ready at 10:30 am 'ish. I wasn't worried about it as was more interested in getting to the meeting anyhow.
• Everything was fine
• Good
• Arrived early but did not have to wait long for room
• Front desk staff was not adequately trained in knowledge about the hotel. Got bad basic info about my room, and worse, it came from the staff person who was training someone else.
• I did have remind them that one night was covered by Waze

( Not a big deal, but the lack of automatic checkout was slightly annoying. I'm used to that with my business travel so I notice the inconvenience.

• The first room that we were assigned to was unacceptable because it was at the far end of the hall. With my wife's bad hip, it was to far to walk so they gave us another room that was just off the elevator.
• There was some confusion finding me during the check-in process, but thankfully it was cleared up quickly. I was accidentally booked for Sunday night.
• I checked in at 7:45am Saturday morning when I arrived back at the hotel, and the room was already ready!

( Very friendly staff. Although I have yet to see my credits back on my bill from the initial $50 charge for incidentals.

• I had the understanding the room would have been $159 for the extra night. The $20 dollars in taxes was a big surprise. Didn't make a big deal of it perhaps I misunderstood the arrangement. No biggie.

Room

• 69% 5/5 (excellent)
• 11.5% 4/5
• 11.5% 3/5
• 3.8% 1/5 (needs improvement)
• 3.8% Not applicable

Comments

• Amazing room
• Very nice accomodations. Only (very minor) complaint was the lack of readily available power plug at the desk for my laptop. There were various odd power strips in the desk, but none for std American power plug. Had to crawl behind desk to find available normal power outlet.
• Room was great, liked having a full size fridge for bringing my own drinks. Water pressure could use a boost. Everything was clean and comfortable.
• I thought it was a beautiful hotel. Better than I normally stay in on my dime.
• Good, no view
• Why the hell does it have a dedicated water heater if it ran out in 15 mins????
• only issue I had was housekeeping did not knock or announce herself. however the look on her face was priceless when she turned the corner and almost face planted with my fist because I was in the bathroom and did not know she was in there. my issue with this was I had the sign up NOT to come in, and it was not even checkout time, I had another 2 hours left on the clock.
• The room was exceptional.
• Using the lights was a learning experience, but it was nice nonetheless.
• Room was very, very nice!
• The modern art decor isn't really my thing but who can complain about a free hotel room for the wife and me and no kids?
• You already know about my room issues. And the fact that they upgraded me to the Pres suite - even though they were supposed to award that to one of our members anyway I thought was a bit "switch-aroo-esque"... Now the Pres suite was fantastic as you saw - minus the blood on the light switch! lol
• I never stayed in a classy hotel. So i cant compare to very much when it comes to this compared to red roof inns and days inns. The room was very nice. Lots of tv channels great picture. Clean remote. Bathroom clean, bed was comfy. Had an issue with the air condition not working properly upon returning from dinner the first night. it was fixed within an hour. Maint tech and desk staff were very apologetic. It did seem difficult to find a happy temp. It seemed to hot or to cold all night no middle. Snacks on the counter were a bit out of date. But that's to be expected who pays $9 for a handulful of popcorn.