>But have we had over 1,000 rooms in one venue in recent memory? Not that I recall, but there's generally been reasonable alternatives within a few blocks. The B.A. Hilton is in a dramatic location, but it's a long way from anything else. >Looking at IETF 96 in Berlin, the InterContinental Berlin only has 558 rooms and suites, and the Conrad >Seoul for IETF 97 has 434 rooms. The last time we were in Berlin I stayed at the reasonably priced Hotel L�which was about three blocks from the IC, and there were plenty of other hotels in the immediate area. R's, John PS: I am not faulting the IAOC for any of this. Once we made the commitment to go to Argentina, the options are pretty limited. There are for example lots of hotels close to each other in Mar del Plata where ICANN met a decade ago, but I suspect the six hour bus trip across the pampas from the B.A. airport might provoke a few complaints.