>While YMMV I and my colleagues have had some success with this for business travel. Of course it >means walking to the venue (or a taxi) but then I think that is a chance to enjoy the local culture >and see how people in another country live. If the location is good it can work great. At the Paris IETF I found an airbnb apartment a block from the venue, with the benefit of having no staff to rifle through my valuables. In B.A. I expect most of the airbnb's will be a long way from the Hilton so check the location carefully. Taxis are quite cheap, but the time can be significant. R's, John