> 1. Hotel rooms were in poor condition and overpriced. > > Hotel contract negotiations produced a mix of rooms with the > majority of the rooms being in the refurbished tower and a smaller > number of rooms, not recently refurbished, but at a reduced guest > room rate. Attendees can make their own choice about whether they > wish to take the reduced rate or avoid the unrefurbished rooms. this was my major concern. thanks for addressing it as best one can given the funkiness of the hotel. > 2. Hotel navigation was confusing. > > Better signage and a second time familiarity with the venue by some > should improve the attendee experience. you underestimate the complexity of navigating the hotel. the humor of the secretariat helped a lot. > 4. The neighborhood was only tolerable actually, i liked it. there was fancy. there was funky. it was near the deathrow express. a convenient underground station. a short taxi to core london doings. randy