Robin, Having visited Bally's, the host hotel for the 2010 PTG Convention, several times, I've never encountered the difficulties you have related. Even the air filtering is exceptional in keeping any smoke smell from the casino from permeating into the meeting and sleeping rooms. Compared to many other hotels, we found the facilities to be clean, modern and in excellent repair. Additionally, the rooms are much larger than we typically enjoy at most hotels so I expect the attendees to be pleasantly surprised. I'm sorry I wasn't able to respond more quickly but I was very involved with a Boy Scout leader meeting and several hours working on PTG items last night. As has been mentioned, securing a sufficient number of room nights is what pays for our meeting and event rooms. The room rates are very reasonable, food costs are low and flights to and from Las Vegas are both plentiful and very affordable. Much thought and research goes into selecting these sites and I know that the Institute Directors have lined up an absolutely spectacular line up of technical classes. I hope to see everyone at Bally's in Las Vegas this summer! Allan Allan Gilreath, RPT President - Piano Technicians Guild pres at ptg.org <mailto:pres at ptg.org> www.ptg.org <http://www.ptg.org> phone - 706 602-7667 On 3/23/2010 2:56 AM, Robin Stevens wrote: > David it would be nice if the convention organisers say that they have eye > balled the rooms for the convention and say there is no problems. When we > had our convention in South Australia in 2004, myself and the committee were > shown the rooms which they were holding for the convention so that we could > be satisfied with their condition. > All of the Australian conventions have been held in top class venues and > first class accommodation offered. It would a shame if myself and my two > colleagues ended up in rooms as described by a big majority of the reviewers > of bally's ;-(( > Robin Stevens > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: pianotech-bounces at ptg.org [mailto:pianotech-bounces at ptg.org] On Behalf > Of David Ilvedson > Sent: Tuesday, 23 March 2010 2:01 PM > To: pianotech at ptg.org > Subject: Re: [pianotech] Las Vegas convention > > I find it hard to believe that PTG would be holding the convention in a > dump. I would forward some questions to the convention leaders before you > start making other plans. The way a convention works is if the > conventioneers stay at the hotel. They need the room nights to make it > work. DON'T JUMP TO CONCLUSIONS... > > David Ilvedson, RPT > Pacifica, CA 94044 > > ----- Original message ---------------------------------------- > From: "Zoe Sandell"<yiddishtangofever at shaw.ca> > To: pianotech at ptg.org > Received: 3/22/2010 7:59:52 PM > Subject: Re: [pianotech] Las Vegas convention > > > >> Thanks for pointing this out Robin >> > >> > >> - my goodness- many many people have commented it is very dirty, smelly and >> has poor customer service. >> > >> > >> Any other options that look better? >> > >> > >> Thanks >> > >> Zoe >> > >> > >> > >> _____ >> > >> From: pianotech-bounces at ptg.org [mailto:pianotech-bounces at ptg.org] On >> > Behalf > >> Of Robin Stevens >> Sent: March 22, 2010 2:28 PM >> To: pianotech at ptg.org >> Subject: [pianotech] Las Vegas convention >> > >> > >> I plan with two other of my OZ Piano tuner colleagues to come to the Las >> Vegas convention in June. But doing some research on the Bally's Motel >> > Hotel > >> accommodation, which is offered to be the place to stay I have found some >> disturbing opinions of the venue, such as below. There were many similar >> opinions posted. >> > >> <Bally's is off our list of places to stay in Las Vegas. The first room we >> got was horrid. The furniture was so beat up it looked like a flop house >> > for > >> drunks. We changed rooms and it wasn't much better. The real problem was >> > the > >> smell. After 20 minutes in the first room my throat hurt so bad I welcomed >> the smoke in the casino. It was a harsh Clorox type smell and it was >> throughout the hallway and rooms. Luckily the window of this room could be >> opened for some relief but it still gave us sore throats and headaches. To >> top it off we had a dispute at checkout with the rate we were charged. That >> took at least half an hour to get corrected. We will never return and I >> would not recommend it to anyone.> >> > >> I know that the above might not apply to the whole hotel, but I would >> > assume > >> that the convention organisers are aware of these problems and reserved a >> group of rooms far different than the above critique. I hope someone can >> > put > >> my mind to rest. >> > >> Thanks >> > >> Robin Stevens ARPT >> > >> South Australia >> > > > -- PK -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: <http://ptg.org/pipermail/pianotech.php/attachments/20100323/fb19e0ec/attachment.htm>
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