[pianotech] Las Vegas convention

Tue Mar 23 17:46:29 MDT 2010

Thanks Allan...my mind is at rest ;-))....All that us ausies have to do now
is to know to order a beer at the bar by the proper
name...jug...pot...schooner...middy...glass...bottle? ;-))

Looking forward to LV

Robin 

From: pianotech-bounces at ptg.org [mailto:pianotech-bounces at ptg.org] On Behalf
Of Allan Gilreath, RPT
Sent: Tuesday, 23 March 2010 10:36 PM
To: pianotech at ptg.org
Subject: Re: [pianotech] Las Vegas convention

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
 <http://www.ptg.org> 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"  <mailto:yiddishtangofever at shaw.ca>
<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

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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  

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