Post AOS Feb'09 Meetup

mattjgilbert · by **mattjgilbert** » Fri Feb 13, 2009 8:07 pm

we got it for £30 a night this time (B&B)

Antubis · by **Antubis** » Fri Feb 13, 2009 8:48 pm

Train fare is £9.20 a day and taxi is £5 each way so it comes to £58ish for three days.

KInG · by **KInG** » Fri Feb 13, 2009 11:54 pm

if u share it comes down to £22.50 a night, which is what we payed. I suspect Matt's was more coz they had an odd number therefore one double and a single room will have pushed the price up a little.

so staying in the hotel the two nights needed would be £70 tops, and I'm sure u could scrounge a lift if ur alone, or maybe share a taxi.

So that's max £12 more and less hassle, more fun, more socialising, and a hearty breakfast thrown in

Antubis · by **Antubis** » Sat Feb 14, 2009 12:47 am

At lest I don't have to worry about trains now as I've finally got round to buying a car.

Just a pity I didn't get it a week earlier.

killmaimburn · by **killmaimburn** » Sat Feb 14, 2009 8:31 am

Don't be too scared antubis, Tim isn't trying to show you his MTG cards. :twisted:

Its more that it appears those lot carry on gaming well into the night and appear to be a bit disheartened when I can only do 20 hours gaming in a weekend. I told King I only geek 9-5 :lol:

But their invitation/coercion/hard sell is because they want to game with you some more, take it as a complement.(and then let your brain and wallet make the real decision)
Did you play many games this weekend? I enjoyed ours.

mattjgilbert · by **mattjgilbert** » Sat Feb 14, 2009 2:59 pm

KInG wrote:I suspect Matt's was more coz they had an odd number therefore one double and a single room will have pushed the price up a little.

We each had a single room (£30 each per night). If we had a double two of us would actually sleep in the same bed! When I gave you the number for the hotel did you change your twin rooms for doubles? Is it a northern thing? Is that why you forgot your army in your excitement to sleep with Taumaul?

KInG wrote:and a hearty breakfast thrown in

well... it's a breakfast anyway

killmaimburn wrote:Don't be too scared antubis, Tim isn't trying to show you his MTG cards.

I wouldn't be so sure....

The hotel are happy for us to game into the night and this time had even got tables ready for us. It's also a chance to have some drinks and we've also taken the chance to get out and go for food/the cinema. It's worthwhile staying and making as much of the weekend as you can.

LordMalekTheRedKnight · by **LordMalekTheRedKnight** » Sat Feb 14, 2009 6:45 pm

mattjgilbert wrote:If we had a double two of us would actually sleep in the same bed! When I gave you the number for the hotel did you change your twin rooms for doubles? Is it a northern thing? Is that why you forgot your army in your excitement to sleep with Taumaul?

i think the double beds are actually 2 singles pushed together. one of the rooms they showed us was laid out as 2 singles, and they said they pushed them together... and the double in the room we ended up in was 2 singles really as well.

mattjgilbert wrote:
KInG wrote:and a hearty breakfast thrown in
well... it's a breakfast anyway

heh i took some of the bacon with me to WHW and Kate made me a butty with it.

~ Tim

Angelwing · by **Angelwing** » Sat Feb 14, 2009 8:15 pm

LordMalekTheRedKnight wrote:i think the double beds are actually 2 singles pushed together. one of the rooms they showed us was laid out as 2 singles, and they said they pushed them together... and the double in the room we ended up in was 2 singles really as well.

I can confirm this was the case in my room last august.