Folks,
For those interested in attending the 2005 Chicago
Bouchercon, room reservations at the con-hotel (Sheraton
Chicago Hotel & Towers) open up on September 7th. The
discounted con-rate is $135 per night, single or double. Of
course, there's a 14.9% per-night occupancy tax ... which
brings the total up to $155.12 per night. The "Hotel Info"
page on the http://Bouchercon.net
website has been updated with this and other info.
A few other things. Unlike most hotels in the past, the
Sheraton Chicago has (ahem) NO free parking for guests. All
parking is "valet" parking and costs $35 a night with 24-hour
in/out priveleges. Keep that additional cost in mind if you
plan on driving to the con or renting a car when you get into
Chicago.
The hotel requires no deposit to make a reservation if you
use a major credit card. And, sometime in October, the
Sheraton Chicago will provide the Bouchercon.net site with a
link ... allowing con-goers to book their discounted rooms
online. However, if you plan on paying by check, you have to
call in your reservation ... and there will probably be a
deposit requirement of some kind in order to hold the room.
In all cases, reservation cancellation policy requires guests
to cancel at least four days prior to their arrival date.
Keep that in mind in case some unforeseen problem prevents
you from attending.
Below are the reservation-line numbers. These go _direct_ to
the hotel and are not "national trunk" numbers:
(877) 242-2558 --- toll-free for North American callers
(312) 464-1000 --- everybody else
Regards, J. Alec West
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