RE: COMMON in Minneapolis - affordable hotels..

How about driving? I'll be driving to Minneapolis for COMMON - how
terrible is the traffic in the morning/evening? Is there decent parking
near the COMMON site?

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> Subject: Re: COMMON in Minneapolis - affordable hotels..
> From: Jen Raihala <jen_raihala@xxxxxxxxx>
> Date: Mon, November 21, 2005 10:46 am
> To: Midrange Systems Technical Discussion <midrange-l@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
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> Well, define affordable. There are several hotel/motel/no tells in the 
> immediate area. 
>   
>   If you want to "Motel 6" it, you may have to go as far out as Vadnais  
> Heights on the St Paul side or Columbia Hieghts/Fridley area on the  
> Minneapolis side.
>   
>   I have a cousin who swears that the only way to motel it for a week is  one 
> of those "extended stay" efficiency style apts that are linked to  Fairfields 
> (a Marriot partner) or Holiday Inn (he also has 6 kids and a  dog which may 
> figure into his decision).
>   
>   Personally, I like the Embassy Suites near the Mall of America (only  
> 149.00 a night but it includes a nightly manager's reception from 5-7  pm 
> (free drinks and munchies) and a free breakfast (from omelettes  cooked on 
> the spot to cold cereal and toast) AND a free St Paul  newspaper)
>   
>   Only thing would be getting across to Minneapolis during rush hour (does 
> that Metro Rail thing run to Mpls?).
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> Don <dr2@xxxxxxxx> wrote:  Richard,
> 
> Once had a $$marriott$$ quote me a price like that for a room...I told them 
> what had better be alongside that mint on my
> pillow for that rate...or bringing me my coffee in the morning...   They 
> didn't like my sense of humour... :)
> 
> Don in DC
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> At 08:13 PM 11/19/2005 -0600, you wrote:
> >Paul, you can stay at my place, but it's $400/night :-)
> >
> >You might also have to sleep with one of the cats :-)
> >
> >Regards,
> >Richard Schoen
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> >11/19/2005 10:40 AM
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> >Re: COMMON in Minneapolis - affordable hotels..
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> >What! 2 conferences in a row? I'm sorta thinking about staying at my
> >buddy's house in Golden Valley. I'd stay at my Mom's, but the traffic
> >coming in from Edina is awful in the AM. Maybe we could all stay with Dan
> >Kimmel, Vern Hamberg, and Richard Schoen..... :-))
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> >Paul Nelson
> >Arbor Solutions, Inc.
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> >pnelson@xxxxxxxxxx
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> >Don 
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> >COMMON in Minneapolis - affordable hotels..
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> >Well, folks, I'm planning my trip to the conference and expo in
> >Minneapolis
> >currently referred to as COMMON.... :) :)
> >
> >Now, since I was able to get a VERY nice fully furnished 3 b/r suite in
> >Lake Buena Vista (3 miles from the $$marriott$$) in Orlando, for the
> >princely sum of
> >$400 (for a full 7-day week), I'm curious what's available in Minneapolis.
> >
> >Anyone started their hotel hunting for Minneapolis yet?
> >
> >I like to plan ahead...
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> >Thanks  and Happy Pilgrim Day...
> >
> >Don in DC
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