Forum Fest 2015 Melbourne

[achookwoman]

Think it might be time to book. As long as the rooms are clean, it is ok with me. The gathering area is important.
How many rooms do we need? I though 12 to 15. We could do a group booking and may get a discount.
What do others think?
Wonder thanks for checking it out.
CP, it seems that apartments mostly don't have a gathering area.

[mcmich]

I'm happy to book now. We might be able to get a discount for a group booking. It's certainly worth a try.

[gertbysea]

Me too.

[obbie]

Judy I really wanted to come, but have a family wedding the next weekend in Brisbane, that we are going too.

Hope you all have fun, and share the pics.

[judydawn]

Maybe another year Robyn, weddings can always upset one's plans.

I'm ready to book too.  Perhaps we need a number of positive attendees now so that one of the local girls can negotiate a deal with these 2 hotels or do you think we can do that by email girls?  We will need full details, whether the monies paid now are refundable if we cannot attend or if we have to pay a premium to ensure we can cancel at the last minute if somethings goes awry at home as it has been know to do in the past

I'll start a list of those who say they are ready to commit to booking their room now.  Please post a confirmation and we can add your name here as well as to the page 1 list.

So far -
Chookie & Ral
Gert          
Judy          
McMich & Don        
Gayle          
Narelle
CP (Denise)
Aussie Brenda
Katie & Richard
Uni
Jamberie & DH + 1 child
 Cookie      
Bedlam (Denise) & Evan  
kezza
Trudy & Wayne
kmw , DH & 1 child

[djinni373]

Add 2 more to your list of those ready to book please Judy (Gayle & Narelle)
Thank you to all the lovely people who are organising things.

[judydawn]

Done, thanks Gayle. Obviously a double room for married couples but if any single person has arranged to share with another please let us know otherwise we will take it as a single room.

[CreamPuff63]

I will commit to a room

[judydawn]

Thanks CP.

[Aussie Brenda]

I'm in too looking forward to,finally meeting some of my forum friends

[achookwoman]

I rang Welcome Hotel and their group booking lady, Sarah does not work at weekends. All group booking are organised via email.
A contract and individual quote is organised, based on requirements.
I think we need a firm commitment for single and double rooms before we can get a quote.
I think we already know room prices so would want to do better than these. They may play hard ball because of Cox Plate and it is a hotel used by Asian bus groups.many who may be in Melb for the Cup Season.

[Katiej]

Thanks for all your hard work Chookie and those helping behind the scenes.

I'm coming along with Richard, so please put us down for a room.

[judydawn]

It would be good if we could get this sorted by the end of the week, price confirmation that is Chookie.  Perhaps if we give the girls a couple more days to read where we are at, we can then email those who haven't responded on Tuesday and be ready to send that email to the hotel by Thursday.  What do others think?  

Local Melbourne girls - are any of you staying in the hotel with us interstaters or will you just come in each day for our activities and nightly dinners?  Your response will save us sending out emails.

[Jamberie]

We would be interested in staying at the Welcome too.
I am happy to book as a part of the group, however as we would need accommodation for 2 adults +1 child (I'll bring port-a-cot for bub) and might choose slightly different dates (Thurs night- Monday night) to everyone else, I am happy to organise our own booking too (but maybe if part of the group, it might help everyone)- either way I don't mind

[judydawn]

I'll put you on the list Jamberie, it might help us all to secure a better price.