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Yes, the special rate was one of the discount hotel services and I'm sure that only a limited number of rooms are handed out to those services. The University Inn and Watertown properties are both operated by the same company (notice the link to each other on their websites) and both hotels have good reputations. Stuart. -----Original Message----- From: A mailing list for the Dublin Core Metadata Initiative's Usage Board [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Diane I. Hillmann Sent: Monday, March 20, 2006 11:08 AM To: [log in to unmask] Subject: Re: Seattle UB meeting logistics Folks: Just a note that I just tried booking at the University Tower and they had no more rooms available at the special rate. Looks like good old "bait and switch" to me ... :-( Diane >All, please accept my apologies for being so late getting logistical >information to you for the Seattle meeting Saturday and Sunday, April >29-30 (Board meeting on Monday, May 1). Both the Usage Board and Board >of Trustees meetings will be held in Mary Gates Hall (MGH) room >310D--one the iSchool's conference rooms on the University of >Washington >(UW) campus. Here is a link to the campus map with MGH circled: >http://www.washington.edu/home/maps/?MGH. We can accommodate direct >network access without authentication and wireless with authentication >(working on having wireless for you without authentication). > >HOTELS: > >There are three comparable hotels within easy walking distance (5 >minutes) of the UW campus. We will need you to make your own room >reservations. I have listed the three below in descending order of >expense (althought Watertown and University Tower are priced fairly >similarly). The University Inn is reasonably priced and quite >satisfactory. Until recently, the Inn was the primary hotel in the >area for University guests. The Watertown is the newest and considered >one of the best hotels in Seattle. The University Tower was recently >renovated. All three have Internet access. All three are >approximately 10 minutes from downtown by cab (Watertown has free dowtown shuttle). > >University Inn >4140 Roosevelt Way NE >Seattle, WA 98105 >http://www.universityinnseattle.com/guestrooms.htm >(Free wireless in rooms) > >Watertown >4242 Roosevelt Way NE >Seattle, WA 98105 >http://www.watertownseattle.com/guestrooms.htm >(Free internet access) > >University Tower Hotel >4507 Brooklyn Ave NE >Seattle, WA 98105 >Seattle.com (better rates): >http://www.seattle.com/universitytowerhotel/ >Direct: http://www.universitytowerhotel.com/ >(Free wireless in rooms; DSL in rooms available on request) > >DINNER WITH BOARD OF TRUSTEES: > >We will be dining with the Board of Trustees the evening of Sunday, >April 30. > >Stuart > >Stuart A. Sutton, Associate Professor >The Information School Research Commons University of Washington >4311 11th Ave NE, Suite 400 >Seattle, WA 98105 >http://www.ischool.washington.edu >