Path: utzoo!attcan!uunet!super!udel!princeton!njin!rutgers!apple!bionet!agate!ucbvax!decwrl!mejac!gryphon!pnet02!hrlaser From: hrlaser@pnet02.cts.com (Harv Laser) Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga Subject: Re: Hotel Scam for AmiExpo Message-ID: <7326@gryphon.CTS.COM> Date: 27 Sep 88 08:20:22 GMT Sender: root@gryphon.CTS.COM Organization: People-Net [pnet02], Redondo Beach, CA. Lines: 33 For us local yokels who will be driving to AmiExpo or those coming into town and staying elsewhere and renting cars, the Expo guys have apparently struck some kind of "parking validation" deal with the Bonaventure for $6/day parking. I believe this is mentioned in their ad which appeared in the Oct. "Amiga Sentry" magazine which I can't put my hands on at this moment in time, but at any rate a call to 1-800-32-Amiga would get the facts. To those of you who have never traversed the "financial district" of Downtown Los Angeles what you basically have here is a lot of streets with very little on street parking and a bunch of expensive multi-storied parking structures near the hotel. When at the Expo you'll also be treated to the sight of the recently mostly-restored First Interstate Bank building a couple blocks away, which was, in May '88, the scene of a rather spectacular fire which consumed 12 floors of the building. People who are not familiar with LA have been asking me "where's a good cheap close place to stay." To them I say "good luck." There's a Holiday Inn not far from the Expo site, and a Hyatt Regency just down the street, or you can try to brave the Bonaventure itself. A posh hotel with similarly posh prices :-) For the truly adventure-inclined amongst you, hike about 5 blocks to the east of the Bonaventure where you can revel in the sight of LA's legions of homeless people sleeping in doorways and alleyways and parks. But that's another story. Looking forward to seeing you Expo-attendees! Harv Laser, Sysop, The People/Link AmigaZone. Plink: CBM*HARV UUCP: {ames!elroy,}!gryphon!pnet02!hrlaser INET: hrlaser@pnet02.cts.com <---open Push down while turning close tightly--->