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After arriving at the exact time of
my confirmed · reservation, I had to
wait three hours for a room. Since I
had to wait anyway, this would be a
perfect time for lunch, right? Wrong!!
Of the Hyatt's many overpriced restau-
rants, only one was open and you
couldn't get near it. Okay. I'll have a
drink or two to kill time. Wrong
again!! I couldn't get near the two
lounges that were open. A person
could not even find an empty seat in
the lobby areas to just sit and wait. I
was told by Hyatt personnel that they
had three conventions this weekend
and that their facilities were simply
overtaxed. How the hell can you over-
tax a hotel facility that is not open??
So much for organization. How
about the costs?
These are times when all operators
must closely watch costs. While I agree
that iris difficult to secure a location
that can handle an event of this magni-
tude, I feel the costs involved at the
Hyatt are unreasonable. The best
example is meal expense. At the low
end of the scale, for two persons, you
can expect to pay: Breakfast $20,
Lunch $40, Dinner $60. ,.,
Concerning the present economic
conditions, when already "hungry"
operators are wondering where they're
going to be in six months, I'm sure
attendance was down. And I predict
lower attendance at future conven-
tions, primarily because a lot of opera-
tors will simply not be able to justify
the costs vs . benefits . All operators are
not millionaires. Did someone forget
to tell the associations?
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[Ed. Note: Yours is just one of the
many horror stories we heard about
people trying to check in at the Hyatt
Regency during the AMOA conven-
tion. Actually, you should consider
yourself lucky. A number of people ·
holding confirmed room reservations
.
were turned away.
As for your concern over the costs,
the AMOA has no control over the
price of food at the Hyatt Regency.
With a little effort, you could have
gone outside the hotel for your meals if
yo.u felt the Hyatt's prices were too
high.
By the way, the upcoming AOE
show has been moved to the Hyatt
Regency O'Hare near O'Hare airport.
Not only are the meals less
expensive,but the room and parking
rates are lower also.]
PLAY METER. February 1. 1983