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[aliendial]

Rose, were you going to get more specific contact information for the hotels for us? Or should we just call and mention unfiction or ARGFest?

Oh, and such nice hotels they are, by the way.

[konamouse]

Re: ANNOUNCEMENT: KEYNOTE SPEAKERS and BOOKSIGNING

[aliendial]

*aliendial decides she needs to actually read the book that she bought months ago at Borders and check out the links so she's not totally embarassed.*

[rose]

[Clayfoot]

Ideal Arrival/Departure Times

[aliendial]

Hard to say, but I'd say while some people may get in Thursday, most will arrive Friday. And people start leaving Sunday midday (I am generalizing mightily). This one may be different because it precedes a convention that some of our guests will also be attending, so PMs, designers and others might be available to hang out all of Sunday and even Monday.

You will find the return tough on schedules for east coast types - any reasonable departure time, with a multi-hour flight and the time difference, will get you home very late Sunday. Maybe you'd get to breakfast with people before you left. If you don't have to be completely useful Monday, you could consider a redeye (overnight) flight that would get you home Monday AM.

And don't forget to check flights into Oakland as well as SFO - often cheaper and expands your schedule options.

[krystyn]

Cruel 2 B Kind in San Francisco!

[ariock]

Re: Cruel 2 B Kind in San Francisco!

[Gupfee]

Let's talk airfares

[Clayfoot]

Re: Let's talk airfares

[thebruce]

I just booked mine, Hojo will by Sunday, and we're getting round trip flights from Buffalo to SFO for $321CAD, about $274US, using Expedia.

[aliendial]

Oakland is VERY EASY. There's a BART stop at both airports. A cab all the way from the Oakland airport would be expensive, but that's also true of SFO. Not sure how close BART gets to the hotel, but take it downtown and then cab from there (again, same for both airports). And I'm sure there are shuttle services at the airport too that would cost less than a cab and more than BART.

(I'm using frequent flyer miles so I can't help ya on the fares, but I'll bet you won't beat Southwest.)

[Boozemonkey]

There's a shuttle that runs every 10-20 mins that goes from the Oakland airport to the coliseum BART station which is probably the way to go. There's also a shuttle service that you can use which costs $25. The possible downside is that you have to make a reservation ahead of time and need to call it in when you get to the airport, and I'm not sure how long it takes for them to get out there.

[thebruce]

What's the word on the Muni? Is it also a feasible transit option for hotel/airport commuting?

[Rogi Ocnorb]

Muni operates only within the city, proper and handle the cablecar, streetcar and bus lines. I like the old streetcars myself, but some of the lines can get pretty crowded.
I haven't really ridden BART much, but IIRC, it goes from SFO, up through the city and then across the bay to Oakland (10,000 foot picture).

Also, when there are several large groups in the city all at once, like Fleet Week coinciding with the National Mayor's Conference, additional shuttles are assigned to carry commuters from East Bay parking areas to/from S.F.

Here's a rundown of stuff that connects to Muni