Sorry for starting a firestorm......
Didn't mean to rile everybody up.
For the record, the AAA price for my "Executive Guest Room" room is $89.10 + Tax. I don't know if the TDIClub rate includes tax or not......so at most it's $10 or $20 difference. It's not a big deal for me to switch to a TDIClub-approved room.
I am only using the hotel room to sleep in Friday night. It will not be my base of operations. Don't care about wireless internet, water for washing my car, etc... If I thought I could handle it, I'd leave home at 3:30 AM Saturday morning and skip the hotel all together.
I'm sorry, but I was not aware of this:
"...Remember, the whole purpose of TDIFest is to raise money for Fred so he can maintain the website..."
I was hoping it was about learning about the TDI, and networking with fellow enthusiasts. Surely my 2 X $40 Registration Fee will help.
and I wasn't aware of this:
"...Also, we are currently at about 50% of what we promised the hotel we would get. TDIClub has to pay out of pocket, for any rooms that do not meet our goal..."