Flock Hotel Update

[Brian Exelbierd]

The main hotel is now full for some nights. However, the Best Western
Efekt Express which is located in the same location and shares a parking
lot with our conference hotels has rooms and is honoring the same rate.
The form for this hotel is below.

The form can be downloaded from here:
https://pagure.io/fork/bex/fedora-websites/blob/bex_hotel_update_flock/f/flo...

There is a pending PR to update flocktofedora.org at
https://pagure.io/fedora-websites/pull-request/23

Thank you.

regards,

bex

[Jason L Tibbitts III]

Does anyone know if the conference hotel provides any kind of booking
number or other type of confirmation?  I requested rooms weeks ago and
was told that two were reserved for me, but I guess I'm used to
computerized booking systems.

- J<

[Justin W. Flory]

On 07/18/2016 11:32 AM, Jason Tibbitts wrote:
> Does anyone know if the conference hotel provides any kind of booking
> number or other type of confirmation?  I requested rooms weeks ago and
> was told that two were reserved for me, but I guess I'm used to
> computerized booking systems.
> J<

I remember seeing in the IRC channel, I think by bexelbie, that the 
hotel is *very* old-fashioned for booking. If I recall, his 
recommendation was to call or contact the hotel for a definite 
confirmation of the reservation to prevent problems on arrival.

Hope this helps.

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[Brian Exelbierd]

On Mon, Jul 18, 2016, at 05:32 PM, Jason Tibbitts wrote:
> Does anyone know if the conference hotel provides any kind of booking
> number or other type of confirmation?  I requested rooms weeks ago and
> was told that two were reserved for me, but I guess I'm used to
> computerized booking systems.

The hotel will email a PDF confirmation back if you have provided an
email address.

regards,

bex
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[Paul W. Frields]

On Mon, Jul 18, 2016 at 02:34:21PM +0200, Brian Exelbierd wrote:
> The main hotel is now full for some nights. However, the Best Western
> Efekt Express which is located in the same location and shares a parking
> lot with our conference hotels has rooms and is honoring the same rate.
> The form for this hotel is below.
>
> The form can be downloaded from here:
> https://pagure.io/fork/bex/fedora-websites/blob/bex_hotel_update_flock/f/flo...
>
> There is a pending PR to update flocktofedora.org at
> https://pagure.io/fedora-websites/pull-request/23
>
> Thank you.

Merged the PR and thanks for the contribution!

[Lailah]

Hi!

I've received a form, filled it and send it back.  Should I consider
my room reserved or should I check this other place?

Thank you very much.
Sylvia S.

[Joe Brockmeier]

On Tue, Jul 19, 2016 at 4:05 PM, Sylvia Sánchez  wrote:
> I've received a form, filled it and send it back.  Should I consider
> my room reserved or should I check this other place?
>
> You should receive a confirmation, how long has it been?

[Bruno Finger]

Hey guys, it seems the hotels around are already almost full.
Just wish to share I've found this hostel not very far from the conference
(8 minutes by car, Uber is your friend), they're both located next to a
main road in Kraków so it should be a smooth go.
Search for NH Hostel on booking.com, it's 62% off, I guaranteed my
reservation for just 60 PLN for the 3 nights.
Hope you'll manage, and see you at the conference!

*Bruno Finger*

On Tue, Jul 19, 2016 at 10:07 PM, Joe Brockmeier  wrote:
> On Tue, Jul 19, 2016 at 4:05 PM, Sylvia Sánchez 
> wrote:
> > I've received a form, filled it and send it back.  Should I consider
> > my room reserved or should I check this other place?
> >
> > You should receive a confirmation, how long has it been?
>
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[Rafal Luzynski]

Hi,

19.07.2016 23:34 Bruno Finger  wrote:
> Hey guys, it seems the hotels around are already almost full.
>  Just wish to share I've found this hostel not very far from the conference (8
> minutes by car, Uber is your friend), they're both located next to a main road
> in Kraków so it should be a smooth go.
>  Search for NH Hostel onhttp://booking.com , it's 62% off, I guaranteed my
> reservation for just 60 PLN for the 3 nights.
>  [...]

Anything is good if you don't find a better option but I'd like
to discourage that area due to high criminality (gang warfare,
although many people say that this stereotype is false, also
Flock venue area is not much different) and the distance which
is more than 8 km. This will be 8 minutes by car only if there
are no traffic jams, which means at night. At day it will be 15-40
minutes. Seems like you have just sorted all hotels still available
in Krakow by price and chosen the cheapest one. Well, it has
available rooms and cheap price for a reason.

Here is a list of hotels near Flock venue, besides Best Western
Premier and Best Western Efekt Express:

* Hotel Major http://www.majorhotel.pl
* Hotel Conrad http://www.conradhotel.pl/en/
* Quality System Hotel http://www.quality-hotels.pl/krakow
  (good price and one room still available!)
* Hotel Apart Styl MG http://hotel-krakow.com.pl/hotel-apart/
* Q Hotel http://www.qhotels.pl/krakow
* Crown Piast Hotel http://hotelpiast.pl/ (probably expensive)

although I can't confirm any of them has the rooms available
and acceptable prices.

Back to the list of the cheapest hotels/hostels in town by
booking.com based on the location I'd recommend:

* Hotel Floryan Old Town,
* Hostel Yellow,
* Hostel Aleje 28,
* T&T Hostel & Apartments,
* Hostel Centrum Sabot,
* Enigma Hostel,
* PŚŻ Hostel,
* Hostel Krakow KRK,
* Pillows Party Hostel.

Shortly, anything closer than the Old Town should be OK.

Note that all these locations (including NH Hostel) offer you
a bed in a shared room.

Regards,

Rafal

[Igor Gnatenko]

On Wed, Jul 20, 2016 at 12:59 AM, Rafal Luzynski
 wrote:
> Hi,
>
> 19.07.2016 23:34 Bruno Finger  wrote:
> > Hey guys, it seems the hotels around are already almost full.
> >  Just wish to share I've found this hostel not very far from the conference (8
> > minutes by car, Uber is your friend), they're both located next to a main road
> > in Kraków so it should be a smooth go.
> >  Search for NH Hostel onhttp://booking.com , it's 62% off, I guaranteed my
> > reservation for just 60 PLN for the 3 nights.
> >  [...]
>
> Anything is good if you don't find a better option but I'd like
> to discourage that area due to high criminality (gang warfare,
> although many people say that this stereotype is false, also
> Flock venue area is not much different) and the distance which
> is more than 8 km. This will be 8 minutes by car only if there
> are no traffic jams, which means at night. At day it will be 15-40
> minutes. Seems like you have just sorted all hotels still available
> in Krakow by price and chosen the cheapest one. Well, it has
> available rooms and cheap price for a reason.

Can you give a bit more information what's wrong with that area?
Some link?

And 9km is not a problem, it's always possible to walk ;)
> Here is a list of hotels near Flock venue, besides Best Western
> Premier and Best Western Efekt Express:
> Hotel Major http://www.majorhotel.pl
> Hotel Conrad http://www.conradhotel.pl/en/
> Quality System Hotel http://www.quality-hotels.pl/krakow
> (good price and one room still available!)
> Hotel Apart Styl MG http://hotel-krakow.com.pl/hotel-apart/
> Q Hotel http://www.qhotels.pl/krakow
> Crown Piast Hotel http://hotelpiast.pl/ (probably expensive)
>
> although I can't confirm any of them has the rooms available
> and acceptable prices.
>
> Back to the list of the cheapest hotels/hostels in town by
> booking.com based on the location I'd recommend:
> Hotel Floryan Old Town,
> Hostel Yellow,
> Hostel Aleje 28,
> T&T Hostel & Apartments,
> Hostel Centrum Sabot,
> Enigma Hostel,
> PŚŻ Hostel,
> Hostel Krakow KRK,
> Pillows Party Hostel.
>
> Shortly, anything closer than the Old Town should be OK.
>
> Note that all these locations (including NH Hostel) offer you
> a bed in a shared room.
>
> Regards,
>
> Rafal
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[Rafal Luzynski]

20.07.2016 01:39 Igor Gnatenko  wrote:
> > [...]
> > Anything is good if you don't find a better option but I'd like
> > to discourage that area due to high criminality (gang warfare,
> > although many people say that this stereotype is false, also
> > Flock venue area is not much different) and the distance which
> > is more than 8 km. This will be 8 minutes by car only if there
> > are no traffic jams, which means at night. At day it will be 15-40
> > minutes. Seems like you have just sorted all hotels still available
> > in Krakow by price and chosen the cheapest one. Well, it has
> > available rooms and cheap price for a reason.
>
> Can you give a bit more information what's wrong with that area?
> Some link?

Polish only but can be passed through a translation service:

http://www.gazetakrakowska.pl/wiadomosci/krakow/a/krakow-wjazd-z-maczetami-n...

and a proof that the area we have been talking about is not
an exception:

http://www.gazetakrakowska.pl/artykul/592533,porachunki-kiboli-na-olszy-z-ma...
> And 9km is not a problem, it's always possible to walk ;)

Sure, I encourage this if time and body condition allow. :)

Regards,

Rafal

[Jakub Kramarz]

Uh. If we, educated people, are using proof by example, I should mention
that I lost a bike in Old City five years ago and also that gang leader
called "Człowiek" got killed in front of my primary school.
Every part of Kraków (and any other inhabited area) has some kind of
"smell". Fortunately, we've no "no-go" zones here, no enclaves, etc.

If you're searching for a hotel, please consider ones with direct
connection to Azory bus stop (few minutes walk from the venue), as on
Opolska street you will experience enormous traffic jams in these hours.

Serdecznie pozdrawiam / Best regards,

Jakub Kramarz
http://about.me/jkramarz

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[Paul McCathy]

Hey guys, just for clarification, I applied to flock and I don't know my
status yet because I didn't receive any reply. Am I to receive a
confirmation letter or is there another means by which I am to be
contacted...

On Wed, Jul 20, 2016 at 12:14 PM Jakub Kramarz  wrote:
> Uh. If we, educated people, are using proof by example, I should mention
> that I lost a bike in Old City five years ago and also that gang leader
> called "Człowiek" got killed in front of my primary school.
> Every part of Kraków (and any other inhabited area) has some kind of
> "smell". Fortunately, we've no "no-go" zones here, no enclaves, etc.
>
> If you're searching for a hotel, please consider ones with direct
> connection to Azory bus stop (few minutes walk from the venue), as on
> Opolska street you will experience enormous traffic jams in these hours.
>
> Serdecznie pozdrawiam / Best regards,
>
> Jakub Kramarz
> http://about.me/jkramarz
>
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[Joe Brockmeier]

On Fri, Jul 22, 2016 at 3:12 AM, Paul McCathy 
wrote:
> Hey guys, just for clarification, I applied to flock and I don't know my
> status yet because I didn't receive any reply. Am I to receive a
> confirmation letter or is there another means by which I am to be
> contacted...

Unclear what "applied" means here? Did you register for the conference? If
so, you're in.

Best,

jzb

[Paul W. Frields]

On Fri, Jul 22, 2016 at 12:17:38PM -0400, Joe Brockmeier wrote:
> On Fri, Jul 22, 2016 at 3:12 AM, Paul McCathy 
> wrote:
> > Hey guys, just for clarification, I applied to flock and I don't know my
> > status yet because I didn't receive any reply. Am I to receive a
> > confirmation letter or is there another means by which I am to be
> > contacted...
>
> Unclear what "applied" means here? Did you register for the conference? If
> so, you're in.

Also needs to be clear what "in" means, perhaps.  Just to be
pedantic... Registration means you'll have a badge, etc.  Anyone is
allowed to attend regardless of registration, so if you didn't get
into the registration list, you can still be there.

Paul McC, can you clarify whether that answers your question, or
whether you're talking about something else like a hotel subsidy?

[Paul McCathy]

Thanks Paul W. Frields for the clarification.

On Fri, Jul 22, 2016 at 6:46 PM Paul W. Frields  wrote:
> On Fri, Jul 22, 2016 at 12:17:38PM -0400, Joe Brockmeier wrote:
> > On Fri, Jul 22, 2016 at 3:12 AM, Paul McCathy 
> > wrote:
> > > Hey guys, just for clarification, I applied to flock and I don't know
>
> my
> > > status yet because I didn't receive any reply. Am I to receive a
> > > confirmation letter or is there another means by which I am to be
> > > contacted...
> >
> > Unclear what "applied" means here? Did you register for the conference?
>
> If
> > so, you're in.
>
> Also needs to be clear what "in" means, perhaps.  Just to be
> pedantic... Registration means you'll have a badge, etc.  Anyone is
> allowed to attend regardless of registration, so if you didn't get
> into the registration list, you can still be there.
>
> Paul McC, can you clarify whether that answers your question, or
> whether you're talking about something else like a hotel subsidy?
>
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