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Radisson Hotel Chicago O'Hare
1450 East Touhy Avenue , Des Plaines IL 60018


http://www.radisson.com/hotels/ildespla

$74.00 Per Room Group Rate Charge

HOTEL PERKS:
FREE 24 hour shuttle to and from the airport and the surrounding area. The shuttle runs nonstop every half hour.
FREE Parking
FREE High speed internet, wired and wireless

Room Choices: All have balconies
* One King Sleep Number® bed
* Two Double Sleep Number® beds
* One King Sleep Number® bed with a sofa sleeper

In order for us to get a block of rooms on the same floor or two floors, I must submit a list of names to the hotel. If we have everyone call in separately, the rooms will be scattered throughout the four floors.

So - if you know you will be attending (or are pretty certain you will be) please PM me with your name or a name you will use to check in. One name per room is all they require. I told him probably 15 rooms, a mixed group (some people know they will not have roommates so they may choose King instead of Double, for instance).

I plan to call him back tomorrow with questions we'll have. As far as I know, we're not being penalized for not filling the 15. But I will ask.


ALSO:

I've reserved a meeting room for Friday night from 7:00 - 10:00 p.m. The room fee is $100 (without food) but he's sending menus. (It's 640 sq. feet, all they had, but that's big enough for 40 to mix and mingle, isn't it?) There's a pretty good chance we can get decent munchies and soft drinks (and bring our own liquor, unobtrusively, ahem) for less than $10 a person. Not sure how to collect this fee from everyone yet. I do know we won't let just anyone in, they would have to check in on Lit beforehand.

Chicago residents (who don't need hotel rooms) please let me know if you'll be attending. That way I can order enough food for Friday night!


So. It's ON. PM me as soon as possible! I need names and room preferences, please!
Sarahh, I love when you wheedle in gigantic technicolor. :devil:
 
Uh, I happen to think of something. Yes I know wonders never cease. :rolleyes:

How about smokers, do you need to know for the rooms. If so, I do, smoke that is.

Also is the parking free and close by?

Ok, I went back and reread the top, scratch the question on Parking.
 
As of this past January 1st, Illinois became a "non-smoking state" :rolleyes:

Many hotels had already gotten rid of smoking rooms and I'm very certin Radisson was one of them.

I'm thinking since every room has a balcony ... are they gonna kick us out if we go out on the balcony to smoke? I mean ... come on ... we're OUTside!
 
Umm...what if you aren't sure you can make it? Is there a penalty if you put my name down, then if I find out in a month I can't go, I have to cancel?
 
I want to thank everyone involved for the work you've done and are still doing for the rest of us.

Thank you! :rose:
 
But this year they're going to lock you out on the balcony and it's c-c-c-cold in Chicago.
I live in Toronto. And I've lived places where it snowed in June.

Chicago isn't cold. ;)

Plus I smoke a pipe. Which takes so long I have to get dressed for the weather. No 'quick nips out for a smoke' for me.
 
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