I have not contacted the Shilo Inn who usually gives players a deal, but it appears I should do so ASAP. I'll get on that tomorrow.heard all the hotel near by are fully booked
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Winter Regional Championships: Salem OR, January 19-20, 2013 (UPDATED)
- Thread starter Big Daddy Snorlax
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LibertyFigter
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heard all the hotel near by are fully booked
Ruh roh. I guess I'll have to look a little outside the radius then. Where's that info from?
Benzo
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http://salem.hotelguide.net/hl1sa.htm
This site may be of help. I did "Hotel"- if any one prefers "Motel", you will need to search for that.
This site may be of help. I did "Hotel"- if any one prefers "Motel", you will need to search for that.
I received word from the manager at the Shilo Inn today and she did not think that they are booked during that time. She was out of the office today, but will check tomorrow and set up the group rate. Don't panic yet folks. Stay tuned for updates in the next day or two.
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LibertyFigter
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Awesome! I'm so happy the community helps each other out like this. I'm still relatively new and it keeps impressing me. Thanks to everyone!
LibertyFigter
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Any news on this? Thanks!
I go in tomorrow to sign the agreement for a Pokemon discount. They have lots of rooms available and will offer a rate of $70 plus tax to players. You can get a double queen or a single king at that rate. As soon as I go in and get it set up I'll post the group name you need to use to get the deal. The Shilo will also have an open gaming room available Friday and Saturday nights as part of the deal.
BDS
OK, as promised here is the information you'll need to book a discount room at the Shilo Inn and Suites, Salem.
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Shilo has been great to work with over the past few years. They provide an open gaming room on the second floor Friday and Saturday nights, have continental breakfast, a pool, hot tub, sauna and they are located less than 2 miles from the event location.
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Dark Knight
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What about for staff members
I will be sending out the letter to staff in a day or two, but the short answer is, if you are a staff member that had a room provided last year you should expect the same deal this year. I arrange for staff rooms so you wouldn't need to book your own.
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LibertyFigter
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Just booked my room! Thanks for everything : D.
ultimatedra
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Hotel has been confirmed for me +4 others. It is going to be a long drive, but it will be worth it so see all my old friends.
New Location - Still at the Fairgrounds
This year we were not able to get our usual building for Regionals at the fair and expo center because by the time we found out we were moving the date to January the Jackman Long building was already booked for the weekend (there is a home show in it that weekend). The only building available that weekend big enough for us was the Pavilion, which is nice on the main floor but has a few thousand seats around the perimeter of the building. That makes the space a bit uninviting since all that extra space will sit empty.
Ever since we booked the venue I have been working with the staff at the fair and expo center to see if we could switch to something more like the Jackman Long building. Initially all the buildings of that size were booked, but I found out last week that the group in Columbia Hall, the building right next door to Jackman Long, would be willing to switch with us. I got confirmation on that today, so we are moving to Columbia Hall!
This year we were not able to get our usual building for Regionals at the fair and expo center because by the time we found out we were moving the date to January the Jackman Long building was already booked for the weekend (there is a home show in it that weekend). The only building available that weekend big enough for us was the Pavilion, which is nice on the main floor but has a few thousand seats around the perimeter of the building. That makes the space a bit uninviting since all that extra space will sit empty.
Ever since we booked the venue I have been working with the staff at the fair and expo center to see if we could switch to something more like the Jackman Long building. Initially all the buildings of that size were booked, but I found out last week that the group in Columbia Hall, the building right next door to Jackman Long, would be willing to switch with us. I got confirmation on that today, so we are moving to Columbia Hall!
ShuckleLVX
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Thanks for the heads up Boss! *waits for Gibbs smack*
You have three options that I can find:
- Choice #1: Greyhound - http://www.greyhound.com/ Takes a little over an hour and costs $16 to $20
- Choice #2: Amtrak - http://www.amtrak.com/ Takes about an hour and costs $15
- Choice #3: Combination of Tri-Met (Portland's public transit system) and SMART (South Metro Area Regional Transit)
You can take Tri-Met to Wilsonville and then take the SMART 1X to Salem.
http://www.tri-met.org/
http://www.ridesmart.com/
The Tri-Met portion of the fare depends upon which services and zones you use but it should be no more than $5. Tri-Met runs all day; check their website to figure out which routes will get you from where you'll be starting to Wilsonville. You may have to transfer along the way. There are a number of SMART runs between Wilsonville and Salem each day and the cost is $3.
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CardKaptor
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Room booked for the biggest Pokemon party in the NW (and my second regionals ever)! See ya'll in January.
don't see that the Oregon Expo has reserved event
Hi, BDS, I checked the oregon state fair website and the Pokemon regionals was not on their calandar. Also, I checked the pokemon.com website for regional tournament information, and the message said "Information of the winter regionals is comming soon" check back later. Why isn't everyone coordinated on this? Is there possibility there will be change of venue or date?
Hi, BDS, I checked the oregon state fair website and the Pokemon regionals was not on their calandar. Also, I checked the pokemon.com website for regional tournament information, and the message said "Information of the winter regionals is comming soon" check back later. Why isn't everyone coordinated on this? Is there possibility there will be change of venue or date?