Signed up but don't think I can get the Friday off work
Signed up but don't think I can get the Friday off work
What about the dodgy curry I predict you will be having Thursday night? Which bot are you bringing this year?
Anyone heard something about their application?
Not yet
All in good time.
Just curious, what is the norm for hotels etc? Do people try and stay in a particular area for ease of meeting up/going to venue or a favourite hotel? Just been browsing hotels but thought it would be an idea to ask to see if anybody has recommendations!
Think I speak for a lot of the Roboteers on this one, we spend too much money on robots and end up staying wherever is the cheapest!
Its a big advantage to stay close to the NEC and walk over but the closest hotels have really jacked up their prices this year. I stayed at one of the airport hotels but catching the train to the NEC while carrying anything was still a pain. This year I booked the Holiday Inn Express, which had about average prices and slightly better reviews than similar hotels. For some reason most hotels are charging substantially more for that weekend than I remember last year .
We get parking permits for the NEC, so it might save you money to stay a bit further away and drive to the NEC each day.
Looking at ones a couple of miles away now, I was hoping on premier inn (the one close by) but thats fully booked now. Serves me right for leaving it so late... but I wasn't really up for booking a hotel when I didn't even have a robot haha, atleast now I have half a bot!
You tried the Sutton Coldfield Premier Inn, Giles? That's where a good few of us are staying this year. It's a bit further out (~20 min drive) but it was the cheapest by far out of all the nearby Premier Inns.
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