Re: [guadec-list] lodging recommendations?

[Baris Cicek <baris teamforce name tr>]

I'll put two hotels in Sultanahmet and Sirkeci and rooms booked for
GUADEC 2008 till end of May tomorrow. I just need to confirm 'code' for
people to do their reservation as GUADEC guests. 

Youth hostels around Sultanahmet varies, I've visited some, they are
'ok' for their prices. Will put their names, and links for booking this
kind of accommodation. Ie. rented housings (they are fairly cheap) and
hostels. But these items will be individual for now. 

I can add recommendation of Gorkem and others once they pass them to me
into the official GUADEC web page. 

Btw, we can start accommodation collaboration wiki page one
live.gnome.org as we'll need it for people to find room-mates. Anyone
would like to do that and blog about it (tomorrow)? :)

Regards,
Baris Cicek


On Mon, 2008-05-12 at 19:20 +0200, Dave Neary wrote:
> Hi Gorkem,
> 
> How would you feel about drawing up a list of recommended accommodation
> options?
> 
> Ideally, we'd need 4/5 recommendations, covering a variety of price
> ranges from cheap (youth hostel or campsite) to relatively expensive,
> aiming for 2/3 stars. Once we have a list of options, it'd be good to
> get them up on the site quickly on the accommodation page, since people
> (including myself) would like to reserve now, but don't want to spend
> the week on their own in a hotel in the middle of nowhere :)
> 
> If we can get a group rate from the hotel, great, if not, the value of
> having accommodation recommendations is having most people staying in a
> relatively small number of hotels.
> 
> Cheers,
> Dave.
> 
> Görkem Çetin wrote:
> > Baris Cicek wrote:
> >> Hi John; 
> >>
> >> Well this hotel is at Aksaray, which is near Laleli (as I mentioned in
> >> previous mail). 
> >>
> >> Public transportation would not be problem, but specially at night there
> >> will be lot of "striptease clubs" and so definitely not recommended if
> >> you'll stay with a woman. 
> >>
> >> Laleli is more secure than Aksaray location-wise. 
> >>   
> > 
> > Hi
> > 
> > Some quick hints for those looking for a hotel.
> > 
> > Sultanahmet:
> > A place surrounded with historical buildings. Recommended.
> > Prices: Moderate
> > Distance: 7-9 Euros with taxi
> > 
> > Taksim:
> > Night life, entertainment, clubbers, pub crawling and more. Recommended 
> > for wannabe-drunks
> > Prices: Moderate to high
> > Distance: 20 minutes of walking, or 3-4 Euros with taxi
> > 
> > Besiktas:
> > Not so interesting things around, but in the very middle of the city
> > Prices: Moderate to high
> > Distance: 0-20 mins of walking
> > 
> > Ortakoy:
> > Very good gourmet restaurants around. Near sea, so highly attractive
> > Prices: Moderate
> > Distance: 3-4 Euros with taxi, or 20 mins of walking
> > 
> > Let me know (in private or on the list) as you choose a hotel and want a 
> > recommendation - if I know the location.
> > 
> > Best
> > Gorkem
> > 
> > 
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