That's not the conference rate. I got charged $139 a night, I think, 2 or 3 days ago. I would call back and ask to speak to a manager. Best, John Haley On Sat, Apr 11, 2015 at 10:29 AM, DAVID BURNHAM <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > I just called the hotel and their best price is $220 per night, which they > claim is the conference rate and I have to pay for it now and it's > non-refundable. They also claim that I won't find a cheaper hotel anywhere > in Pittsburgh. Is this all true? > db > > > > On Friday, April 10, 2015 4:40 PM, "Nelson-Strauss, Brenda" < > [log in to unmask]> wrote: > > > RE: 49th Annual ARSC Conference (Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania on May 27-30, > 2015) > > The ARSC room block at the Westin Convention Center in downtown Pittsburgh > is nearly sold out and they will not be able to provide us with any > additional rooms at the conference rate. By the time you receive this > message, the peak nights of Wed.-Fri. may well be completely sold out, > though we have plenty of rooms available on Tuesday and Saturday. The > hotel has started a wait list - you will need to call reservations to be > placed on the list: (412) 560-6365. > > Roommates: > I currently have one female attendee with a double room at the Westin > (5/27-5/31) seeking a roommate. If anyone else is seeking a roommate > please let me know as soon as possible. Please provide me with the dates of > your stay, let me know if you've already booked a room, and if you have any > other preferences. > > Overflow Hotel: > I am currently obtaining quotes from 3 nearby hotels, but probably won't > be able to finalize an agreement for overflow rooms until next Tuesday or > Wednesday. Meanwhile, I'd like to start a list of those still seeking > rooms. This will help me to estimate how many overflow rooms are needed so > I can negotiate a favorable contract. Send me a short email at the address > below a.s.a.p. > > > Brenda Nelson-Strauss > ARSC Conference Manager > 812-855-7530 > [log in to unmask] > > >