NACAA 2010 Accom - warning/info

rogerg (Roger) · #1 31-01-2010, 04:26 PM

G'day all,

I booked our accommodation for NACAA 2010 today, at the Rydges where NACAA is being held. I found the following interesting and worth noting for other's benefit:

Checked accom on Wed, Thurs & Fri last week - best deal was the NACAA "block code" (promoted on the NACAA website) of $180/night.

Checked accom again on Sat night - best deal was now avg $164/night, cheaper than the $180 NACAA deal! I Rang Rydges to ask about it as it seemed odd, perhaps a mistake - they couldn't explain the difference and had little idea about the NACAA block code. The avg of $164 includes nights from $140 - $176 for our stay. Conditions of accom for all prices I've compared are equal (lowest level available at the hotel) and all prices from all days was from the Rydges website.

I know NACAA leaves accom up to the individual and only mentions some options as a general recommendation, so I am not in any way suggesting NACAA have done anything wrong or should change their information. It simply seems the Rydges released cheaper rates on Saturday.

I thought I'd mention it so people are aware you might be better off booking through Rydges website than with the NACAA block code.

Roger.

Blue Skies (Jacquie) · #2 31-01-2010, 08:36 PM

Maybe the NACAA deal includes breakfast? I haven't got around to ringing yet to find out.

rogerg (Roger) · #3 31-01-2010, 08:41 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Blue Skies

Maybe the NACAA deal includes breakfast? I haven't got around to ringing yet to find out.

I thought that might explain it too, but no... as I tried to imply by "Conditions of accom for all prices I've compared are equal" NACAA deal and others I was looking at don't include breakfast, at least that's what they told me on the phone and what the web booking system said too. Breakfast was $18 extra pp.

Outbackmanyep · #4 04-02-2010, 03:51 PM

Well.....i have bitten the bullet and decided to skip Coona and go for NACAA.
I'll be there midday Sunday due to a family birthday party on Saturday i can't get there any earlier.
I booked into a motel 200m from Rydges.

I hope that those from IIS that are going will have their IIS names on their tags for identification!

I hope to see some of you there!

Cheers!