shtkn Posted July 6, 2015 Posted July 6, 2015 With evo fast approaching, I was reminded how fun the anime suites were at hotels, where we all gathered to play games, talk and chill late into the night. Inspired by that, I've rented a hotel room for the night of July 11 so everyone can come in and play matches and gain some last minute matchup knowledge. I got a hotel suite because: 1. we don't have Super Arcade for the time being 2. we can play late into the night/next morning 3. no cleanup since that's covered by hotel (but still use common decency!) 4. likely more space to work with than most home gatheringsVenue Fee: Free (bring setups and food)Location: Hotel Irvine 17900 Jamboree Boulevard Irvine, CaliforniaRoom Number: 446Start Time: Whenever I check in. Earliest is 3pm.End Time: Whenever I check out. Final checkout is at noon. This is my first time doing something like this so hopefully this is useful for everyone. If it's successful, we can look into expanding it into more rooms or making it more formal with a venue fee or something.
chzchan Posted July 6, 2015 Posted July 6, 2015 Perfect timing for me. I have two setups at the ready which are the ones I used in the West Hall at AX. I'll bring over some DRANK and I can even cook if there is a kitchen.
shtkn Posted July 7, 2015 Author Posted July 7, 2015 that will depend on two factors: who bring setups and if we have enough room
chzchan Posted July 7, 2015 Posted July 7, 2015 I'll mention it at this week's UCI Fight Night later today and see how many setups on top of the ones I can bring can potentially be brought over the weekend. I also just realized that I could actually walk to that particular hotel from my apartment in ~10 minutes after I googled the address. What is the count right now and how large is the room? Would extra tables/chairs/power strips/extension cords/HDMI cables/power cables be needed as well?
shtkn Posted July 7, 2015 Author Posted July 7, 2015 it's a regular hotel room so in theory it's not that big, probably just enough for 3-4 setups. i didn't do a head count, but i'm guessing 10ish? maybe i need to get a second hotel room...
shtkn Posted July 8, 2015 Author Posted July 8, 2015 @chzchan, how many people do you think will come from UCI? also i reserved a second room just in case. pretty sure we'll have enuogh people to fill them
chzchan Posted July 8, 2015 Posted July 8, 2015 @chzchan, how many people do you think will come from UCI? also i reserved a second room just in case. pretty sure we'll have enuogh people to fill them 5 for sure including myself but there could be more. I am bringing two PS3s and one ASUS monitor. 3 of those people I know are going are bringing one full setup each with PS3 and monitor as well and then the others that are iffy or have to schedule off of work first may also bring setups. There could also be more if my friends from Northridge come down to Irvine somehow and stay for the weekend. Looks like things will be packed. If you can remove the mattresses from the beds you can turn them into tables and have up to 4 back to back setups on each.
Layer Posted July 8, 2015 Posted July 8, 2015 Sounds like this is escalating quite a bit. Hope you got a decent sized room Shtkn. By the way count me in. I'll bring macarons.
Soniti Posted July 9, 2015 Posted July 9, 2015 I'll be there with what's currently looking like 4 total players from Santa Barbara and Ventura counties.
shtkn Posted July 9, 2015 Author Posted July 9, 2015 alright, i've changed my reservation from two rooms into 1 suite. hopefully taht gives us enough space to work with.
Soniti Posted July 9, 2015 Posted July 9, 2015 alright, i've changed my reservation from two rooms into 1 suite. hopefully taht gives us enough space to work with. That must be expensive. I can't speak for everyone but a small venue fee sounds reasonable to me.
shtkn Posted July 9, 2015 Author Posted July 9, 2015 it's not too bad. $350 + tax, so probably $400 total. If this becomes a regular thing then yes, i would like to set up a venue fee to help pay for it.
chzchan Posted July 9, 2015 Posted July 9, 2015 I can also help pay if you need it. If we are allowed to, we can do semi-fundraising by heading over to Costco and buying drank and selling for a slight profit from a cooler as a "venue fee" as well. If you are low on capital I can ask the UCI FGC and see if we can work some things out if it does become a repeating thing
chzchan Posted July 9, 2015 Posted July 9, 2015 I actually had never been to that hotel before so I drove around the area to look for places that you can park for free and there are a few in walking distance. Parking at the hotel itself is not a good idea because it is incredibly expensive just like parking anywhere else in Irvine and there are time limits on the free spots. On the other side of Main street opposite to the hotel is this lot with a Souplantation and there is parking there without risk of being towed and it has no time limit. Just take Park Plaza across Main and it is just right on the other side. There are a few spots reserved for ONLY certain restaurants or shops so just avoid parking in those spaces. If you go deeper into the lot, there is a parking structure for residents of the condominium connected to the retail area. Inside this structure, there is "retail parking" which is on the first floor and slightly into the underground. There is not a lot of room, but I think it should be okay to park there. The other option is parking in the lot across the San Diego Creek which also really isn't that far away. Just drop shit off at the roundabout in front of the hotel and then go park in either of these places. If I remember, parking in the hotel's parking lot is $18 dollars which is ridiculous so just avoid that completely.
Raptor Posted July 10, 2015 Posted July 10, 2015 I may not be able to go to Evo but I am still down to go to this.
The MoonMaster Posted July 11, 2015 Posted July 11, 2015 I'm down to bring a setup and buy a stack of pizzas when I get there, if I do go. I'm 60/40 on the fence depending on what happens on Saturday afternoon.
Valin Posted July 11, 2015 Posted July 11, 2015 I would like to stop by with a persona set up if that's cool. I can help with the room fee Sent from my SCH-I545 using Tapatalk
Soniti Posted July 12, 2015 Posted July 12, 2015 I really want to to go to this but literally every single person who was going to ride with me all bailed last minute. Anyone want to go who is on the way to Irvine from Ventura? I'll split gas...
shtkn Posted July 12, 2015 Author Posted July 12, 2015 Sorry forgot to update this. We are in 446 Sent from my phone
shtkn Posted July 12, 2015 Author Posted July 12, 2015 We might have room for 1 more setup but we ate pretty crowded as is haha Sent from my phone
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