About to scream!!!

rbwashington2012

One of my OOT guests and I were talking about the wedding and the OOT arrangements. Trying to get her expenses down pack for the weekend, she asked about the hotel rooms I blocked. I have a total of  9 OOT guests that need hotel rooms. I reserved king size beds since all were okay with that arrangement, except the FL OOT.

Now I am in the process of looking for a NEW hotel and do this process over again. Should I make a change because its a cost issue for one person or just suck it up and change it?

hollyweenOR

If it's just one room, I'd let her find her own arrangements, kwim? Setting up a hotel block is usually for a group of rooms, and if the hotel is convenient & a good price for the others, it doesn't seem to make a lot of sense to set up another block elsewhere. If you've got the time, since you presumably know the area better, maybe you can suggest a few hotels that would better suit what she's looking for, but I don't think blocking at another hotel is the answer. Esp. if anyone else has already booked? Is she close to the other OOT guests? Will her staying at another hotel make it awkward? If I were in her shoes (and have been!), I'd probably be taking it on myself to go on Kayak or whatever and scout out for a hotel that was in my budget.

BMcLeodTeam

I set up a hotel block... if that isn't good enough for someone, they are welcome to find their own, but the hotel block is there if they like... I don't think you should have to do all that for one person, she can handle getting her own!

mamameech

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[QUOTE]I set up a hotel block... if that isn't good enough for someone, they are welcome to find their own, but the hotel block is there if they like... I don't think you should have to do all that for one person, she can handle getting her own!
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</div><div>Exactly this! The block isn't a requirement; it's a consideration you've made for them and they can choose to opt for something else if they'd prefer. On our wedsite, I gave the info for the block of rooms and then I also listed other hotels within a couple blocks so guests could contact others if they wanted. </div><div>You did your due diligence so don't fret!

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AriesAngel86

I agree with everyone's comments. If she doesn't like the price, she can look for her own hotel. You did more than what was required by doing a room block in the first place.

lbarr088

Yup, I agree with PPs.  We set up 3 room blocks at 3 different price levels for people.  On my wedding website I specifically stated that those were rooms that I had put together in a block.  I have an additional section on my website for "other accomodations," so if people don't like the prices of the blocks I have set aside they know where else they can start looking.  

volleygurl0306

100% agree with all the other ladies.  Room blocks aren't required but a courtesy.  You extended that courtesy and if it isn't good enough, she can look up something else in the area.

rbwashington2012

Thanks Ladies.! FI and I talked about it on the commute to my job and he was just as heated as I was last night. He asked did I look for a different location, just to see if I could find a cheaper place. I told him yes and not all hotels in the choice city or surrounding offer hotel shuttles which is the main reason I picked this hotel in the first place. Its in middle point between the airport and the venue for the wedding. Plus also off the interstate for the OOT guests (2) that are driving in from Texas. FI and I are just going to tell her to make her own arrangements if the cost is too much. She is coming in on a Thursday along with 4 other guests and they are crashing at our place to avoid paying for three nights at the hotel as it is. *SMH*