Subject: RE: travel approval request (Hotel Options)¶
Date: Fri, 24 Jan 2020 16:41:13 +0000¶
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So, two fun things about the hotels. First, note that basically all of the hotels that sent are well over the per diem, so I’m going to email about getting approval for that. The other thing is, for reasons that I absolutely cannot fathom, the locations for a bunch of the hotels in E2 are totally wrong. For example, that horrible WAERDSHUSET place (which, don’t look at the photos online, it’s terrifying) is shown in E2 as being right downtown, here:¶
when in reality it’s an hour and 30 minute drive from downtown:¶
Conversely, the Diplomat, where the FBI says the Legat may be able to book for us through the Embassy (!), is listed as being hours and hours outside of town:¶
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when in fact it’s right downtown:¶
Also notably, the prices in E2 are way higher than if we just booked through, like, Hotels.com (the Diplomat is $155 online or $382 on E2).¶
I have no fucking clue why we’re all being tortured in precisely this fashion, but here we are.¶
What do you guys think? The Sheraton seems pretty standard, located in city center, and it should be easy to get a conference room there.¶
Or if you’d rather stay somewhere less standardized, the Hotel Kung Carl is also in the city center, seems well reviewed, and has meeting rooms.¶