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soulsing said:I'm going to need transportation to my hotel as well, and my husband was concerned about me taking a taxi by myself. Unfortunately, as of right now, no one else in my cluster area has committed to going. I thought about asking a friend of mine if she'd like to come as my guest, but would I still have to pay registration for her? Is she allowed in the conference or would she just have to roam around while I was in the conference? Anyone know?
Chef Kearns said:The shuttle is $20 per person and they will load about 10 people on one shuttle. It is a real rip off!! If you can find a few others at the airport to share a cab with (the minivan type) you can get by with a low fare. If you are comfortable with this (and this being your first time you may not be) the El-Train is a very inexpensive way to get from the airport to the hotel. The cost of the train is about $3.00. There is a bit of walking involved to get from the train station to your hotel, but it is the cheapest by far.
For a few years I would drive (from MN) to Lombard (just south of HO) where my cousin lives, I would spend the night at her place and then take the Metra in first thing AM the first day of conference. I would stay in a hotel with my 'clustermates' and then return via the Metra to Lombard when conference ended. I would recommend this to anyone who doesn't overpack like I do!! I found that returning after conference was the worst because at that time you could purchase conference materials (ex: mini-catalogs) to take home with you, well between those and the purchases made at the American Girl Place for my niece, boarding and locating a seat on the train was a major pain! The one thing I can say about last year and probably again this year...IF you do purchase a 'PC prize box' you can open it up - keep - trade - sell and then tape it back up and have HO ship it to your home via UPS for a fee (I think they will adjust your commission for that too?), if I remember correctly you can pack other items in the box too (paperwork, etc.) you would just pay by weight - but it's definately worth it not to have to travel home with a box and luggage and purse and your 'new conference bag!!'Last year we drove and parked at HO and took the shuttle bus in Sunday night before conference, visited the Pier for site seeing, shopping, and a bite to eat and then called it a night so we were fresh and ready to start conference the next AM. I would recommend the HO shuttle to anyone who can arrange transportation around the time of the bus schedule - it beats finding parking and traveling with luggage by train or taxi! The nice thing about this too was that we brought a grocery bag full of snacks for the hotel room and to pack with you to take with for in between sessions - that helped cut back on costs as well.Hope this was helpful - Enjoy Conference!ange13 said:yes they do accept cc#. I don't carry much cash either. And you can do commission adjustments for some PC items too, but not everything.
soulsing said:I'm going to need transportation to my hotel as well, and my husband was concerned about me taking a taxi by myself. Unfortunately, as of right now, no one else in my cluster area has committed to going. I thought about asking a friend of mine if she'd like to come as my guest, but would I still have to pay registration for her? Is she allowed in the conference or would she just have to roam around while I was in the conference? Anyone know?
Sorry - I meant I had taken the Metra in Monday AM and then I took a taxi to my hotel (Hyatt that year). This year I am still not sure what my transportation will be but tentatively I 'think' I am going to take the Metra in and either walk or take a Taxi to the hotel I will be staying at (Travelodge). I think I figured out that the Travelodge is about 11 blocks from Union Station and then from the Travelodge to one of the Hilton (conference) hotels is about a block and a half. You can catch the bus to the McCormick Center at any of the conference hotels even if you are not staying in one of the hotels - as long as you have your name badge that is provided in you check-in packet. So if you live or are staying DT Chicago this is great! All of the HO tours leave from cCormick Center.It would be nice if they had a shuttle from HO, but this year it sounds like there will be major construction and the bus ride will be double the time - that was why opted not to take a HO tour, I can find something better to do with 2-3 extra hours of my time! I have gone on the HO tour every year (4) that I have been there.Leeamrssyvo said:I live in Lombard- do they have shuttle buses every day from HO? My entire cluster is staying with me (They are from Indy) and we will be commuting every morning. It woudl be great if we could shuttle from HO- how do I find the schedule?
Well, I'm not above it.cmdtrgd said:teehee..Anne...I thought you said "burping" again..