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The Official Kitchener Walper Terrace Hotel Thread

moloko21moloko21 Posts: 114
edited March 2010 in Given To Fly (live)
For all those of you interested in getting a group rate for a hotel in Kitchener, here is the information. Please post here and let us know if you're joining us!

"We have put a block of 10 rooms in for The Ten Club Group arriving
September 11th, 2005 for one night. The rate will be $105.00 plus 12% tax
for the standard room with a queen size bed or 2 double beds. The rate for
the suites will be $115.00 plus 12% tax . All rates are in Canadian Funds.
Once the 10 rooms have been picked up we will add another 10 rooms and so
on.

"I have informed the Front Desk Staff that each guest will call in to book
their own room with their own credit card and that they are to pay their own
expenses.

"Please remember that the cut off date is August 1st, 2005 and if anyone
wishes to make a reservation after the cut off date; they must contact the
Walper Terrace Hotel and ask for extension 116.

"If you would like more information on the Walper Terrace Hotel; go to
http://www.walper.com . You may find information about Kitchener's attractions at
http://www.kw-visitor.on.ca .

"If you should need further assistance, please do contact me at the number
below or via email.

Sincerely,

Janet Jackman
Sales Assistant
Walper Terrace Hotel
One King Street West
Kitchener, ON N2G 1A1
519.745.4321 ext 116"
"no, i can't give you full credit, but i'm not gonna flunk you either. you're all getting incompletes."
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  • Vedder4PrezVedder4Prez Posts: 832
    that sounds great.. thanks a lot for putting this together

    i think i will make reservations but may be a week or so.. if people take the spots will they add more spots at that group rate?
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  • moloko21moloko21 Posts: 114
    Yes, they'll add the rooms in blocks of 10. So once the first 10 go, they'll add another, etc. etc. Until they run out of rooms or until we hit the August 1st deadline.
    "no, i can't give you full credit, but i'm not gonna flunk you either. you're all getting incompletes."
  • nevmilesnevmiles Ottawa, ON Posts: 1,363
    My room is booked!

    Can't wait to party before (and after?) the show with fellow PJ fans . . . see you all there!

    P.S. I assume we wiil all be on the same floor/same area of the hotel?
    Oh yeah, and the hotel is within walking distance to the venue, right?
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  • Vedder4PrezVedder4Prez Posts: 832
    yes good question.. how far is the hotel from the venue?
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    Houston, B'ham, Nashville, Atlanta '03
    Toledo, Grand Rapids '04
    Kitchener, London '05
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    Chicago '07
    Columbia '08
    MSG x 2 '10;
    PJ 20 x 2 '11
    Atlanta '12
    Wrigley '13
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  • moloko21moloko21 Posts: 114
    Vedder4Prez wrote:
    yes good question.. how far is the hotel from the venue?

    15-20 minutes walking.

    The area around the hotel is supposedly very bumpin' at night, too.
    "no, i can't give you full credit, but i'm not gonna flunk you either. you're all getting incompletes."
  • Vedder4PrezVedder4Prez Posts: 832
    moloko21 wrote:
    15-20 minutes walking.

    The area around the hotel is supposedly very bumpin' at night, too.

    great can't wait

    how much will this cost roughly in US?
    Nashville '00
    Houston, B'ham, Nashville, Atlanta '03
    Toledo, Grand Rapids '04
    Kitchener, London '05
    Camden x 2, D.C., Cincy, San Fran x 3 '06
    Chicago '07
    Columbia '08
    MSG x 2 '10;
    PJ 20 x 2 '11
    Atlanta '12
    Wrigley '13
    St. Louis, Memphis '14
    Lexington '15
    Wrigley '16
    Wrigley x 2 '18
    Nashville '22
  • Blind3Blind3 Posts: 1,149
    moloko21,THANKS a million for doing yeoman leg work on this.Definitely will call in the a.m. FYI,for anyone trying to act on this ASAFP(like on the overnight tonight),I just called the hotel to try to reserve , spoke with a front desk employee named "Ben" , and was told to call back during normal hours...he said couldn't give me the rate which Ms. Jackman authorized, but she could Tuesday a.m.
    "Buy the ticket,take the ride"
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  • moloko21moloko21 Posts: 114
    Blind3 wrote:
    moloko21,THANKS a million for doing yeoman leg work on this.Definitely will call in the a.m. FYI,for anyone trying to act on this ASAFP(like on the overnight tonight),I just called the hotel to try to reserve , spoke with a front desk employee named "Ben" , and was told to call back during normal hours...he said couldn't give me the rate which Ms. Jackman authorized, but she could Tuesday a.m.

    Hey, I don't know who this "Ben" jackass is, but you shouldn't need to speak to Ms. Jackman in order to get the rate. She told me that the front desk clerks were informed on how to handle the group rate. Let me know if you have problems with other clerks and I'll send an email to Janet.

    EDIT: It may just be that the skeleton crew don't have the authority or the means to process group sales, but I'm not sure why that would be.
    "no, i can't give you full credit, but i'm not gonna flunk you either. you're all getting incompletes."
  • moloko21moloko21 Posts: 114
    Vedder4Prez wrote:

    how much will this cost roughly in US?


    That will depend on what the exchange rate is when you arrive at the hotel. There are lots of currency converters available on the internet to give you an idea, though.
    "no, i can't give you full credit, but i'm not gonna flunk you either. you're all getting incompletes."
  • smellrosesmellrose Detroit Posts: 72
    hi all...

    I didn't see this until after I booked my room at the Walper, but I booked through travelocity and got the same rate, $105 Canadian (edit, sorry)...

    I don't know if it's an online booking discount or what, but I thought I'd let you know...

    great job, by the way, with all the great hotel research!

    :-)
  • faceinthecloudsfaceintheclouds Posts: 1,739
    got my room today. cant wait till the 11th
    Just, not enough.
    I need more.
    Nothing seems to satisfy.
    I said, I dont want it.
    I just need it.
    To breathe, to feel, to know Im alive.
  • Vedder4PrezVedder4Prez Posts: 832
    expedia has the rooms for about 80 US that is the cheapest you will find.. but if you cancel your reservation they charge you $30.. so im going to go through the hotel since they have a good cancellation policy
    Nashville '00
    Houston, B'ham, Nashville, Atlanta '03
    Toledo, Grand Rapids '04
    Kitchener, London '05
    Camden x 2, D.C., Cincy, San Fran x 3 '06
    Chicago '07
    Columbia '08
    MSG x 2 '10;
    PJ 20 x 2 '11
    Atlanta '12
    Wrigley '13
    St. Louis, Memphis '14
    Lexington '15
    Wrigley '16
    Wrigley x 2 '18
    Nashville '22
  • Vedder4PrezVedder4Prez Posts: 832
    I just booked it with the group rate.. she said there are 7 rooms left under that rate.. i could see the hotel filling up quickly because of its good location and she said parking is included as well
    Nashville '00
    Houston, B'ham, Nashville, Atlanta '03
    Toledo, Grand Rapids '04
    Kitchener, London '05
    Camden x 2, D.C., Cincy, San Fran x 3 '06
    Chicago '07
    Columbia '08
    MSG x 2 '10;
    PJ 20 x 2 '11
    Atlanta '12
    Wrigley '13
    St. Louis, Memphis '14
    Lexington '15
    Wrigley '16
    Wrigley x 2 '18
    Nashville '22
  • moloko21moloko21 Posts: 114
    Vedder4Prez wrote:
    I just booked it with the group rate.. she said there are 7 rooms left under that rate.. i could see the hotel filling up quickly because of its good location and she said parking is included as well

    Once those 7 rooms fill up, another 10 will be disbursed for our use. Until the whole hotel is filled, or until the August 1st deadline.

    I am a little pissed at the sales assistant for misquoting the rate, so I sent an email and maybe I'll be able to get her to bring down the rate. I could always bluff her into believing we'll go to a different hotel if she doesn't match the originally quoted rate.
    "no, i can't give you full credit, but i'm not gonna flunk you either. you're all getting incompletes."
  • Vedder4PrezVedder4Prez Posts: 832
    moloko21 wrote:
    Once those 7 rooms fill up, another 10 will be disbursed for our use. Until the whole hotel is filled, or until the August 1st deadline.

    I am a little pissed at the sales assistant for misquoting the rate, so I sent an email and maybe I'll be able to get her to bring down the rate. I could always bluff her into believing we'll go to a different hotel if she doesn't match the originally quoted rate.


    yeah good idea considering the expedia rate is $20 less.. plus expedia is making more money there so that brings it down further for the hotel

    i bet you could get her to take off another 15 or so

    thanks for the work-- should be fun
    Nashville '00
    Houston, B'ham, Nashville, Atlanta '03
    Toledo, Grand Rapids '04
    Kitchener, London '05
    Camden x 2, D.C., Cincy, San Fran x 3 '06
    Chicago '07
    Columbia '08
    MSG x 2 '10;
    PJ 20 x 2 '11
    Atlanta '12
    Wrigley '13
    St. Louis, Memphis '14
    Lexington '15
    Wrigley '16
    Wrigley x 2 '18
    Nashville '22
  • faceinthecloudsfaceintheclouds Posts: 1,739
    keep me informed if you get her to drop the rate
    Just, not enough.
    I need more.
    Nothing seems to satisfy.
    I said, I dont want it.
    I just need it.
    To breathe, to feel, to know Im alive.
  • usamamasan1usamamasan1 Posts: 4,695
    I just got a room at the Walper for the Kitchener show on the ten club group rate. I appreciate your work and diligence. this should probably be my 50th show, give or take, so you may have seen me around.
  • moloko21moloko21 Posts: 114
    Janet still hasn't responded, but that rate will probably stay fixed where it's at. I asked someone at another hotel, and they explained that sometimes you can get an individual rate for lower than a group rate, but that once a hotel reaches a certain capacity, the individual rates jump up, while the group rate stays the same.

    Sorry if that was a really convoluted answer. The short of it: stay with us at the Walper!
    "no, i can't give you full credit, but i'm not gonna flunk you either. you're all getting incompletes."
  • Shot Of JamShot Of Jam Posts: 2
    Has anyone looked into flights from the Southeastern USA to Canada? I'll check it out myself but was wondering if anyone else had done so. I'm in Charlotte. I have 3 kids and the phone and internet are on the same line so I don't have much computer time until the week end. Thanks!
  • Shot Of JamShot Of Jam Posts: 2
    Has anyone looked into flights from the Southeastern USA to Canada? I'll check it out myself but was wondering if anyone else had done so. I'm in Charlotte. I have 3 kids and the phone and internet are on the same line so I don't have much computer time until the week end. Thanks! Peace!!!!!!!!
  • tekno_junkietekno_junkie Posts: 87
    Booked to day and got a one bedroom suite... I can't wait! See you guys there!
    Nobody sits like this rock sits. You rock, rock. The rock just sits and is. You show us how to just sit here and that's what we need.
  • moloko21moloko21 Posts: 114
    bump .. .. ..
    "no, i can't give you full credit, but i'm not gonna flunk you either. you're all getting incompletes."
  • NeilJamNeilJam Posts: 1,191
    Vedder4Prez wrote:
    expedia has the rooms for about 80 US that is the cheapest you will find.. but if you cancel your reservation they charge you $30.. so im going to go through the hotel since they have a good cancellation policy

    Hotels.com has rooms for $74 US + $12 tax.
  • greenlightbulbgreenlightbulb Posts: 1
    Shot Of Jam wrote:
    Has anyone looked into flights from the Southeastern USA to Canada? I'll check it out myself but was wondering if anyone else had done so. I'm in Charlotte. I have 3 kids and the phone and internet are on the same line so I don't have much computer time until the week end. Thanks! Peace!!!!!!!!


    I have. I am flying into toronto and out of quebec. Cost about $500 on expedia. Flying from Ft.Lauderdale international. Hope that helps!
    All this noise inside the quiet.
  • moloko21moloko21 Posts: 114
    Some of you have said you were having trouble booking at the Walper at the group rate. I've emailed Janet to let her know her front desk clerks are incompetent.

    If you can find a hotel rate for the Walper for cheaper, that's great. Just be sure to read their cancellation policies carefully, because it's quite different from booking with the hotel directly.

    Cheers!

    joe
    \\\
    "no, i can't give you full credit, but i'm not gonna flunk you either. you're all getting incompletes."
  • kmankman Posts: 32
    We are booked at the Walper...
    I just called them directly and had no issues.
    Just fyi, they do not have room with two queen beds. She said this was a mistake they are looking to correct on their website. So if anyone else has 4 to a room like us it is going to be tight sleeping..

    see you all there!
    Got some kicks want to take a ride?
  • moloko21moloko21 Posts: 114
    Good Morning Joe,

    I do apologize on behalf of the staff and I have re-informed the Front Desk
    Clerks of the group name and the date of arrival. You may let your clients
    know that the Group Code is T1924 and to ask the clerk who is booking the
    reservation to book it under that Group Code. However, it is okay if they
    make the reservation through me. They may reach me at the number below or
    by email. I have added another 10 rooms to the block for you, the first 10
    rooms have been picked up.
    Thank you for letting me know about the complaints. I do appreciate any
    feed back that you can give me.


    Sincerely,

    Janet Jackman
    Sales Assistant
    Walper Terrace Hotel
    One King Street West
    Kitchener, ON N2G 1A1
    519.745.4321 ext 116
    "no, i can't give you full credit, but i'm not gonna flunk you either. you're all getting incompletes."
  • moloko21moloko21 Posts: 114
    "your clients"... I like that. :)
    "no, i can't give you full credit, but i'm not gonna flunk you either. you're all getting incompletes."
  • nevmilesnevmiles Ottawa, ON Posts: 1,363
    bumpity bump . . . who else is staying here???
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  • playc3playc3 Posts: 9
    dude I'm so there! I just called and booked it under the code and had no problemos. Molo-man, you rock for doing this! thanks so much.
    "i'll take the varmint's path..
    oh and i must refuse your test.."
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