I know someone who has 20 rooms , £200 a night. DM me
Wow scalping a community pinball event? Pretty low no?
I know someone who has 20 rooms , £200 a night. DM me
I know you're making a joke Tony, but sadly perhaps not far from the truthI know someone who has 20 rooms , £200 a night. DM me
How many rooms has this hotel got to be booked out so quick. The problem I have found is that there isn't much if any accommodation close to the hotel as an alternative.
Clearly some "machine donors" leaked the info to their mates.And those who booked as Machine donors last week, who were not given that code by Phil.
There are not usually 90 machine donors, so there is a lot of people who seem to have booked with that code.
Whilst I know this isn’t ideal and the system has been abused there’s not a lot I can do. I will be looking at changing the way rooms are booked for 2027.
The Staverton golf club is nearby. A short taxi ride away. I’ve stayed there myself and it’s a nice place.
That's what I think the problem is you could easily book even a couple of rooms just incase someone you know might want to go.The fact the hotel dont take any money to secure a booking also means people can book without even checking if they will be in the country next august. If there was an even £20 non refundable deposit to secure the room it would not sell out as quickly.
Unfortuanetly the hotel don't do this and it would be too much of a headache for big phil to book them all and then resell them to the community.
I have stayed offsite many times but have stayed onsite the last few years as it is just easier...
Hopefully the organisers can get a list of all bookers claiming to be machine donors and make sure they subsequently bring a machine?
Hopefully the organisers can get a list of all bookers claiming to be machine donors and make sure they subsequently bring a machine?
And anyone that leaked the donator codeUnfortunately with all the data protection stuff we have now thats not a possibility.
Will be interesting to see when the machine donations thread goes up how many names end up on it, and if we dont end up with at least 90 names on it then I hope any person who has booked a donator room and is not bringing a pin feels like the massive bellend they are all weekend, as their selfishness has ruined many peoples day today and they should be ashamed of themselves.
Can’t plan work around a possibility. Last year ago I planned it around the Aug Bank Holiday - and the hotel stuffed that one too.Get on the waiting list folks, it worked well for many people last/this year.
For me Alan, it's not really about not getting a room, it's about making it fair for all. The donators, maintenance, and all the Pinfest team should get first dibs. However if you state a certain date, yet the hotel allows bookings before that date, then something is broken. People that have chanced it today, should have been told by the hotel that allocation doesn't open until Tuesday, pretty simple. The hotel won't lose out as it will always sell out, but everyone would be starting with the same chance. If I don't get a room due to others booking first, so be it. If I don't get one because people have taken advantage, that's a different matter.Get on the waiting list folks, it worked well for many people last/this year.
Honestly, from the hotels perspective the people taking the calls probably thought they were doing people a favour by taking calls early, for today i mean. i bet they just don't understand the impact it could have.For me Alan, it's not really about not getting a room, it's about making it fair for all. The donators, maintenance, and all the Pinfest team should get first dibs. However if you state a certain date, yet the hotel allows bookings before that date, then something is broken. People that have chanced it today, should have been told by the hotel that allocation doesn't open until Tuesday, pretty simple. The hotel won't lose out as it will always sell out, but everyone would be starting with the same chance. If I don't get a room due to others booking first, so be it. If I don't get one because people have taken advantage, that's a different matter.
Nah Bo***cks! If they have been told Tuesday its Tuesday. Its not difficult to say sorry phone back tomorrowcampervan in the carpark maybe?
Honestly, from the hotels perspective the people taking the calls probably thought they were doing people a favour by taking calls early, for today i mean. i bet they just don't understand the impact it could have.