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Eurofurence Community => General Discussion => Topic started by: Ragear on 17.08.2014, 23:35:11
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sooo, here comes ... checked in today. The lobby is quiet, just like 30 people ... Boy is that gonna change soon ... Hotel and staff nice so far, hopefully the weather is better the next days so the hotel opens the beach bar along the canal.
tip: there's a boat round trip available, starting right at the Estrel, takes about 4hrs round trip, two sailings daily (10:00 & 14:15)
Leave your comment here abou the new venue!
cu@EF20!
Ragear
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Im gonna be at the Berlin (tegel) airpirt around 10:00 tomorrow (morning time the 19 th ) ^^ so i hope sone Furries will be there.
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Just arrived. So far so good. :3
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ok ... the venue was a blast! Rooms were nice, service impeccable, always attentative and responding, THANK YOU! Breakfast still makes me drool ... I still wonder that they didn't run out of food, despite all our efforts :)
any better? uh, minor stuff, basically: turn off the ID check at the elevators would be a start. Always had to scramble for my room key ...
I hope management saw the trek to the MacD. Offer one or two special meals, and ADVERTISE them. I didn't find out about the special drinks at the bar until it was too late :)
keep the elevator tech set up in the hotel :) and the bank machine stuffed!
'nuff said. Will be happy to join again next year!
Ragear
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The new hotel is really great and people there are really nice! And they have damn fast elevators, my poor brain x.x
On the first day we noticed that our shower was broken. Water came out of the faucet and shower head at the same time. After telling them on the next day it got fixed really fast :)
Well, we still missed some water pressure after that. Not sure if it's supposed to be like that oO
And I noticed that their tapwater tastes like.. complete nothing. I know water is supposed to taste like nothing, but you know what I mean. That's so weird. Didn't enjoy drinking it
Scramble for room key.. yeah.. these things need holes from the beginning. And wing 1 elevator 2 didn't like mine actually xD
And our room refused to open after we arrived.. Then hotel staff tried and it opened.. Very funny, door.
But it's so awesome that they made EF roomkeys!
Regarding the food: Breakfast tasty like at home! And empty plates disappeared when looking away for a second! Such magic!
But restaurant food was far out of my pay range. I have to look at my money. We just had the Barbecue on Wednesday and.. it wasn't actually worth all the waiting and price. I'm sorry to say that.
For the next days we were hunting Pizza, McDo, other small things and sausages made hot in the sink (After cleaning it from soap etc.)
What I would like to see changed: Open the staircase. I know they were closed because of safety resons. But why waiting ages for the elevator if you can walk up in a few seconds?
And I myself don't like riding elevators, they make me feel uncomfortable.
Why was there always a strange smell of food on the groud floor in wing 1? oO
Now Berlin needs to make everything beautiful around the hotel! xD
I wouldn't dare to run around alone at night outside o_o"
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Why was there always a strange smell of food on the groud floor in wing 1? oO
Maybe because of the Estrel-Stube there... or because of the Staff bufet being right around the corner of the elevators (well... behing that Panel room actually) :)
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The new venue is great. The hotel team was very friendly and the support was great. Some were even dressed with fursuits ;) Very nice I am looking forward to the next EF at this hotel.
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And I noticed that their tapwater tastes like.. complete nothing. I know water is supposed to taste like nothing, but you know what I mean. That's so weird. Didn't enjoy drinking it
Berlin tap water has the best water quality in Germany as far as I know. It's pretty limy though. I'd rather worry if your tap water tastes like lemonade... ;D
However, I can understand if someone doesn't like the taste of "barely a taste at all". Just with any other tastes of everything. :)
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keep the elevator tech set up in the hotel :) and the bank machine stuffed!
If you needed the cash to pay stuff at the hotel bar, you can also pay an amount of money at the reception and use your roomcard as a credit card in the hotel. And I think that also worked at their restaurants.
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naa, needed it for art ... and they wanted cash :)
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naa, needed it for art ... and they wanted cash :)
just for information, for next year, there are ATMs near the Aldi (near the McDonalds), on the other side of the building, in case the hotel ATM is empty
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just for information, for next year, there are ATMs near the Aldi (near the McDonalds), on the other side of the building, in case the hotel ATM is empty
At least on Saturday afternoon it was reportedly empty as well... As well as any other ATM within walking distance.
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I would suggest to talk to the registration, or conops. If they gives you an OK call these: +493030633300 this is the Servicehotline from the Berliner Volksbank (owner of the ATM) so they can fill that thing up asap. Please note down the ATM Number (if there is one given) but i don't think it is necessary as they already list that Machine on their Onlinelist.
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just for information, for next year, there are ATMs near the Aldi (near the McDonalds), on the other side of the building, in case the hotel ATM is empty
At least on Saturday afternoon it was reportedly empty as well... As well as any other ATM within walking distance.
mmm, there are 2 atm near the aldi, both were out? I went there in the end of the saturday afternoon and they were both still working
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And I noticed that their tapwater tastes like.. complete nothing. I know water is supposed to taste like nothing, but you know what I mean. That's so weird. Didn't enjoy drinking it
Berlin tap water has the best water quality in Germany as far as I know. It's pretty limy though. I'd rather worry if your tap water tastes like lemonade... ;D
However, I can understand if someone doesn't like the taste of "barely a taste at all". Just with any other tastes of everything. :)
I also think the tapwater was different. And so did most other people i know aswell ^^ now, i did taste something but it tasted like it had been attempted to mix in chemicals and stuff a bit too much. It didnt feel clean and refreshing to drink. But it is completely safe to drink, nothing wrong woth it as far as i know. :3 it just dont taste that good. ^^
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I thought the tapwater tasted nicer than it does here in Northern England...
I liked the hotel. Can't really fault it aside from the A/C needs a little TLC.
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Cheetah and team: is there a possibility to handle out some sort of meeting between the electricians of the attendees, conops and so on and the houseelectrician so maybe e can improve the stability for the powergrid?
Think about it, we have our Hands in nearly every business so maybe can help out with inside knowledge and fix that thing before the next EF!? Of course plugging in a candycorn machine and a projector would be way to much, but make it stable enough for at least charge up a laptop would be awesome =^.^=
Btw. Please let the Hotel know (and i will write them myself also) that we don't need Neonlight anymore switching here from Neonlight to (for example) LED would save the Hotel a lot of money and imho could fix the powergrid.
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I've a quick question -
Would a 39W fan be too much, considering the TV uses the most in the rooms? Combined wattage of the chargers is more than the fan too.
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Cheetah and team: is there a possibility to handle out some sort of meeting between the electricians of the attendees, conops and so on and the houseelectrician so maybe e can improve the stability for the powergrid?
Think about it, we have our Hands in nearly every business so maybe can help out with inside knowledge and fix that thing before the next EF!? Of course plugging in a candycorn machine and a projector would be way to much, but make it stable enough for at least charge up a laptop would be awesome =^.^=
Btw. Please let the Hotel know (and i will write them myself also) that we don't need Neonlight anymore switching here from Neonlight to (for example) LED would save the Hotel a lot of money and imho could fix the powergrid.
With all due respect, the Estrel is the biggest Convention-Hotel in Europe with a yearly gain that we don't even want to know. Believe me that they have the best technicians and electrical engineers that you can get for money and everything in the hotel has a reason to be run the way it runs. Whatever we would suggest, they know about the possibility and haven't done so for a reason or already plan to change it. I mean no disrespect, but writing such suggestions to such a hotel would be useless to say the least.
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The hotel was great only: Real candles on all the tables in the lobby in the evening? With all the fluffs and glass-from-tables-swooping tails ;) Maybe a tip for next yr: Those electric ones or none ;D
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needs something....like..a uhm... 42 story tower maybe?