Re: [AGA-sc] AGA Hotel - Final Reconciliation

["Karen Randall" <krandall@rdrcpa.biz>]

I'm still kinda lost, but as long as YOU understand it...<g>

Karen

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Larry Lampert" <l_lampert@yahoo.com>
To: "Aquatic Gardeners Association Board" <aga-sc@thekrib.com>
Sent: Thursday, November 16, 2006 4:32 PM
Subject: Re: [AGA-sc] AGA Hotel - Final Reconciliation


>I am not certain what you mean. What money back? We
> never had any money in them. :-)
> 
> The starwood points were in the contract. Yes, they
> have no value other than if we have a convention at a
> Sheraton property. This is a standard practice in the
> event industry. We actually were supposed to get them
> from Marriott the in 2003 but we closed out the bill
> without getting them.
> 
> The value of the points is nominal but there is some
> value to them. The reason they are in the contracts is
> they are a way of giving what I consider "soft money"
> to the event planner. 
> 
> In fact the idiot sales person at the hotel tried to
> "buy me" with extra points (40K?) and platinum status
> when I came after them, even after I clearly explained
> that it has nothing to do with my personal bill which
> I had paid in full with no issues. 
> 
> Yes, I literally laughed in his face and then he went
> on to door number two, the $1800 cash credit.
> 
> Yep they have been a class act all the way. Now, you
> know why I am demanding everything in writing from
> them.
> 
> Our event planner "me" views them (Any rewards points
> derived from an AGA event booking) as AGA property
> unless otherwise agreed to by the AGA Board (ie we
> decide to give them to a local club). At some point we
> should probably consider getting a SPG and a Marriott
> Rewards and Hilton Honors account for the AGA.
> 
> Regards,
> 
> Larry Lampert
> 
> PS. I guess the real Julie McCoy never had to deal
> with any of this because she worked directly for the
> company that owned the ship.
> 
> --- Karen Randall <krandall@rdrcpa.biz> wrote:
> 
>> I haven't got a clue what "Starwood Points" are, or
>> how we would use them. 
>> Does that mean we don't really get our money back
>> unless we book another 
>> convention at another Sheraton in the future?
>> 
>> Karen
>> 
>> ----- Original Message ----- 
>> From: "Larry Lampert" <l_lampert@yahoo.com>
>> To: "Aquatic Gardeners Association Board"
>> <aga-sc@thekrib.com>
>> Sent: Thursday, November 16, 2006 12:32 PM
>> Subject: [AGA-sc] AGA Hotel - Final Reconciliation
>> 
>> 
>> > Ok here is the deal. The hotel has agreed in
>> principal
>> > to give us a credit of $1800 in return for our
>> damages
>> > incurred on Friday night.
>> >
>> > Jeff Senske's room was already comped two nights.
>> > These were for the two nights due for meeting the
>> room
>> > night levels per the contract.
>> >
>> > They are going to credit my SPG account with 8500
>> or
>> > 8600 starwood points which I will donate back to
>> AGA
>> > when ever we can use them.
>> >
>> > They are preparing a final set of statements and
>> will
>> > email them to me today. After which I will submit
>> them
>> > to the Board for payement. Upon Board approval I
>> will
>> > either have Scott issue a check, or sign an
>> > authorization form allowing them to keep the
>> balance
>> > on my personal credit card which then Scott can
>> > reimburse me for. Whichever is cleaner for Scott.
>> >
>> > I believe the total amount should be around
>> $1997.10
>> > I will know after I receieve the emails from the
>> hotel
>> > acct dept. (Remember we have already paid them a
>> $500
>> > deposit accounted for in this total).
>> >
>> > Regards,
>> >
>> > Larry
>> >
>> > --- "S. Hieber" <shieber@yahoo.com> wrote:
>> >
>> >> They paid because the hotel would have made them
>> >> stay and wash dishes if they didn't. The hotel
>> >> didn't charge speaker rooms to AGA but to the
>> >> individuals. We're reimbrusing them now, as we
>> go.
>> >> I've written to Ricky and Jeff already; KR will
>> >> inform me re her and Dorothy andthe Danes, so
>> that
>> >> covers the folks getting comped roomnights.
>> >>
>> >>
>> >> ----- Original Message ----
>> >> From: Kathy Olson <kathy@thekrib.com>
>> >> To: Aquatic Gardeners Association Board
>> >> <aga-sc@thekrib.com>
>> >> Sent: Thursday, November 16, 2006 11:05:43 AM
>> >> Subject: Re: [AGA-sc] Hotel Speaker room comps
>> >>
>> >>
>> >> I though it was great Larry was comping the whole
>> >> time, because basically
>> >> you were staying to take care of the speakers. 
>> That
>> >> said, EEEK why did
>> >> Ole and troels pay on their card, do you have a
>> copy
>> >> of their receipt???
>> >> I know there room was paid and I think food for
>> one,
>> >> or both of them?
>> >>
>> >> Kathy
>> >>
>> >>
>> >> On Thu, 16 Nov 2006, Karen Randall wrote:
>> >>
>> >> > Hi Larry,
>> >> >
>> >> > I was going to pay for my room for the two
>> nights
>> >> I stayed without Dorothy
>> >> > (11/13, 11/14)  But as of now, the whole hotel
>> >> bill for Dorothy and me was
>> >> > paid for on my card.  Troels and Ole also paid
>> on
>> >> one of their cards.
>> >> >
>> >> > Karen
>> >> >
>> >> > ----- Original Message -----
>> >> > From: "Larry Lampert" <l_lampert@yahoo.com>
>> >> > To: "Aquatic Gardeners Association Board"
>> >> <aga-sc@thekrib.com>
>> >> > Sent: Tuesday, November 14, 2006 11:25 AM
>> >> > Subject: [AGA-sc] Hotel Speaker room comps
>> >> >
>> >> >
>> >> >> Hi Guys,
>> >> >>
>> >> >> I am starting down the road of settlement with
>> >> the
>> >> >> hotel for compensation for the Friday night
>> >> fiasco. I
>> >> >> need a comprhehensive list of all hotel guests
>> >> and
>> >> >> room nights that we have paid for. This is
>> what I
>> >> >> have....
>> >> >>
>> >> >> Karen Randall and Dorothy Reimer 11/9-11/15
>> >> >> Troels Andersen and Ole Pedersen 11/9-11/15
>> >> >> Jeff Senske 11/10-11/11
>> >> >>
>> >> >> Did we pay for Ricky Cain's room?
>> >> >>
>> >> >> Please let me know ASAP. I am pushing them to
>> >> make
>> >> >> this right today.
>> >> >>
>> >> >> Regards,
>> >> >> Larry
>> >> >>
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