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[vvalkyri]

Okay, so
1) yes, I'm going to Arisia.
2) I was stupid, and didn't have arisia friended, so I didn't know that they were pretty much sold out of the 650 rooms in Arisia's room block some time ago. And also
3) I didn't know that there was a waiting list until soong posted that he'd gotten off of it and into the Westin.

I'm traveling and staying with badmagic, who

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[vvalkyri]

There are other hotels a block away, but they didn't sign a contract or something. There's public transit, but it looks like it involves having to change T lines*. And it's January in Bostonish.

The official line is that there aren't going to be many people staying at the overflow hotel, so offering a shuttle is cost prohibitive, and hey, the overflow hotel is cheaper, so you can afford cabfare, especially if you share..

*The closest subway station to the Doubletree appears to be Tufts Medical Center. From here, take an Oak Grove train to Downtown Crossing. Transfer to an Ashmont or Braintree train on the Red Line, and go to South Station. Go to the Silver Line area; the Silver Line is a bus service, but you board without needing an additional ticket or transfer. Take the SL1 or SL2 to World Trade Center. From there, come out the front and cross the bridge, and the hotel will be ahead of you. The walk is about a quarter of a mile.

On the return trip, take the Alewife train on the Red Line and transfer at Downtown Crossing to the Forest Hills train on the Orange Line.