Universal Britboard Meetup - Frankfurt, 1-2nd April 2006

We have just heard that a Messe is on in Frankfurt so anyone needing a room must book now.
The link to the Hotel is http://www.rma.de/hotels/hotels/luxor-hotel-frankfurt.htm. Please PM us after you have booked.

****Latest News****
Due to problems with the Luxor Hotel we did not get any decent price apart from those who have booked already online. The Hotel changed the prices from 59,-- to 180,-- for a single room and from 75,-- to 200,-- for a double room this afternoon. Sorry for this bad news. There is a Hotel Reservation Service under www.hrs.de anyone booking a hotel please let us know which one so that we can post this info online for others to benifit from. Would be nice to get people together in a hotel.
Once again sorry for this but Purple Muffin tried her best for us.

**** Hotel excelsion Single room 51 euros **** which includes the contents of the minibar and breakfast !
**** Booked via HRS here for a room of if that is full Hotel Memphis on the same HRS page has also been recomended -worth a try

Universal Britboard Meet-up

The universal Britboard Meet-up will take place on the 1-2nd April 2006 in Frankfurt.

Ebbelwei Express
We are planning a trip on the Ebbelwei-Expreß

Cost will depend on how many people will be there but as an example approx 10 euros was worked out. The meeting point will be 17:00 at the Hauptbahnhof. Start will be at 17:15. Exact details will follow

At the moment I have reserved a train for up to 30 people (22 seating and 8 standing) The minimum renting time is two hours. The cost is about 180€ for the two hours so the more people who come the cheaper it will be (we are working on about 8-10€ at the moment if 22 people sign up). I can arrange a bigger carriage if needbe - at the moment I am working on the numbers from the list which is 29 people. Whereas I know there are a few people bringing husbands/wives/children etc that might add to the 29 there are probably also a few people who might drop out so I was still working on about 30 people

*** Just one more thing, could we please try and keep this thread serious and to the point as hard enough as it is trying to keep track of everyone's requests without
having to wade through lots of witty comments to find the information we need, thanks ! ***

I will be organising drinks for on the tram. They do sell drinks on there but they are more expensive and since we are allowed to bring our own I thought it'd be easier to bring a case or two of beer and water or whatever soft drinks we might want.

Hotel
Because lots of us will be travelling to Frankfurt, some are looking at an overnight stay. This Hotel has been suggested
We are trying to get a group reduction from them for britboard members. For this we need a count
of heads who would book into the hotel so that we can present them with some sort of figure.
This is only for the offer, the Hotel will have to be booked by yourself.

Evening programme/meal
I am looking into a few options and info will be posted in due time. If anybody has any suggestions please send me a PM

Sunday brunch
We will probably meet up for brunch on the Sunday morning for those who want to come along.

The list of names so far is:

bbulldog & Veela - confirmed - 2 Adults - Hotel Luxor booked
TT Triple Trouble - confirmed - 1 Adult - Hotel Luxor booked
Mickey - confirmed - - 1 Adult - Hotel Luxor booked
Neil - confirmed - 1 Adult - Hotel Excelsior booked
Vloid confirmed - 1 Adult - Hotel Excelsior booked
Bombi - confirmed - 1 Adult - Hotel Excelsior booked
Loopy - confirmed - 1 Adult - Hotel Excelsior booked
bendus2 - confirmed - 1 Adult - Hotel Excelsior booked
Mike_a - confirmed - - 1 Adult - Hotel Excelsior booked
Satman -confirmed - 3 Adults - Hotel Excelsior booked
billy - confirmed - 1 Adult - Hotel Excelsior booked
GPC - confirmed - 2 Adults 1 Child - Hotel Continental booked
far-lands - confirmed - 1 Adult 1 Child
Hellie - confirmed - 2 Adults
MarkJC - confirmed - 1 Adult
spacecadet - confirmed - 2 Adults
Neil373 - confirmed - 1 Adult
Caroline -confirmed - 2 Adult
Number 10 - confirmed - 1 Adult
Purple Muffin - confirmed - 1 Adult
Yamyam - confirmed - 1 Adult
Drea - confirmed - 3 Adults
Phil - confirmed - 2 Adult
Slackmack - confirmed - 1 Adult
Mick - confirmed - 1 Adult
Nicole - confirmed - 2 Adults
hebo - confirmed - 1 Adult
Jean-Pierre - confirmed - 1 Adult
deatr28 - 1 Adult
punoo - confirmed - 2 Adults
kes - confirmed - 1 Adult
Fahmi - confirmed - 1 Adult
evaanna - confirmed - 1 adult
jumpsuit27 - confirmed - 1 Adult
MAAPH-JR - not sure waiting on dad - 1 Adult
Andrea - maybe coming
parisio - maybe coming
Maverick - maybe coming
Mulba

reggie

Could all members on the list let us have the following details:
Number of people coming: adults/children.
Hotel Room : single/double
Either add to this thread or PM either Purple Muffin or bbulldog. Could you also please confirm you are coming if you are on the list or let us know if you cannot make it for any reason.

This thread is only for this info, other comments will be deleted, as it is hard to sort through, any questions please post in the other thread.

Yep, count me and my son in !!

Will only be able to tell you about the Hotel room, when I know the price ( Single ), as I am on a very tight budget.

Sasch will be coming along with me, so 2 for us please!

Thanks for yr hard work guys

I'm on the list & will be there with bells on!

Add me to the list too. I will bring 1 friend and do not need a hotel room

thanks

Muffin

I confirm I'll be there, but I won't need a hotel room thanks.

Neil

p.s. I hope my post meets your strict seriousness requirements

Hi there,

I will be there with wife and son.
I would like a double room with a childs bed.
Thanks.

you can confirm me too but ime still not going to pay any church tax.
yamsters in but i wont need a hotel ile just stay in the pub for the whole weekend

Just to confirm that I will be defo be there, just me coming, no hotel needed.

well i don't know jet i how is coming with me :$ But i will be there and i need a hotel

Please change me, I'm going to attend on my own now...

I'll also be there but don't need Hotel room.

@ Org. comm - murple puffin + ddullbog

Ok put me down on the list as coming on the 1st. Not too sure about the tram but definate for the meal afterwards. Still not sure about the girlfriend, decision later. (she has some seminars going on)
The brunch could be on as well.

No hotel needed.

Mike

Me and Dan will be there. No need for a hotel, we're driving back.

HI
I will need hotel. Paul sorry that you had to prod.

Cheers

Ben

INFO: this meet up is still open to anyone that wants to come

Okay, count me as confirmed and in need of a hotel.

However, I don't yet know if that will be accompanied, or not -- it's a while between now and then, or I might just maaph another barmaid on the night -- who knows

***Important Hotel Rooms need to be booked now***!

We have just heard that a Messe is on in Frankfurt so anyone needing a room must book now.
The link to the Hotel is http://www.rma.de/hotels/hotels/luxor-hotel-frankfurt.htm. Please PM us after you have booked.

Due to problems with the Luxor Hotel we did not get any decent price apart from those who have booked already online. The Hotel changed the prices from 59,-- to 180,-- for a single room and from 75,-- to 200,-- for a double room this afternoon. Sorry for this bad news. There is a Hotel Reservation Service under www.hrs.de anyone booking a hotel please let us know which one so that we can post this info online for others to benifit from. Would be nice to get people together in a hotel.
Once again sorry for this but Purple Muffin tried her best for us.

quick links for hotels via hrs.de

for a single room here
http://www6.hrs.de/search.do%3Bjsessionid=...howSearchResult

for a double room here
http://www6.hrs.de/search.do%3Bjsessionid=...howSearchResult

anything else www.hrs.de

Loopy and I have booked the same hotel as Neil, Excelsior[u]!

You can find it under HRS and Frankfurt am Main. The minibar is free of charge there, it will be empty by the time Loopy and I have finished with it! We're paying €67 for the room for the night including brekkie!

Have also booked in at the Excelsior. Forgot to mention will be driving down from Düsseldorf, so if anybody fancies a lift then p.m. me.

Cheers

Ben

Okay, so I'm in the Excelsior too... Their own web-site points you at Restec, rather than HRS for reservations.

I wouldn't get worked up about the free mini-bar, though... They don't make any mention of the contents, do they? I wouldn't expect it to be well stocked -- Probably only a bottle of water, a bottle of juice and a packet of nuts, and you can keep anything else cool that you bring yourself

Hi there

I don't need a hotel room anymore, but still like to come along. If this changes, I'll just take my chances in booking a spot.

Thanks for organsing this mammoth get together!

Cya in April, if not before!

Billy

I'll be there.

Jean-Pierre

its against my principals to waist hard earned beer tokens on a hotel room for a few hours.
anyone else fancy saluting the sun rise with a beer, there must be loads of realy sleazy allnight boozers in a town the size of frankfurt

I might be up for coming, will decide over the next few days, never been to Frankfurt.

Might forgo the hotel room too if theres people who drink all night too.

Confirmed

Hotel Excesior Booked...

Glad to see you worked it out Satman and have booked the same hotel as us lot.

[Hey Amanda!
please count me and my boyfreind in!
thanks n see ya,
Punoo

I've heard there's a possibility to meet up for brunch the next day... Is everyone going or has anything been booked for this?

As i told you on friday info will be posted on the top of this thread when it becomes available.

'ello,

I don't know why I didn't want to come anymore... Something to do with guests maybe coming that weekend but I don't think they are now. So count me in please ;-)

Tell the truth you thought it was going to be naff until you realised how many people were coming! At least that was the impression I got everytime we talked about it...

Details for the brunch on the Sunday will follow it is just a case of who fancies it and then I'll reserve us a table! I will post details of this and the tram costs next week.

Count "the Hagen lot" in for brunch anyway.

Have booked the Exelsior for 1st April

Thanks, Billy

i probably wont be there for brunch, but bully will

Hi there

In case anyone is interested in the Luxor versus the Excelsior, I have just stayed in both for 1 night in the last 4 weeks, below are some of my personal opinions on both;

The Excelsior:
By far the better hotel, clean and comfortable, room furniture is modern, bed very comfortable and clean. Bathroom has hairdryer and shampoo bits, but quite compact. Free minibar contents has 2 beers, 2 pepsis, 2 orangshafts, 2 sparking waters, 1 large still water. Bed had a welcome chocolate on pillow. Breakfast is substantial; eggs, bacon (sort of), saugsages, smoked salmon, cheeses, meats, bread, toast, cereal/yoghurt/fruit bar, also chinese bar with noodles, rice, buns. Large fresh fruit bar, the bananas and apples came in handy while wandering round town next day! Breakfast finished at 11am. There is a car park, free of charge, left my car there next morning while exploring Frankfurt. Lobby has free tea/coffee/cake all day. Free internet usage in their business center on their PC. My room cost 51 Euro which included all above. Location is straight next door to the Main Station. Taxi rank straight outside and was very convenient.

The Luxor:
Less modern hotel, floors and corridors creaked, decor is 1960s colours (orange/black carpets and curtains - you know!), room furniture was old, lamps were old and did not work so my room was quite dark esp with that orange and black scheme, bed was OK but sheets didn't look that clean. Bathroom but dirty and cold, no hairdryer, no shampoo bits. No minibar. Car park cost extra 5 Euro. No Internet, or at least you will have to pay. Unfortunately I missed breakfast (had brunch instead elsewhere!) but breakfast finished at 9am or 10am anyway believe it or not on a Sunday! They told me that this is because the breakfast is done by extermal caterers. Coffee machine in corner in lobby but costs 1 Euro, and its machine coffee. Useful at 5am in morning though. Location is good for drinking, between Bornheim and Sandschuhausen, no real taxi rank close so had to walk and find one. Room cost 63 Euro (I got a company discount I think of 2 Euro)

Only my personal opinions, please don't take these as guaranteed of what to expect! I may just have been given a dud room in the Luxor.
Hope this helps. Looking forward to seeing you all on 1-2 April!

Billy

Can I just point out that the reason I did not recommend the Excelsor hotel was the location right by the Bahnhof would give you lot an awful picture of Frankfurt.

@Muffin, thanks for recommending the Luxor, everyone including me appreciates all your help. Based upon the hotel descriptions and prices, I would have also recommended the same. You are right, the location makes a big difference, the Luxor is a great place for Frankfurt drinking (walking distance) and close to Bornheim (which is lovely BTW), but the Excelsior is a 10 Euro taxi-ride and the Red Light District is straight opposite the station! You need stupid people like me to stay in them and tell you what they are like, so you can enhance your info for others. Loopy is right, I live in Heidelberg and apart from my second bedroom, my living room and at a push, the bathroom floor to recommend, I have absolutley no idea what the local hotels are like here cos I don't stay in them!
BTW, Great day for hiking, hope you are having a great time in Bavaria!


@Loopy, best compliment I've had in ages, thanks!

I will be bringing a Union Jack and a St. George flag with me for the Team Britboard photo, has anyone got a Scottish or a welsh flag? then we can try and get them all in the piccy.