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I am looking to get a good deal at the Birmingham Edgbaston Thistle (Strathalan) The Birmingham Marriott
In order to get the best discount, I need to know how many rooms to reserve.

Could you please post USER Name and type of room required i.e. Single, Twin, Double and BB or room only (breakfast will be available at casino from 12 noon) What dates you require. Once I reserve the rooms I will pm you with booking code.

Please use this thread for above interest in hotel Only/ Any questions regarding hotel.


OK sorry it took so long the booking code has now come through.

Birmingham Marriott 01214521144  booking code is - LLOB BROADWAY £80 B and B per room any room

Birmingham Strathallan Thistle    0870339127    booling code is BROA-070106 £30/single room /room only

In both cases to get these prices you need to book before 15th December


Thanks All

Double for me sat and sun night, room only :)

Only me, but you never know I might pull <gg>

Seriously - from my experience of booking hotel rooms for conferences, if you can push for a double even if it is just you - go for it, singles are generally uncatswingable.

Dewi James - Single for me no brekkie 2 nights,

 :cheers:

Cheers Dik,

Single B&B for me Saturday only, will find my own if I win enough to stay Sunday.

Will PM you my name and Address.

Mr End

Double for me, two nights, room only

and I've stickied this for a while....

Single for me please, room only forSaturday night only please.

Unless there's not much difference between a single or a double with single occupancy  :dontask:

yes please A double room for Sat and Sun please Thanks

Single room, for the Saturday and the Sunday nights. Don't bother with breakfast - doubt I'll see much of that end of the day.

Double, breakfast!??!?! we are poker players!!!!

cheers.

dik is there any hotels with wheelchair access nearby as the thistle isnt accessable

also some lesuire facilties as scotsangel will proberly want to go for a swim

I looked on the website for the thistle, says it has 5 accessible rooms?

i looked at the website it said outside areas accessable but not the rooms

Public areas assisted or ambulant accessible, bedrooms not accessible 
 
 
to cut and paste from the key

Ick thats not good :(

And they dont have a swimming pool!

btw there is 2 L's in Strathallan

its a grade 5 hotel for the disabled which is the 2nd worst

Dik .. is there another hotel you can investigate for the us  lot to use?

Heid ..It doesn't matter about the swimming pool too much.. The cards will get too wet..

Investigating now

i aint bothered about pool scotsangel hasnt even found out if she can get time off work yet

Has anyone actually called the hotel to find out for sure.. as I find it really hard to understand how a large chain like this can possibly not cater for wheelchair users..

Ta :)

I'd rather stay somewhere where everyone could stay :)

Maureen you would be surprised... I organise conferences, and we have a few delegates that are wheelchair users, some places are awful.

nun large chain small chain if they dont have the nessaceary room nothing can be done

good news is eric stoner and myself will get hotel away from you guys

and we will be taking scotsangel and all the uni student friends of erics daughter to the said hotel


PARTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYY

I'm with Ironside  0:-)

I take it that will be after the Lap club has closed.. :)up

i booked a room in a travel lodge (or holiday inn or travel inn cant remember which) asked for a wheelchair accessable room when i got into room found out i couldnt get into the bathroom best they could do was let me use the toliets in the service station part of the building

i cant go anywhere near a lap dancing club if i am bringing scotsangel with me

mind you she did mention you ladies all going to a male strip club

I am almost ashamed of my language i just said to myself reading that..

Theres plenty of hotels on broads street, should imagine they will be wheelchair accessible.

OK at the moment I got the marriott 5 ways at £110 a double £90 single, wheelchair friendly £110, swimming pool etc. PER NIGHT. But I cannot arrange a discount till the morning. Same with the Hyatt, and the Novotel the travelodge says they are wheelchair friendly but they have 3 steps outside. Lots of more options to try but I am sick of talking to night porters. So 2 moro will fill you in.

Double for me please

Saturday only tho!

Thanks

dik9, thanks for all the hard work you are putting in

twin for me pal b&b for just the saturday night

Don't tell me you've started giving spelling lessons Ironside  ;topofclass;

You must be feeling better.

nah but i spent ages looking for Strathalan using a search engine got nowt

I was going to reply to Ironside's post and say i thought it was the funniest post i'd ever read on blonde, but i wasn't sure how it would be perceived........glad someone else got in first

lmao ifm i would have found it just as funny

i know i rarely type a full sentance without a spelling ot typo mistake

but if i am putting up details of a hotel i would normally cut and paste it so

as anyone doing a search could find it

hotels are unbelievable - how can it be wheelchair friendly with steps???  Do they provide a full time healer who is so good they enable the wheelchair users to get out and walk?

I suggest you all turn up in chairs and see what they do then  :tikay:

I really want to go to this do - now that you've all arranged it and agreed it among yourselves could you change the date?? :D

Tracey

Hi tracy and all,
Yes its amazing what we have to face in "So called" wheelchair accessable places, steps, entry via the kitchen,trapped behind fire doors till someone t  urns up to open it,impossible toilets, etc

The government gets away with such wooly ledgistation cos they know that we'll keep quiet.
Even now I feel i'm moaning whilst i'm writting this;thats what enables them to get away with it.

The new disability access law has no teeth,and after a flurry of atempts to comply most companies seem to have given up on adartions to comply with the sptit of the bill.

Hay Iron, fancy a Hu game on the entrance to the hotal.

Hippyer, double Saturday night only, no breakfast. ta

boodereham here.........Double for me sat and sun night, room only  thank you

Events departments at top hotels all in conference today (strange?) should hear tomorrow. Sorry bout delay.

Can i request a double room for saturday only please?  Many thanks

A twin room for Tract0r & ThebigO ( he is my brother)
Just incase anyone was wondering!

For Saturday Night only ...



Thanks


Jason

Ok so you're sorted then Kev?

 :redcard: :redcard: :redcard: :redcard: :redcard: :redcard: :redcard: :redcard: :redcard: :redcard:  8)

So heres the deal

Birmingham Marriott

£80 per night (double, twin or single) Room Only (no single person suppliment)

Swimming Pool and wheelchair facilities.

To save costs, if you are on your own you can double up to half the cost and start a rumour thread. :D

I will receive a booking code tomorrow which will be posted here along with telephone number to book.

I know the car park is quite expensive ( I think its £11 a night) but if its left over night at the casinos (SAFE) car park then we will pick up that charge. The Marriott is about 200yds away from the Casino.

does the casino offer limos too and from the airport?

you better put me down for a twin at the marriot if angel doesnt come i can have 2 beds one for each night

oh yeah i am staying the sturday and sunday nights could be the friday aswell but i'll let you know on that

Errrrrrm.... No , but if I know what flight you are coming on I will make sure a taxi is waiting for ya :)up

well the last taxi i tried to get into at the airport was useless guy didnt know he had ramps then he didnt know how to open the door to allow the ramps room

guess i might aswell walk is it downhill by anychance?

Jesus you are hard to please!!!! :tikay: :D

Dik, just wanted to say thanks for all your hard work on this .. the place sounds perfect!

How/When can we book please?

Thanks :)

Heid
xx

anyone want to share a twin 80 bit steepo  :)up

just waiting for booking code, sorry.

No probs at all .. again thanks for doing such a fine job :)

Heid, Dewi is asking you a question, look above

Dewi, darling, much as I love you like a friend - I think Mrs Dewi might be upset!

Are you sharing with the jumper Robert, or does it need it's own room and rider?

I'm sharing with me,myself and I :)

unless I pull

Dewi, Heid is looking at you

Robert......stoppit!

You didn't say that to Dewi

The Marriot is one of the top 2 hotels in Bham, aka THE SWALLOW.  Its where President Clinton stayed, if only  Monicka had listened. :P

Jesus, Mary and Joseph £80 to sleep on a bed for 8 hours?

What time is the tournament going to start/finish? I might just drive straight home.

i will share if you want dewi , save a few pennies

i think dik has too hotels on offer the marriot is for the likes of me that need a little extra room and wheelchair access

im sleeping in the car on the casino car park :) 

anyone fancy a trip to monmore dogs on the same night for a few steady beers and a couple of hot roast pork, apple, and stuffing sarnies, we'll all do our brains and then tap off tikay for buyin to the comp.  I aint been to the dogs for ages and wanna hear,   THE HARE IS ON THE MOVE  any more degenarates out there wanna go, i can sort free tickets out as i used to work for will hills in my younger days

Saturday - double please . Not too fussed re brekkie, from memory, the Casino do brekkie for free anyway

Hmm there's athought. Have you got showers dik9?
lol

For the staff!!! Do you fancy dealing? lol.

The booking code has been sent by post apparently and I am off sick till Monday, so I will post it then. I stopped the discount at the STRATHALLAN as I thought everyone wanted to stay in the same hotel.

The discount is for the Marriott only, however I will post Strathallans number if £80 is too steep, still recommend a twin and share for £40 a night.

The strath should come in about £60 a night approx but no swimming pool and no wheelchair access.

this £80 per room? or PP? sure i could win the cost back tho lmao

can i book a 2 night (fri /sat) twin at the marriot, ~~disabled room only~~
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thx again for all your work. Dik9.

bluewolf, i think its £80/room

eric how you going to get that gaggle of lovely students from uni into a single twin room?  ok i'll take a couple of your hands if you need me too lol

MY DAUGHTER GOES TO BIRMINGHAM UNI!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 :redcard: :redcard: :redcard: :redcard: :redcard:

I know we have a so called dull accent but no need to take the pee!! :tikay:

LMAO!!!!

Took me a while to see what you were getting at.

Welllllllllllllllllllllllllllllll , i never said i could spell.

It was a typo, honest  ;D

Forgiven LOL, but just watch them pots being accidentally passed to the wrong person in Jan  :)up

pots ?!?!?

 :D

Iron , my daughter shares a house, student type place, full of beer,undies on the heaters mouldy beans in fridge, big ugly hairy boys in all the rooms etc, in the Egbaston area of Sladeland.
But she and her housemates, need feeding sometimes. so when they heard there was a buffet plus loads of poker players in town, they had to come.

ok dik forget my hotel room i'm sharing a flat, oh wait i will need the room just incase scotsangel comes she can have the room i'll share the flat lol

Has your daughter got room for errrrrm  dik me?

oh dear

BTW where are monmore dogs??
there's perry bar and acocks green dogs!

Wolverhampton is where Monmore is
 Hall green and Perry barr probably wont have afternoon racing on Saturday.

LMAOOOO you idiot Paul  :blonde: :blonde: :blonde:

Single (sigh...) for the Saturday please. .

DIK9..........Lucy has just read your comments.....Be afraid......be very afraid 6c 6d 6s

OK sorry it took so long the booking code has now come through.

Birmingham Marriott 01214521144  booking code is - LLOB BROADWAY £80 B and B per room any room

Birmingham Strathallan Thistle    0870339127    booling code is BROA-070106 £30/single room /room only

In both cases to get these prices you need to book before 15th December

Could you please Sticky!!

Done

Nice work

Done .. Ta Dik :)

So where is everyone gonna be staying?

I'm going to the Marriott - cause it sounds like it is closer to crawl back to :)

Heid
xx

thank you dik9

are we all doing the Marriott or the Thistle then?

I'm booked in for the Saturday at the Marriott.

Incredibly, Mrs Sheriff, is coming too!  The question is whether the Blondites will have more success than the Card Player Cruises contingent in actually getting her to sit at a table!

However, this is undoubtedly another sign of progress!

Sheriff

I've booked for the Marriott :)

Looking forward to seeing you and Dewi

;ifm; :redcard: ;ifm; :redcard: ;ifm; :redcard:

!

i will be in the marroit when i get round to calling them

WOW!  This sounds like it is gonna be lots of fun.

Even if I coulda made it when it was first announced, there is no way I can now.  I have an appointment with a hospital, a doctor and a medical instrument on the 9th.

I hope you all have a blast and look forward to reading all about it in the Sunday Sport.

Trace
xxx

Get a room!!

PMSL   TRUST YOU!

Couldnt you still go on the Saturday Trace ?
Plenty of time left to sort out stuff for the MOnday , wouldnt be the same without you

No Char it's too far and I can't afford it.  I'm that skint I don't even know how I'm gonna afford Xmas.  Not only that Char, but I have medication that I have to take before 8am Sunday morning, and once I take it I won't be leaving the house.  lol 

Ok everyone get their violins out.

Sowwy
xx

Ohhh , i for one will miss you  :(    Atleast you have the P4C event  on the 3rd , as usual i buy the outfits and he wins another trip away  >:(

I think he was scared of what i was gonna wear really  ;)

That's very nice of you R. cant wait for this    :blonde:

I'm also Marriot bound, it will be great to put names to faces,should warm up a january weekend.

By the way Dewi "Tammi " is having her last run of the season at Lingfield last race Sat, She came back so well from wolverhampton that we're desperate to get another run  out of her.
the race is only 6 fls not her distance, but we need to pay for the winter hay. theres about 70 entries for the race but the powers at lingfield should split the race.

I know its early but can i be the first to wish everone on Blonde a happy and peaceful christmas :cheers:

Is this event open to anyone is there some qualifying necessary? Thx

Open to anyone, just turn up and you'll be very welcome


shall I put your name down?

Thank you tight end.

Sorry for being lazy, but rather than trawling through all the info, can you list the dates entry fee and structure please?

I won't stay over as I am local.

Thx

Sat 7th Jan at 7.30...£30 freezeout

Sun 8th Jan is the normal Broadway Sunday night competition £100 freezeout I think, which some are staying for

I don't have the structures yet, nearer the time

dik9 is the Blondeite who is cardroom mamanger at the Broadway.......you can PM him for more

Excellent thank you.

I will pm dik later for more info about joining the card room etc.

as the Blonde bash is getting closer , can we try and get answers to the following.

what is the availability on rooms at both suggested hotels.

Can we try and organise somewhere for a meal .. (indian/chinese or whatever) for those that are gonna be there on the friday night.  If there is enough demand. 

When I win the comp, will i be paid in cash ;)

I am slightly lost, what day are most people getting there? and where are most staying?

I think we're staying at the Marriot , if Paul ever pulls his finger out and books it .
Staying Saturday night  and think we're driving home after Sundays event .
Look forward to seeing you and Jane .

I am booked in for the Marriott as well.
 

Is today the last day to book the hotel or was it yesterday?

Booked my room ...ty..

Ditto, Fri, Sat & Sun

All booked, Just Sat & Sun for me and the Norse Horse. Where are most people staying? we're in the Marriot,

half and half i beleive i am in the marriot

Hmm .Rob..I have booked Sat .. only as I will stay at my sisters on the Sunday (she lives localy)..

So that means we have double booked for the Sat..night...

Damn, well we will see if we can sublet our spare Marriot room.

Pssst bring the lacey stuff again

I am afraid to say that i wont be staying over at the blonde bash i will be driving  back home when i get knocked out
 :( 

why not foxy i allready have a twin room set aside for us

Does anyone know if there any rooms left at the hotels??

There will definitely by rooms mate but the special rate deal ended yesterday, if you're persuasive though you may still get the rate.

The special rate at the Marriot was £80 per night per room, now it is still £80 for a single occupant but £90 for a shared room. Not too much difference.

About £10 I think  :o

well £5 each for a couple.

Sorry if I'm making things complicated!

And thats the Thistle booked for me!

See you all there! :cheers:

Jagster did you get the discount rate or normal price?  How much is it at the thistle?

Im not sure Mr F....i did try to put the promo code from the front of this thread in, but it didnt like it so I gave up.

Ive booked for the Saturday and Sunday...no breakfast (cos they prob dont serve it at midday)

£34.00 per night for a single.   

Doubles start at £39.00 a night but book on the web site as this is cheaper than calling them direct.

Hope this helps   :)

wrong answer.


think again.

you wont see me in the thistle they dont have a ramp

but i will see you at broadways

All Washed n Packed...

If anyone is interested and still needs to book Marriot have just mailed me a promo code for staying in the Birmingham marriot this weekend...

When reserving online, please include MEB in the corporate/promotional box. To reserve by phone, call 0800 221 222 and ask for Marriott eBreaks. Or, call one of our worldwide reservation centres.

It can be used by anyone.  Rate is 64 plus VAT per room /night

Crickey, that's a lot cheaper than before. How did you qualify for that code?

Only £4.80 cheaper but still.........

dewi booked our room and its £90  !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I'm paying £80

£64 + vat = £75.20

Don't know how you got charged £90 unless it was after the date, I had a few problems with the thistle not having anyone booked in reserved rooms, but upon enquires no one used the code just quoted Broadway and was given a discounted rate but not one of the reserved rooms.

Still £75.20 makes me wonder what all the effort was about first, I feel like i have been done now and i haven't even got a room!

£80 was what they said

dik, who knows how these peeps operate, you did a good job, thank you

I can't be arsed to change it now!

I'll just have to make sure I use all the tea and coffee in the room, all the towels and bounce on the bed a lot!

well, you are up there three nights, even you should get lucky.

I love you too Mr End :)

Long time?

ROFL!

Til the springs go :)

Get a room ffs......... ;hide;

Mr Tight is so forceful with you!
Don't forget to give him the room number

Room 101?

Gosh!

Looks like he's putting you on the conveyor belt lass

Is that a good thing or a bad thing?

Does that mean I'm a cuddly toy or a coffee maker?

 ;goodvevil;

Wrong prog

A good woman is both.....

cant get smilies at mo so i am ducking behind my sofa!

You mean he's dumped me in Room 101?

Well that's me crumpled :( I'm obviously a copmplete emotional wreck now!

Bah!

Nice one  :D





And?

It's just I know who's in Room 99 and I gather there are connecting doors Heid, that's all

Ooooh!!!!!

and Rob what?

Nothing wrong with bouncing on the bed!

He is very forceful isn't he?

Forceful? I dish out the spankings well

It's those leather strides you know.

 ;hide;

You can run but you can't heid (   :D  )

Unlike me, I can't do either

top marks for creativity!

When is everybody arriving?
I might pop up for the £20 rebuy Friday night if peeps will be there already.

What time does that kick off?

i will be arriving in brum sometime late saturday morning early afternoon depending on the wind

9pm last reg, good standard too, last time i was there (couple of weeks ago) i had Ash Pervais, Frankie Knight, Pete the bandit, Sami and another pro i can't remember off the top of my head on my table ???

I had a Pro on a table once !