Group Accomodation

[peddy]

Is there anyone who has set up some sort of group accommodation to make it cheaper for individuals to come down. I usually come with a group but most of those people can't afford the second bris'nova this year. any suggestions for more affordable accomodation would be appreciated.

[Negroid]

hostels, quickbeds.com.au, groupon

look on those for cheapies, I got a one night stay at surfers paradise in a four star hotel for $70 off qquickbeds

[poke__egg]

oh so thats what the smell down here was.

[Jericho]

The cons out weigh the pros with this one. I'd rather room with somebody I know and pay an extra $100 than have my weekend ruined by doing share accommodation with some stranger I don't know that I don't get along with just for the sake of saving some $$$.

This is coming from somebody that used to set up similar things on these forums.

The first year I organized acomm via these forums (Brisbane 09) the place we ended up at sucked, a few people ended up dropping out which meant some other random backpackers were thrown into our room (and used our towels ), we had a girl that wanted to bring cutting knifes and was making a big deal out of it.

The second year I organized acomm I placed a rule that you must have at least 500(?) posts on these forums. Kind of a test of dedication. And everything worked out well.

So yeah, while rooming with randoms might seem fun and cheap, A LOT of planning needs to be organized before hand.

[peddy]

yeah, this was sort of a last resort for me, usually i come down with a group of between 7-15 people depending on their own financial situation and what else is going on for them at the time, but with 2 bris'novas this year and most of them having gone to auscon only a few weeks ago, it's left me in the lurch so to speak. I've looked into booking a single room and will have to do that if everything else i'm trying to look into fails it's just a bit much when you're looking at a 4 night stay, plus travel, plus food.

[Negroid]

oh so thats what the smell down here was.

I just so happen to smell good, so it must have been you