NYE at Marriott Marquis!!
Mar 10, 2004 | 6:31 pm
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Let the magic begin 
Jerrie and I will be there December 30 - January 2
Could turn out to be a marquis DO
[This message has been edited by magic111 (edited Mar 10, 2004).]
Jerrie and I will be there December 30 - January 2
Could turn out to be a marquis DO
[This message has been edited by magic111 (edited Mar 10, 2004).]
Mar 10, 2004 | 7:07 pm
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Mar 11, 2004 | 11:50 am
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Sounds like a blast. What a great deal! Wish I could be there!
That said,
please see my post dated today in the Marriott forum if you find yourself unable to use your Priceline reservation.
Thanks.
That said,
please see my post dated today in the Marriott forum if you find yourself unable to use your Priceline reservation. Thanks.
Nov 7, 2004 | 9:48 pm
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Bump.... coming up end of December....
Nov 8, 2004 | 5:15 am
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Originally Posted by KathyWdrf
Bump.... coming up end of December....
Nov 10, 2004 | 9:32 pm
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New Year's Eve in Times Square?
So, how many of the Marriott Marquis $110 Priceline bid winners are going to actually hang out in Times Square for the New Year's Eve festivities? (I assume lots, since the TS location of the hotel lends itself to that.)
This website has some info on the countdown to the drop of the famous lighted ball in Times Square. It seems that people start gathering 7 hours ahead of midnight -- i.e., around 5 PM. What isn't clear from the website, though, is how easy or difficult it will be for pedestrian traffic to move about during those hours leading up to midnight. (By about 6:00 PM the area will be closed to vehicular traffic.) I myself wouldn't want to have to stand in one place for 6-7 hours!
I've booked a flight and will be in NYC, but do not have a reservation at a hotel in the Times Square area (and am ambivalent about whether that would really be desirable or not). Instead, I just booked an award res at the Sheraton Russell (a real bargain at 10,000 Starpoints per night, considering that the room rates, when tax is added in, are approaching $400 per night!).
Any inside info on the Times Square festivities would be appreciated. ^
This website has some info on the countdown to the drop of the famous lighted ball in Times Square. It seems that people start gathering 7 hours ahead of midnight -- i.e., around 5 PM. What isn't clear from the website, though, is how easy or difficult it will be for pedestrian traffic to move about during those hours leading up to midnight. (By about 6:00 PM the area will be closed to vehicular traffic.) I myself wouldn't want to have to stand in one place for 6-7 hours!
I've booked a flight and will be in NYC, but do not have a reservation at a hotel in the Times Square area (and am ambivalent about whether that would really be desirable or not). Instead, I just booked an award res at the Sheraton Russell (a real bargain at 10,000 Starpoints per night, considering that the room rates, when tax is added in, are approaching $400 per night!).
Any inside info on the Times Square festivities would be appreciated. ^
Nov 26, 2004 | 7:59 pm
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Only a little over a month to go....
Only a little over a month to go....
Dec 5, 2004 | 6:36 pm
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$110 PL Room Winners Party NYE @ Marriott Marquis
jstockton previously announced (http://flyertalk.com/forum/showthread.php?t=302129) that he would try to get all of us into the MR Concierge lounge... is that still on?
I have attended previous TSNYEs and it is indeed a mob scene... not to mention the added post-911 security, which I have NOT experienced. Presumably there will be some way for Marquis guests to get onto and off of Broadway without getting trampled to death.
I will call the roll again....... are we going to have a DO??
I have attended previous TSNYEs and it is indeed a mob scene... not to mention the added post-911 security, which I have NOT experienced. Presumably there will be some way for Marquis guests to get onto and off of Broadway without getting trampled to death.
I will call the roll again....... are we going to have a DO??