SGDQ 2015 hotel: Crowne Plaza in St. Paul

sope

2015-04-02 08:38:33 am

Quote from Denalian:

I work at this hotel and can answer any of your hotel specific questions you may have.

What is the make/model of the TVs in the rooms?

PvtCb

2015-04-05 01:17:11 pm

This is not the giant

What is the policy on holding LAN parties for PC games (something along the lines like Civilization IV or an old school FPS)? Would they interfere with the uploading for the marathon making them verboten, or are they on a separate network?

Komrade

2015-04-05 01:53:57 pm

Quote from PvtCb:

What is the policy on holding LAN parties for PC games (something along the lines like Civilization IV or an old school FPS)? Would they interfere with the uploading for the marathon making them verboten, or are they on a separate network?

I'm curious of this myself. Would enjoy some UT or CS1.6

Cool Matty

2015-04-05 11:00:31 pm

Crawlathon WR, get down on my level.

Quote from PvtCb:

What is the policy on holding LAN parties for PC games (something along the lines like Civilization IV or an old school FPS)? Would they interfere with the uploading for the marathon making them verboten, or are they on a separate network?

Make your own private LAN (aka, bring a switch), and don't count on reliable internet. You will be relegated to the same public wifi every guest has, which has consistently been in the range of "barely usable" to "unusable" in the past. Our internet for the event is dedicated lines that are reserved for the marathon PCs (tech, GDQ gaming PCs, etc).

TheGlitched64

2015-04-08 05:31:26 am

TheGlitched64

I have to go and see AGDQ in person in 2016. Wasn't able to get there for this year what with still being in Australia longer than I thought. oh well, will be great to see it live anyways!

molluskmoth

2015-04-25 06:16:06 am

MoMo

My flight from MSP back on Aug 2nd goes at 6 a.m. so I'll have to be at the airport not later than 5.30 I guess...
What are the connections (Bus/Taxi/Shuttle) around this time on a Sunday early morning? Does somebody know?

BystanderTim

2015-04-30 07:31:14 am

I already booked at the crowne, so i mean go crowne lol

Cool Matty

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Cool Matty: 2015-04-30 11:36:15 am

2015-04-30 11:35:48 am

Crawlathon WR, get down on my level.

Quote from molluskmoth:

My flight from MSP back on Aug 2nd goes at 6 a.m. so I'll have to be at the airport not later than 5.30 I guess...
What are the connections (Bus/Taxi/Shuttle) around this time on a Sunday early morning? Does somebody know?

http://metrotransit.org is the Minneapolis/St. Paul transit system site. You can plan routes there. I strongly recommend looking around there, they have a TON of information.

From what I saw, looks like a bus runs from the nearby station at the hotel to the airport every hour or so.

Also, if you've never flown before, never ever cut it so close on arriving at an airport. You want to give yourself at least an hour. Being there very early in the morning is usually not bad for traffic in the airport, but most airlines will not even let you check a bag after a 45 minute mark. Get there with at least an hour to spare, it's always better to wait around than to run your ass off and miss it.

Sir VG

2015-04-30 12:04:33 pm

Fucking Weeaboo

Yeah, you want to be at the airport AT LEAST one hour in advance, though with MSP being an international airport, if you're flying out of Terminal 1, give yourself 1.5 hours. If you're flying international, give yourself 2 hours.

molluskmoth

2015-05-15 08:55:32 pm

MoMo

Sadly, that page will not give me a direct connection from St. Paul Central to Terminal 1. It keeps crashing on me. How long do I have to plan for the trip from the hotel to the airport?
Is it better to take a taxi at night?

Cool Matty

2015-05-15 09:46:42 pm

Crawlathon WR, get down on my level.

Quote from molluskmoth:

Sadly, that page will not give me a direct connection from St. Paul Central to Terminal 1. It keeps crashing on me. How long do I have to plan for the trip from the hotel to the airport?
Is it better to take a taxi at night?

Quote from Cool Matty:

From what I saw, looks like a bus runs from the nearby station at the hotel to the airport every hour or so.

That's including late night/early morning.

DarkTerrex

2015-06-12 01:40:05 pm

I'll be arriving around 9 AM on Sat. the 25th, will there be a shuttle on that day and that early?

Denalian

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Denalian: 2015-06-24 10:11:22 pm

Denalian: 2015-06-24 10:10:05 pm

2015-06-24 10:09:44 pm

Quote from sope:

Quote from Denalian:

I work at this hotel and can answer any of your hotel specific questions you may have.

What is the make/model of the TVs in the rooms?

LGs 42 inch with atleast one HDMI IN port however some rooms may have larger screens as we are in the process of upgrading

yunakitten

2015-07-02 04:05:17 pm

Meow Meow!

Hey guys,
Do we have any news on transportation from the airport to the hotel yet?

Thanks! Smiley

Suzy Creamcheese

2015-07-03 03:47:50 pm

Quote from yunakitten:

Hey guys,
Do we have any news on transportation from the airport to the hotel yet?

Thanks! Smiley

If you go to the games done quick website they have that information under the FAQ

Cool Matty

2015-07-03 06:25:43 pm

Crawlathon WR, get down on my level.

We're still working on shuttle info, hoping to nail that down next week for you all.

uselesshobo

2015-07-15 11:30:50 pm

Any update on the shuttle? Like if it will run on the 24th and 3rd?

Cool Matty

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Cool Matty: 2015-07-16 01:10:01 am

2015-07-16 01:09:11 am

Crawlathon WR, get down on my level.

We do have confirmed info for the shuttle:

The shuttle will run 6AM-11PM July 25-26th from MSP Airport (Terminal 1 -> Terminal 2 -> Crowne Plaza). On August 1-2nd, 6AM-11PM, it will do the same in the opposite direction. The shuttles run every hour, on the hour. These are, by an order of magnitude, the most busy days of our event for incoming/outgoing traffic.

We will also have a discount for Super Shuttles that you can reserve, if you need a shuttle on a different day.

Darkwing Duck

2015-07-20 04:47:35 pm

Highly Evolved

Re: Shuttle

On the hour from where? The airport or the hotel? 1000 attendees, let's guess 500 arriving via MSP on Saturday, if an exact amount of people are arriving per hour from the standard 8:00 AM to 10:00 PM hours, that's 35 or so per hour. Can the shuttle handle that many people all at once?

How does one locate the shuttle specifically headed to the Crowne Plaza or Intercontinental? Is it important we specify the hotel on its old or new branding?

Is this a tipped or untipped shuttle service?

Cool Matty

2015-07-20 05:53:28 pm

Crawlathon WR, get down on my level.

Quote from Darkwing Duck:

Re: Shuttle

On the hour from where? The airport or the hotel? 1000 attendees, let's guess 500 arriving via MSP on Saturday, if an exact amount of people are arriving per hour from the standard 8:00 AM to 10:00 PM hours, that's 35 or so per hour. Can the shuttle handle that many people all at once?

How does one locate the shuttle specifically headed to the Crowne Plaza or Intercontinental? Is it important we specify the hotel on its old or new branding?

Is this a tipped or untipped shuttle service?

Gratuity has been paid for in advance.

The shuttle is being ran specifically for us and will have a sign on the windshield with our event name. You don't need to tell them where you're going, cause you don't have a choice. Tongue

The shuttle leaves Terminal 1 on the top of the hour, before going to Terminal 2 and then to the hotel. Vice versa on the way back.

Also, we don't guess, we have actual numbers on arrival/departure based on everyone's registration information. The shuttle is a 20 person mini-coach. We have assigned these times and bus sizes based on our best estimates of the number of people who will make use of the shuttle, and what we can afford (shuttling ain't cheap, yo).

It's very possible that there will be peak times when the shuttle is full. There's no way we can possibly plan for that eventuality and there's not much we could do about it regardless. You can either wait for the next shuttle or arrange alternative transport.

Note that ALL of this information and MORE will be going out tonight in an attendee "everything you wanted to know" email.

[quote="Darkwing Duck"]Re: Shuttle

On the hour from where?  The airport or the hotel?  1000 attendees, let's guess 500 arriving via MSP on Saturday, if an exact amount of people are arriving per hour from the standard 8:00 AM to 10:00 PM hours, that's 35 or so per hour.  Can the shuttle handle that many people all at once?

How does one locate the shuttle specifically headed to the Crowne Plaza or Intercontinental?  Is it important we specify the hotel on its old or new branding?

Is this a tipped or untipped shuttle service?  [/quote]

Gratuity has been paid for in advance.

The shuttle is being ran specifically for us and will have a sign on the windshield with our event name. You don't need to tell them where you're going, cause you don't have a choice. :P

The shuttle leaves Terminal 1 on the top of the hour, before going to Terminal 2 and then to the hotel. Vice versa on the way back.

Also, we don't guess, we have actual numbers on arrival/departure based on everyone's registration information. The shuttle is a 20 person mini-coach. We have assigned these times and bus sizes based on our best estimates of the number of people who will make use of the shuttle, and what we can afford (shuttling ain't cheap, yo).

It's very possible that there will be peak times when the shuttle is full. There's no way we can possibly plan for that eventuality and there's not much we could do about it regardless. You can either wait for the next shuttle or arrange alternative transport.

Note that ALL of this information and MORE will be going out tonight in an attendee "everything you wanted to know" email.

uselesshobo

2015-07-21 01:54:50 pm

So probably the best option for Friday is to use the airport shuttle blue line right? Or was Bus 54 its name?

Cool Matty

2015-07-21 02:10:57 pm

Crawlathon WR, get down on my level.

Quote from uselesshobo:

So probably the best option for Friday is to use the airport shuttle blue line right? Or was Bus 54 its name?

Check the metrotransit link in the email we sent out, or use Google Maps. Alternative you can book a Super Shuttle with others that might be arriving at the same time.