My experience with Dayton had to do with reservations.
Several of us get together at Dayton. As nobody in the group had made any reservations, I stepped forward back in February and reserved 4 rooms. With this particular chain I had always been able to cancel reservations before 6 PM the same day. I forgot one detail. I did not look at the cancellation policy for this trip. 30 days!! Here I was the day before the Hamvention holding 4 rooms (as the others found rooms closer - 5 mi. vs. 10 mi.)! Neither the chain NOR the hotel would help me. Online 2 hams took 2 of the rooms, and I had the third room. Arriving at the hotel, the staff told me they were overbooked, so cancelling the 4th room cost me nothing! Needless to say, I was on pins-and-needles. It turns out that some of the staff were jerks, and some were very accommodating! Thank goodness for the latter! SO... did anybody else have a 30 day cancellation clause? Next time, I will pay attention to the details! 73! Kim - WG8S
