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From: Lyn Legere <>
Subject: [WHITNEY-L] Re: Reunion 2002
Date: Sat, 21 Jul 2001 01:09:04 -0400
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Hey Carolyn,

Got this message after the other posted, so I responded to the posted as
well. I will be glad to check out the hotels in Cambridge that I listed
to see what they say, prices, etc. and will forward that information to
the WRG site and the MyFamily site (althought I, too, am having some
doubts about being involved with that site...I don't like the ethics
they've apparently been practicing.)

Talk with you soon.

LYN

Chris Branagan wrote:

> Hi Lynn!
>
> My summer is going great! All my children are home and very
> involved with their various summer activities, but it makes a
> busy household. I love it. The nice weather is an added bonus.
>
> Thanks for the heads up on Chelsea. Not being terribly familiar
> with the area, I really need your input! We need a safe place,
> Chelsea is out.
>
> What did you think of the Lexington Sheraton? That location
> appeals to me because it is accessible by car, not in the
> middle of the city, and Watertown is fairly close. And if
> people want to see some of the sights in Boston, it really isn't
> that far.
>
> We are not going to be able to please everyone. If you have time
> why don't you call some of the places you listed and see what
> they say? We are looking for a place that can house 50-75
> people, will give us free use of a conference room and that has
> a dining room and at least a few wheelchair accessible guest
> rooms. We are thinking of a weekend in July or August 2002 where
> we would arrive Friday afternoon, stay Saturday and leave Sunday
> afternoon. Or leave Sunday morning if that's when the check out
> is.
>
> At about the time you left for France, there was quite a bit of
> conversation on the Whitney roots web site about the reunion.
> It seemed to be the consensus that all questions should be
> placed on that site as well as the MyFamily.com site and that you
> and I should keep a tally from both. I have placed today a
> question on both sites about how far folks want to be from the
> airport and public transportation.
>
> Thanks, Keep in touch.
>
>
>
> from, Carolyn
>
>
>
> Lyn Legere wrote:
>
>> Hi Carolyn,
>>
>> How are you and how's your summer going??? RE: Hotels - Chelsea
>> isn't
>> the best place. I'm sure they're very eager for the business - they
>> probably don't get too much. Plus, in terms of any day trips, you
>> have
>> to basically go through the heart of the city to get to the places
>> we'd
>> be interested in, such as Watertown.
>>
>> Newton, on the other hand, is a very convenient location to
>> Watertown,
>> easy to get into the city (right on Mass. Pike and I'm sure there
>> are
>> also bus connections). If it's not rush hour, it's not a bad drive
>> from
>> Logan either - I'd say about 15 minutes. It's also not bad to get
>> to
>> from Hanscom Air Force Base, where some people may be flying in
>> from.
>>
>> When I had looked before, I found the following:
>>
>> Newton Susse Chalet $109 - $195
>>
>> Cambridge:
>>
>> Susse Chalet - Starting at $80.00
>> Sherato!
>> !
>> n - Starting at $145
>> Holiday Inn - Starting at $109.95
>> Royal Sonesta - Starting at $219.00
>> Best WEstern - Starting at $129.00
>> Double Tree - Starting at $189.00
>>
>> I think Cambridge would be the best place to start looking. It's
>> not as
>> far out as Newton, but a much prettier and safer place than Chelsea.
>> There's a lot of interesting things there for people who've never
>> been. There's all sorts of transportation that runs out of Harvard
>> Square and/or Central Square. And Watertown is convenient.
>>
>> The prices above are just what I got online.
>>
>> Do we know the status of the Reunion? I know a while back, there
>> was
>> some controversy about using the My Family site and people felt that
>> they had not had the opportunity to be heard because they don't use
>> that
>> site. So, are we back at the beginning, asking people's interest
>> and
>> time of year on the WRG instead of the My Family site? I'm just not
>> sure !
>> !
>> where we're at with this.
>>
>> Good to hear from you.
>>
>> LYN
>>
>> Chris Branagan wrote:
>>
>>
>> > Hi Lynn,
>> >
>> > Well I plunged in !!! I went ahead and called a couple of
>> > hotels and am wondering what you think! The Wyndham Chelsea
>> > Hotel on 210 Everett Avenue in Chelsea is 2 miles from Logan
>> > and
>> > they offer free shuttle back and forth to the airport. The
>> > room
>> > prices quoted were $119-139 for next summer weekends. They
>> > DO have free meeting rooms, the largest is for 80 people
>> > and
>> > we could have food served there if we want.
>> >
>> > The other hotel I called was the Sheraton Newton Hotel in
>> > Newton. I'm waiting for them to call me back, but the room
>> > prices
>> > on the website were $105-450.
>> >
>> > Do you know either of these hotels? The Wyndham Chelsea Hotel was
>> > very interested and I got the impression they would be good
>> > to
>> > work with. She said it was a safe part of town and they were
>> > near the subway and the commuter rail. Lots of choices for th!
>> > !
>> > e
>> > menu.
>> >
>> > Let me know what you think. Do you have other ideas for
>> > hotels?
>> >
>> > thanks, Carolyn
>> >

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