Deciphering the Program

[turbo43097.livejournal.com]

H for Hyatt
Hil for Hilton
M for Marriot
S for Sheraton

What's W?

Specifically, where is P’tree Ballroom A-F [W]?

Comments

[notbillsgirl.livejournal.com]

The Westin.

[mike-eaves.livejournal.com]

W is for Westin Peachtree Plaza Hotel.

the Peachtree Ballroom is on the 8th floor of the Westin Peachtree Plaza Hotel.

[cygess.livejournal.com]

Really? Please tell me there is some miraculous way they put the street entrance on the 8th floor of the Westin. (I know, yeah - right.) Just visualizing the lines for the elevator / stairwells. (mentally replaces stairs of death with stairs of the eternal wait.)

[mike-eaves.livejournal.com]

Yes really,

Like what has already been mentioned is that from the Peachtree Street level Entrance is actually the 6th floor of the hotel once inside. it's not really that hard for you to enter from a street level and go down. it's just a hole.

the ballroom is 2 floors up from that.

either from the bank of 10 elevators, the 2 dedicated elevators behind those on the left, the 2 square stair towers to either the right or left after you pass the initial bank of rooms upon entry, or the semi-circular glass encased stair case to your right that is behind the square concrete one and before the elevator banks.

[alpha-helixx.livejournal.com]

Yes there is!

The layout of the Westin is about as logical as the five and half minute hallway from "House of Leaves" or that M.C. Escher painting. Do not trust the maps in the pocket program, for everything will change once you step inside. Follow the signs, leave a trail of breadcrumbs and hope for the best.

[eidolon-bird.livejournal.com]

? Suddenly I am very, very afraid to venture into the Westin.

[mistressrhi.livejournal.com]

W = Westin

[greenwitch.livejournal.com]

Westin.

[jinx213.livejournal.com]

W=Westin

[ydnic.livejournal.com]

W is for Westin

(and that's good enough for me :)

Whedonverse and Alt History are the tracks located there this year.

[madzilla.livejournal.com]

The Westin Hotel. :) Where the Steampunk and (most of the) Whedon Universe stuff is this year. The Peachtree Ballroom is there too - the exact location should be in the maps of the Westin in the Pocket Program.

Someone helpfully made a Google Map of the area covering all five hotels, MARTA stops and so on, here (http://community.livejournal.com/dragoncon/2507641.html).

[ydnic.livejournal.com]

For the Peachtree Ballroom, enter the hotel from the entrance on Peachtree Street (across from Hard Rock & Hooters).

(BTW Immediately inside the door, on the left, you will find International D (Whedonverse) and on the right, International C (Alt History).

For the Ballroom, continue down the hall to the elevators, take the elevator to the 8th floor, and proceed to the Ballroom (in the opposite direction from the aforementioned track rooms).

[svarney99.livejournal.com]

I've never been in the Westin, are there escalators or other methods to get to the ballroom other than elevators (and presumably stairs)? If not, this could be a nightmare trying to move people in/out of that ballroom.

[ydnic.livejournal.com]

The only times I've been in there I've used the elevators, so I checked the map in the Pocket Program.

Looks like there are ten elevators, stairs, and what I think is the symbol for escalators. :)

[mike-eaves.livejournal.com]

yes. the escalators are located further into the building just past the bank of elevators in the middle.

[svarney99.livejournal.com]

Great, didn't realize the Peachtree entrance was on the 6th floor. I can't imagine getting a lot of people up to the 8th floor from the 1st without issues.

[pagemasterjim.livejournal.com]

Upon entering from the Peachtree entrance, it is a mere two sets of escalators to the 8th floor. The Peachtree entrance is actually the 6th floor. There are also stairs but not the best for those who suffer from vertigo. And, it is actually two floors above the Peachtree entrance. So when you make it up the elevator/stairs/escalator, come back towards the entrance.

[cygess.livejournal.com]

That sounds ever so much better than what I originally feared. THANK YOU for the clarification!

[pagemasterjim.livejournal.com]

Very welcome! I was very afraid it would be a mess to get people up there until I saw the space, and truly, with all of these options, it will not be that hard at all.

[ydnic.livejournal.com]

Yeah, woops, I forgot to say that the track rooms were on the 6th floor. Thanks for clarifying :)

[pagemasterjim.livejournal.com]

Not a problem! My first time there during the director's meeting to scout the location, I was a bit confused at walking in on the 6th floor at street level. :)

[steluloona2.livejournal.com]

W is for the wenus

[tenshihitomi.livejournal.com]

W is for Wumbo- I wumbo, you wumbo, he she they wumbo.

[itwasthecat.livejournal.com]

I love Spongebob references so much.