Sally, the MCM was nice...if you didn't have a dog. Since most the venues were hosted at the MCM..all would converge to the hotel, leaving those of use with ex-pens and dogs that needed to potty and get out of their crates, no where to park that was even remotely close to our ex-pens. Along with the GSDCA events, there were a couple of other non dog related events which further added to the parking predicament. At one point, we parked in a fire zone just so we could let the dogs out close to our pens, only to have security ask us to move. With quite a bit of pleading on Steve and my's part, we the guard kindly looked the other way for a few minutes until we were done. We ended up having to park across the street at the Marriot as it was closer than any spot at the MCM. One time, we were sitting at the van in the Marriott parking lot and I noticed someone backing out..I dashed across the boulevard before anyone could get the spot and stood in the parking space until Steve could move the van. After a couple of days of this, we ended up leaving the show early, just to get a parking place at our hotel. Once parked, we hitched a ride to dinner so as not to loose our place.This was not the MCM's fault of course, but just one of the few glitches that seemed to plague the national this year. Other than that the service was good, the rooms nice and beds were very comfortable. Breakfast and service was good.The front desk staff was very accommodating. We ate at Pappadeux's nearly every day..it was excellent..some of the best food around. C hckryhillgsd@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Steve and Christine Grainger WWW.HICKORYHILLGSD.COM > [Original Message] > From: sally <dan-ann@xxxxxxxx> > To: <hardcastle@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>; <Showgsd-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> > Date: 11/13/2008 12:19:20 PM > Subject: [ SHOWGSD-L ] Re: National photos > > I have no complaints about this national at all - I thought the site was > great- and we stayed at the MCM - had a nice room and had no problem eating > there -service was fine and not slow. We ate at a different place every > night trying all types of food. > > We vendors were down a lot but the people there were just great- just not > enough came and really missed out on a good show. > > > Oops - my complaint is still the u turns - LOL > Sally > www.embroiderybysally.org > > > ============================================================================ > POST is Copyrighted 2008. All material remains the property of the original author and of GSD Communication, Inc. NO REPRODUCTIONS or FORWARDS of any kind are permitted without prior permission of the original author AND of the Showgsd-l Management. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. > > ALL PERSONS ARE ON NOTICE THAT THE FORWARDING, REPRODUCTION OR USE IN ANY MANNER OF ANY MATERIAL WHICH APPEARS ON SHOWGSD-L WITHOUT THE EXPRESS PERMISSION OF ALL PARTIES TO THE POST AND THE LIST MANAGEMENT IS EXPRESSLY FORBIDDEN, AND IS A VIOLATION OF LAW. VIOLATORS OF THIS PROHIBITION WILL BE PROSECUTED. > > For assistance, please contact the List Management at admin@xxxxxxxxxxxx > > VISIT OUR WEBSITE - http://showgsd.org > NATIONAL BLOG - http://gsdnational.blogspot.com/ > ============================================================================ ============================================================================ POST is Copyrighted 2008. All material remains the property of the original author and of GSD Communication, Inc. NO REPRODUCTIONS or FORWARDS of any kind are permitted without prior permission of the original author AND of the Showgsd-l Management. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. ALL PERSONS ARE ON NOTICE THAT THE FORWARDING, REPRODUCTION OR USE IN ANY MANNER OF ANY MATERIAL WHICH APPEARS ON SHOWGSD-L WITHOUT THE EXPRESS PERMISSION OF ALL PARTIES TO THE POST AND THE LIST MANAGEMENT IS EXPRESSLY FORBIDDEN, AND IS A VIOLATION OF LAW. VIOLATORS OF THIS PROHIBITION WILL BE PROSECUTED. For assistance, please contact the List Management at admin@xxxxxxxxxxxx VISIT OUR WEBSITE - http://showgsd.org NATIONAL BLOG - http://gsdnational.blogspot.com/ ============================================================================