The Wigwam (Litchfield Park) wasn't Willmoth's fault, Craig Dyer was con Chair for that one. When Mike ran a WesterCon he used the Tempe Mission Palms. People either loved the Wigwam or hated it. Mostly this seems to depend on how far from the function space their room was. My room was on the far edge of the property, and walking to the con space in 100+ heat really sucked. Being on the far west edge of town it had the advantage of being about an hour closer to LA for folks driving out from Cali but that's about it.
The Mission Palms on the other hand is a great space. 2-story so unless one needs to use the elevator it's easy to simply walk up a single flight of stairs. The Con Suite and party rooms all have a patio that opens out onto the pool deck, which allows both indoor and outdoor gathering spaces, lots of configurable meeting rooms which are mostly co-located. It does have the problem of having one large meeting room off in the hinterlands behind the restaurant (just like the Sac. Hilton). Having an outstanding Irish Restaurant literally 10 feet from the hotel does not hurt either...
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Date: 2013-07-13 10:48 pm (UTC)The Mission Palms on the other hand is a great space. 2-story so unless one needs to use the elevator it's easy to simply walk up a single flight of stairs. The Con Suite and party rooms all have a patio that opens out onto the pool deck, which allows both indoor and outdoor gathering spaces, lots of configurable meeting rooms which are mostly co-located. It does have the problem of having one large meeting room off in the hinterlands behind the restaurant (just like the Sac. Hilton). Having an outstanding Irish Restaurant literally 10 feet from the hotel does not hurt either...