Oh how I dislike greed.

So I have yet to decide on this whole hotel block dilemma. As I blogged about previously, the prices for hotels in March are astounding. Although, I believe that we have found a good hotel, with a nice location and value for the price, there has been one thing stopping me from signing a contract with them... they seem to be a tad greedy.

See they have a nice pool and courtyard and like an idiot, I asked them if we could have an informal pizza party there. Well, because the "W" word (as in wedding) had already been mentioned, they knew that really meant - rehearsal dinner. And, nope, they will not allow us to eat pizza by their pool. Instead, we can have a "really informal catered event" at their restaurant. Of course, this is at a cost of at least $30 a person. It is the same thing for the morning after the wedding - no bagels by the pool. Instead, they will serve us bagels for $20 a person. This is ridiculous considering that a continental breakfast is included as part of the hotel room cost.

An additional $50 a person for food is more than half our catering costs for the wedding as it is! We really wanted these get togethers before and after the wedding so we could mingle with our wonderful out of town guests. We wanted them to be super informal and the hotel seemed to be the best location for it. So if we decide to block a bunch of rooms at this hotel, what do we do? I am absolutely NOT paying them to serve us pizza and bagels. As an alternative , would a pizza reception dinner and day after brunch be ok to have on the beach right across the street? We could have blankets for everybody instead of chairs.