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Troy Marriott
200 W. Big Beaver Rd.
Troy, Michigan 48084 USA

Phone: 1-248-680-9797
Fax: 1-248-680-9774

Hotel Liaison: Jer Lance

• Guest Room Commitment
  • 730 room nights
    • Thu/Sun: 15 rooms each (10 rooms, 5 suites)
    • Fri/Sat: 350 rooms each (345 rooms, 5 suites)
      • Yes, that is the entire hotel Fri/Sat
  • Rate of $88 per night
  • Must hit 75% of total room block to avoid penalties
    • 548 rooms or more
    • Penalty Scale: Room variance at $88 per night
    • Example Penalty: If we only booked 500 rooms, we'd be responsible for picking up 48 rooms at $88 ($4224)
• Reservations
  • Reservations can be made at a website (coming soon)
  • The national number: (800) 228-9290
  • Local number: (248) 680-9797
  • Reservations can be canceled up to 10 days prior to the event (so, by April 19th) without penalty; after that, a penalty will be assessed.
• Function Space
  • All space has been reserved from Friday at 10am until Sunday at 5pm.
  • All assessed charges will be subject to 6% tax and 22% service charge.
• Package Receiving
  • All packages will be assessed a $5 per box receiving fee charged to the recipient
  • Coordinate with Jer if you plan on having a box delivered
• Food Storage
  • Fridge: two speed racks plus floor space equivalent to another speed rack
  • Freezer: one section of shelving
• Late Checkout of 3pm on Sunday for those who so request
• Television Channel provided
• Internet complementary wireless and wired Internet
• Pool and Fitness area is accessible 24-hours
• Payment Schedule
  • $500 deposit by 15 June 2009
  • Payment in full to follow event

• No liquor can be served in the hospitality suite (Consuite)
  • Note: You can drink your liquor there, but you the con does not serve liquor.
• Beer can be served in the hospitality suite, but must remain in the suite
• No food or drink can be provided on the first floor
• No alcoholic beverages can be imbibed on the first floor

• June (with walkthrough)
• August
• November
• February
• March
• April (with walkthrough)

• Penguicon 7.0 (Penguicon *BING*) was in the Crowne Plaza Hotel in Romulus, MI.
• Penguicon 6.0 took place for a second year in the TroyHilton on Crooks Road.
• Penguicon 5.0's hotel in TwoThousandSeven was in the TroyHilton on Crooks Road, nestled up against the 90-degree curve of I-75 between Long Lake Road and Square Lake Road.
• Penguicon 4.0's hotel in TwoThousandSix was the Livonia HolidayInn Holidome on 6 Mile Road just east of I-275.
• Penguicon 3.0 returned to the NoviSheraton for a second year in TwoThousandFive.
• Penguicon 2.0 was the NoviSheraton in TwoThousandFour.
• In TwoThousandThree, PenguiCon 1.0's hotel was the VanDykePark in Warren.