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I'm surprised the local hotels price gouged so badly

Posted on: May 1, 2023 at 08:31:19 CT
Joeboo MU
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I guess that probably stems from our overall lack of hotels and large convention events. There's not enough competition for that business to keep places from gouging prices. The supply is very limited.

If that same thing happens for the World Cup in a few years, people are going to be p*ssed.
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interesting take from a Draft attendee from out of town - Joeboo MU - 5/1 08:16:27
     I'm wondering if this is this guys first trip post covid - KC rules MU - 5/1 10:43:03
     Huh. I found it very, very reasonable. - Diamond Dave MU - 5/1 09:21:11
          RE: Huh. I found it very, very reasonable. - MUDude MU - 5/1 09:57:04
     Cafe Ca Phe is ultra woke, a KC Star favorite - zoomer 99 - 5/1 09:20:25
          lol I had to google it - Sal CMSU - 5/1 09:29:31
               that's literally all the star is. - phrejd MU - 5/1 09:32:53
               It was the most KC star thing to do. - CulturedDan MU - 5/1 09:31:43
          [bending over so someone can show me what 'ultra gay' means] - CulturedDan MU - 5/1 09:23:51
               like schmit's gay but fewer calories - phrejd MU - 5/1 09:27:00
                    well crafted(nm) - CulturedDan MU - 5/1 09:28:03
          Woke and gay, yet no football fans went there? - RHAYWORTH MU - 5/1 09:23:35
     I think he's right. KC isn't built for this type of event. - CulturedDan MU - 5/1 09:07:34
          I can't fault his restaurant choices - Joeboo MU - 5/1 09:14:50
               yup. Well researched(nm) - CulturedDan MU - 5/1 09:16:00
     Also, the KC Star article in the link is ridiculous - Joeboo MU - 5/1 08:54:29
          the caseys in lees summit was expecting more from this. - colonel angus beef KC - 5/1 09:44:59
          ha..won't someone think of the Vietnamese coffee shops?!(nm) - TigerNuts KC - 5/1 09:16:04
     I saw so many TikTokers with their little microphones going - KCT-BoneTiger A - 5/1 08:49:43
          your people (nm) - TigerNuts KC - 5/1 08:51:13
               yep(nm) - SabertoothTiger MU - 5/1 11:38:34
     he may be 100% right on everything but when i read or hear: - colonel angus beef KC - 5/1 08:47:53
          Prolly a StL plant. Surprised that hasn’t been raised in - jumbo73 MU - 5/1 13:02:55
          Right. Half million people there, all 10 people he talked - TigerNuts KC - 5/1 08:49:22
               maybe strangers will just agree with you to get you - colonel angus beef KC - 5/1 09:36:47
     I'm gonna call BS on his hotel price complaint - phrejd MU - 5/1 08:41:27
          Except they don't wait until they go home. Nm - BandG MU - 5/1 11:03:53
     Yeah. - Newcatbirdseat MU - 5/1 08:37:03
          KC being more expensive than Vegas was surprising - Joeboo MU - 5/1 08:41:44
               Dude is probably cheap in Vegas as well. - Newcatbirdseat MU - 5/1 08:43:27
               It was more expensive for him because he booked - phrejd MU - 5/1 08:43:11
     I think #5 is an issue in a lot of places post covid - Eggs MU - 5/1 08:20:48
          we're scraping bottom of the barrel in the service - CulturedDan MU - 5/1 09:15:43
               bring on the robots - Sal CMSU - 5/1 09:19:47
                    fast food is pretty much already there. - phrejd MU - 5/1 09:54:59
               In this day and age, you can make $10-$15 an hour sitting - Joeboo MU - 5/1 09:17:57
                    I'm not even talking fast food. Retail is terrible, - CulturedDan MU - 5/1 09:22:39
                         I went to Best Buy recently because they had an open-box - Joeboo MU - 5/1 09:50:30
                              They want everything online - Eggs MU - 5/1 10:00:38
                              lol wtf (nm) - Sal CMSU - 5/1 09:51:23
                                   I kind of grudgingly respect that (nm) - TigerNuts KC - 5/1 09:52:05
                         There is a huge gap now between fast food / casual dining - Sal CMSU - 5/1 09:43:48
                              service gap is wider, price gap is closer - Joeboo MU - 5/1 09:51:58
                                   fyi the mexican place in what used ot be the do drop in - phrejd MU - 5/1 09:56:32
                                        I liked the old "new" mexican place that was in that spot - Joeboo MU - 5/1 10:09:30
                                             it wasn't really mexican though, was it? i thought it was - phrejd MU - 5/1 10:15:39
                                        name? - CulturedDan MU - 5/1 09:58:24
                                             You think Mahomes knows his face is plastered on the - Joeboo MU - 5/1 10:10:20
                                             el plato - phrejd MU - 5/1 10:04:34
                                                  And here's a place that will close in 4 months - CulturedDan MU - 5/1 10:22:24
                                                       it looked packed the other day, but yeah probably not - phrejd MU - 5/1 10:32:46
                                                            it was probably just a party for the investors so they'll - CulturedDan MU - 5/1 10:37:30
                         my son is looking for summer jobs and won't even consider - phrejd MU - 5/1 09:29:48
                              RE: my son is looking for summer jobs and won't even consider - KC rules MU - 5/1 10:56:10
                                   My kid was averaging 300 plus a night at Hereford House... - BandG MU - 5/1 11:10:53
                         I can't remember the last time I went to a restuarant - Eggs MU - 5/1 09:29:26
                              yup. Bartender-patron experience is still intact post-covid. - CulturedDan MU - 5/1 09:33:46
               maybe no one wants to do those sh-t jobs? (nm) - TigerNuts KC - 5/1 09:17:12
                    hence the last part of the post. - CulturedDan MU - 5/1 09:19:21
          I'm surprised the local hotels price gouged so badly - Joeboo MU - 5/1 08:31:19
               There are a lot of hotel options in that area - Sal CMSU - 5/1 08:38:00
               It will happen. It happens at every event - Mormad MU - 5/1 08:32:46
     good, anybody who attends the draft - Sal CMSU - 5/1 08:20:01




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