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Dove said:
Yeah, God help any Portland Sea Dog fans that show up.
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I was pleasantly surprised to see Portland will be down for three series this year. Most of the top Red Sox prospects played in A ball last year and there's a good chance Yoan Moncada, Benintendi etc.. play in Portland this year. For us Sox fans, the Goats eliminate the need to go all the way up to Portland. So we got that going for us, which is nice!
 
sledog said:
Whose guitars will be on the walls? Flamin Freddie and the Fartmatics?
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Al Anderson. Toto guys. @August_West, Michael Bolton, Gary Burr, Gene Pitney, Mark McGrath, Daryl Hall.
 
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RF1 said:
I am not sure this hotel is really needed. According to a September-2015 Hartford Courant article:

Occupancy in downtown Hartford hotels has shown some improvement this year. Through the first seven months of 2015, occupancy was 59 percent, compared with 56.5 percent for the same period last year, according to STR, which tracks hotel trends.

Those levels are still below the 70 percent that is considered healthy for the Hartford market.

Link:
http://www.courant.com/breaking-news/hc-hartford-goodwin-hotel-future-20150831-story.html


Occupancy rates for the current inventory is already unhealthy. What happens when more rooms are added with a new hotel? It is my feeling this hotel will just pull patrons from the other hotels downtown. This will create financial issues for the other hotels.
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The Hard Rock isn't like the other hotels in town. It's a destination on its own.

It will be interesting to see how this plays out. The state keeps toying with the idea of a casino in the area. The slot box in East Hartford looks like the front runner but Hard Rock has a great record with casinos. The ballpark developer says a casino hasn't been discussed. Why not? Putting a casiono in the Hard Rock hotel is the only scenario that makes minimal sense.
 
Palatine said:
The Hard Rock isn't like the other hotels in town. It's a destination on its own.QUOTE]

What do you mean? Are you implying people come to a city just to visit that local Hard Rock Cafe?
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It happens in every city their have a place. People make special trips and the hotels do a very good job with events. They will bring in rock memorabilia from all over the world. They will have acts in the lobby, there will be a spa and their rooftop will be happening place. This ain't the Hilton. I've stayed at a couple on business trips and they are very lively places. They actually promote the places.

Anyway, this was taken today. I think April will be a bad month for the naysayers.

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8893 said:
Although I generally far prefer sea shore to lake shore, I think Burlington, VT beats them all.
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No argument.
 
Palatine said:
It happens in every city their have a place. People make special trips and the hotels do a very good job with events. They will bring in rock memorabilia from all over the world. They will have acts in the lobby, there will be a spa and their rooftop will be happening place. This ain't the Hilton. I've stayed at a couple on business trips and they are very lively places. They actually promote the places.

Anyway, this was taken today. I think April will be a bad month for the naysayers.

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I think you may be confused that it's 1998.

I was in the Hard Rock in Vegas two years ago and you could swing a 40 ft bullwhip around your head without hitting anyone.
 
Deepster said:
I think you may be confused that it's 1998.

I was in the Hard Rock in Vegas two years ago and you could swing a 40 ft bullwhip around your head without hitting anyone.
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I haven't been to one for a while. I was in the Biloxi hotel and watched the UConn/USF snow game that we won on a last second FG. That place was hopping.
 
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http://www.courant.com/real-estate/property-line/hc-hard-rock-no-casino-hartford-20151221-story.html

No casino planned from hard rock
In order for CT to keep getting 25% of slot revenue, another casino must be on tribal land or ran by the existing tribes. So with the deal that they have, the 3rd casino must be run by a tribe beginning with the letter "M".

I think the tribes should partner up and re-do the HCC and build the casino in the old mall / convention area in the basement of XL. This way it will
Make $ and they can attract the acts to fill the place, compete with Springfield, and hopefully attract an NHL team back to Hartford.
 
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8893 said:
Although I generally far prefer sea shore to lake shore, I think Burlington, VT beats them all.
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I like Burlington a lot. A much better selection of restaurants in Portland, though.
 
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