Should We Return To The NY Sheraton?

Greg Ambrosius · Post by **Greg Ambrosius** » Thu Mar 20, 2008 5:18 am

This was our first year at the New York Sheraton after two years at the Javitts Center and two years at the New York Hilton. We are returning to the New York Sheraton for football and they are already asking us if we want to return in 2009. Please provide your thoughts on the hotel and the convention center here if you can as we'll likely start contract proceedings for 2009 very soon. Thanks all.

Quahogs · Post by **Quahogs** » Thu Mar 20, 2008 5:39 am

Not one complaint. Very nice sized ballroom allowing for some elbow room between the leagues.

Gordon Gekko · Post by **Gordon Gekko** » Thu Mar 20, 2008 5:41 am

greg - nice place. good job finding it. as always, more room between leagues is preferred (or a way to not hear picks as loudly from other leagues).

Red Sox Nation · Post by **Red Sox Nation** » Thu Mar 20, 2008 5:51 am

The Sheraton was great! I hope we can return there next year. The Javitts center was terrible in my opinion.

Top Dawg · Post by **Top Dawg** » Thu Mar 20, 2008 6:09 am

Greg - Best spot yet for NYC. Loved it there!

Pete

Atlas · Post by **Atlas** » Thu Mar 20, 2008 6:17 am

$6.50 for a bottle of water was a little steep.

Even for NYC.

Lost Sailor · Post by **Lost Sailor** » Thu Mar 20, 2008 6:32 am

Worked real well for me. Easy to find, lots of space. Much easier to get to than the Hilton.

I vote 'For'.

larryb · Post by **larryb** » Thu Mar 20, 2008 6:56 am

The Sheraton worked well for the auctions on Friday. No complaints.

mlbbug · Post by **mlbbug** » Thu Mar 20, 2008 7:41 am

Greg,

As stated previously by others,I hated the Javits Center.It's terribly inconvenient to reach by mass transit and was just an awful physical environment.Sheraton is a big improvement.It gets my stamp of approval.

Rich McCormick-Astoria,NY

Greg Ambrosius · Post by **Greg Ambrosius** » Thu Mar 20, 2008 7:42 am

Originally posted by mlbbug:

Greg,

As stated previously by others,I hated the Javits Center.It's terribly inconvenient to reach by mass transit and was just an awful physical environment.Sheraton is a big improvement.It gets my stamp of approval.

Rich McCormick-Astoria,NY Then what were you doing at the Javitts Center on Saturday morning!!

Just kidding.

I hear ya. We like the Sheraton better than the Javitts too. Securing space in Manhattan in March is never easy, so if we can book this for 2009 now and everyone is happy we'll be ahead of the game.

GoBabyGo · Post by **GoBabyGo** » Thu Mar 20, 2008 9:39 am

Greg:

Drafting at the Sheraton actual felt like I was watching a REAL PRO DRAFT on ESPN. Nice place, blows away the Hilton and Javits.

This Greg is a NO NO BRAINER!

Nutty Scrats · Post by **Nutty Scrats** » Thu Mar 20, 2008 11:07 am

The Javit's Center?

ROFLMFAO

:rolleyes:

RedRum · Post by **RedRum** » Thu Mar 20, 2008 12:47 pm

Hell YES!!!

Sheraton again...

Its 3 blocks from my job plus there was this girl that worked at the concierge desk OMG.. I knew where the draft was but had to play dumb and ask her...

baggler · Post by **baggler** » Thu Mar 20, 2008 1:55 pm

Sheraton is the way to go !!! E train gets off right there. The rooms for the auction and the main were great. Like someone said it's a no brainer.

Dirt Dogs · Post by **Dirt Dogs** » Thu Mar 20, 2008 2:36 pm

Sheraton was great! So nice to leave your room and take an elevator to the draft room! and 810 deli had "cheaper" food

M Co · Post by **M Co** » Thu Mar 20, 2008 3:11 pm

Originally posted by RedRum:

Hell YES!!!

Sheraton again...

Its 3 blocks from my job plus there was this girl that worked at the concierge desk OMG.. I knew where the draft was but had to play dumb and ask her... Yeah, "excuse me, do you know where the FANTASY BASEBALL DRAFT is" is one of the all-time great pick up lines.

Navel Lint · Post by **Navel Lint** » Thu Mar 20, 2008 3:21 pm

Originally posted by M Co:

quote:Originally posted by RedRum:

Hell YES!!!

Sheraton again...

Its 3 blocks from my job plus there was this girl that worked at the concierge desk OMG.. I knew where the draft was but had to play dumb and ask her... Yeah, "excuse me, do you know where the FANTASY BASEBALL DRAFT is" is one of the all-time great pick up lines.

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Spyhunter · Post by **Spyhunter** » Thu Mar 20, 2008 3:42 pm

Originally posted by rucrew2:

quote:Originally posted by M Co:

quote:Originally posted by RedRum:

Hell YES!!!

Sheraton again...

Its 3 blocks from my job plus there was this girl that worked at the concierge desk OMG.. I knew where the draft was but had to play dumb and ask her... Yeah, "excuse me, do you know where the FANTASY BASEBALL DRAFT is" is one of the all-time great pick up lines.

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[/QUOTE]Another advantage of NYC: if you are a single straight male, you can basically pick up a model, even if you start with lines like "excuse me, do you know where the Fantasy Baseball Draft is".

If you live in NYC, you know what I mean, and if you don't, my wife has about 15 single femaie friends to intro you to...

Oh and yes, the Sheraton is a great place for the draft. Not sure how, but I think the carpeting or something made it harder to over hear other drafts than the Javits last year.

Spy

[ March 20, 2008, 09:43 PM: Message edited by: Spyhunter ]

King of Queens · Post by **King of Queens** » Thu Mar 20, 2008 3:54 pm

Originally posted by Spyhunter:

Oh and yes, the Sheraton is a great place for the draft. Not sure how, but I think the carpeting or something made it harder to over hear other drafts than the Javits last year.The good news: I managed to get Kendrick this year

The bad news: two other leagues took Cueto right before I was going to take him, and someone else from my league jumped the gun

[ March 20, 2008, 09:54 PM: Message edited by: King of Queens ]

RedRum · Post by **RedRum** » Fri Mar 21, 2008 1:02 am

What's the big deal about this Cueto guy??

I mean, I saw him in the movie Total Recall.. Didnt look like much to me..

www.killkuato.com/

roundmann · Post by **roundmann** » Fri Mar 21, 2008 4:44 am

Sheraton much better than previous draft sites.

Great location. Carnagies Deli 1 block away. Best restaurant on Earth. Have you considered The Orleans in Vegas. Off the strip. Great ballrooms. Cheaper prices. Good Food.

Roundmann

DOUGHBOYS · Post by **DOUGHBOYS** » Fri Mar 21, 2008 4:58 am

Originally posted by roundmann:

Sheraton much better than previous draft sites.

Great location. Carnagies Deli 1 block away. Best restaurant on Earth. Have you considered The Orleans in Vegas. Off the strip. Great ballrooms. Cheaper prices. Good Food.

Roundmann Great suggestion. Comparable to the Rio in many ways.

chimpat · Post by **chimpat** » Fri Mar 21, 2008 5:02 am

Really liked the Sheraton, great location, easy to get to and nice space.

Tom Kessenich · Post by **Tom Kessenich** » Fri Mar 21, 2008 5:56 am

I'm glad to hear so many positives responses about the Sheraton. I agree it's the best location we've had yet for the NFBC and I think it will be ideal for the NFFC as well. I have enjoyed having our events at the Hilton. That's another great site with a great staff, but the Sheraton has it beat. Everything was ideal as far as the setups for our events all three days.