Originally Posted by
VALK
Andy,
I'm leaning toward your thinking as well
I feel that the lobby is the best place for our group to spend time together in the evenings and I'm pretty sure that consuming alcohol isn't the most important part of our gatherings either.
I personally don't drink booze so it is easy for me to be compliant with the NO outside alcohol rules.
I hope everyone else understands and can still enjoy themselves as well.
One of the best evenings ever at the Fontana lodge was a Sunday when those who stayed over (about 20 or so) took over the Bar and spent the evening there.
Yes, we paid the lodge for our drinking but all was well and no impositions on anyone.
Yes it was cool that we basicaly took over the lodge and enjoyed the main lobby for our event. But, I always felt like we were imposing, just a little, on other guests. Most establishments would have insisted we "get a room" for our hospitaliity functions. After all,that is how it is normaly done.
I don't see this as a big deal. And as you suggested, why not give the business to our hosts?