Glacetarium 2011

Summary

Destination: Reykjavik.
Dates: December 30 - January 13 (Tentative). We'll be back in time for the Mystery Hunt.

Description

The Acetarium Retreat 2011 is intended for the friends and inhabitants of the Acetarium to gather, relax and enjoy good company, often in geothermal pools, in Iceland. Participants are encouraged to bring their favorite books and games and project ideas -- there will be more time to think than you've ever imagined possible.

Useful Information

• Be ware of the huldufólk, the hidden people. Skepticism can appear rude.
• We're trying to rent a flat in Reykjavik that can fit a maximum of 10 people.
• The places will most likely have wireless Internet there.
• In case if there are more than 10 people, we should be able to accomodate. There is an apartment immediately next door to the 10 person flat we are considering that can hold 8. There are some hotels that seem to be comfortable and about the same price.
• Rent/hostel fees seem to be between $15-25 (US) per night.
• Mystery Hunt will start at noon on 2011/01/14 (Friday).
• WikiTravel page for Reykjavik
• A popular tour route in Southern Iceland
• A more expensive man-made spa
• A cheap geothermal pool
• The town of Húsavík has Icelandic Phallological Museum.
• 1000ISK is about 5.5USD.

Getting There

There seem to be two real options:

• Iceland Air which flies direct from Boston for $500 and up for a round trip ticket.
• Iceland Express which flies from Newark and can be as low at $300 for two one-way tickets.

Attendees

Please let us know if you want to come as soon as you find out!

Name	Arriving	Departing	Status
Mako	12/30	1/13	TICKETED / ROOM SETTLED
Mika	12/30	1/13	TICKETED / ROOM SETTLED
Seth	12/30	1/13	TICKETED / ROOM SETTLED
Daf	12/30	1/13
Christine	12/30	1/8
Avi	12/30	1/13	TICKETED / ROOM SETTLED

Possible attendees: Rob, Mad, Chris, Alan, Ines, Marcell, Dubravka, Sj, Danjared, Julie, Alex, Molly, Bernie, Erik

Rooms

Flat 73

We are reserving one apartment place that can hold a maximum 8 people from December 30th through January 13th. This includes a person sleeping on a couch in the living room so ideally we'll get two places and sleep 6 or 7 in this apartment. The cost is 1380GBP(about 2200USD)/week or $20/night/person if the place has eight people sleeping in.

The landlord has additional places in a guesthouse if there is a small amount of overflow and apartments (including one next door) if there is more.

Slot	12/30	12/31	1/1	1/2	1/3	1/4	1/5	1/6	1/7	1/8	1/9	1/10	1/11	1/12
1	Mako	Mako	Mako	Mako	Mako	Mako	Mako	Mako	Mako	Mako	Mako	Mako	Mako	Mako
2	Mika	Mika	Mika	Mika	Mika	Mika	Mika	Mika	Mika	Mika	Mika	Mika	Mika	Mika
3	Seth	Seth	Seth	Seth	Seth	Seth	Seth	Seth	Seth	Seth	Seth	Seth	Seth	Seth
4	Avi	Avi	Avi	Avi	Avi	Avi	Avi	Avi	Avi	Avi	Avi	Avi	Avi	Avi
5
6
7
8(couch)

There is an apartment next door from the same landlord that can hold 10 people that will be available from the 2nd of January through the 13th. If enough people express interest in the table above, we can also rent the second place. Otherwise, we can look for small places in the area. Folks can expect to rent for between US $15-35 per night in shared apartment. Obviously, the bigger the place, the cheaper the per-person/per-night cost.