I've always loved the Miami show ... the pool area is beautiful and i haven't missed it in 4 years. A few things are starting make me lean towards not going next year. First is the cost .... I used to come with 3 guys and 2 models but at $300 a pass it's not worth bringing 5 people. The girls are there to promote their sites and flirt with the webmasters but I can do that at smaller shows much cheaper. I'm not cheap but with such a small show floor and the limited seminars I'll attend $300 to hangout at the pool and network is a bit much. top that with $10 drinks and it's over the top. the second thing is the past 2 years I've had problems with the hotel charging me for things I didn't buy or use ...Like 2 days of valet parking ($40) I didn't have a car?? I understand the security busting chops about the badges but twice I went down to swim and only brought my room key (with pussy cash on it) and they made me go up to my room for my pass. the pass is paper and I had no place to put it ... not a big deal but the room key should have been enough to get me out by the pool or back off the beach.
I've stayed at the hotel other then during the show and the service seemed much better and the food and drink prices were lower. I feel like they give us a lower quality of service and for one of the more expensive shows per night and that bothers me.
I'm on the fence about going next year and I'm even on the fence about the Vegas show. I can only go to so many shows a year (last year i went to 6 ... I want to cut that to 4) and I feel like i get more out of the smaller ones. for what I spend on those two shows i can cover 3 maybe 4 smaller shows.
on a 1-10 i give this one a 6 for me ..
