This was my second Florida show, but I have been to many many industry shows.
I was impressed by the way the hotel staff handled us. They were very approachable and service was top notch, especially compared to other hotels we've invaded. The closed hotel was a great idea, and then opening it up at night worked out great. Call girls gotta make money too, ya know. ;)
I thought the show floor hours were a stroke of genius. Nobody makes it to the show before 11am anyway. And closing it early gave people time to come down to the pool or the bar or the cabanas and check out the business down there before getting ready for dinner.
The parties seemed better organized than some. Having only two or three a night was easier to pick through than if there were more, and they all seemed very well attended.
About the hotel letting the public in on Sunday: If there had been a clear time issued that we had to have all the porno propoganda put away by, then I don't think there would have been such a problem. The hotel did have to make the switch over at some point. But having that time more publicly known would have been more useful, I think.
Overall I found it to be a great show both in who attended and how much business got done. I didn't even mind the branding everywhere.
