Firstly, I was suspicious of who you are based on your username and email address.
Secondly, it would have been nice to get involved on the forum first rather than just keep jumping in with "come see me, come see me" posts !
Thirdly, if you booked a hotel on the strength of posts that hadn't even gone up on the board then that was a rather silly thing to do and one that I certainly wont feel any guilt for !