That, plus everyone getting unceremoniously kicked out of the courtyard by the police at 5am, has really soured me on the Artmore. I made a reservation for next year, but I'm hoping to cancel it when rooms at the Residence open up. IF the Artmore wil let me, of corpse. (Even people who cancelled their reservation for 2012 were charged for it anyway a month in advance. Apparently the Artmore would not reverse the charge and they had to stay there anyway. WTF.)
I know the place is under new management. I have to assume that the outgoing folks didn't tell the new folks about the unique nature of PPUSA and its attendees, and our parties in the courtyard. It's still pretty goddamned annoying.