You should receive either a letter in your room and/or a text message from your guides, detailing when to meet on the first night.I’m just wondering what further information I should expect before out trip next month. I did receive the package from ABD, and an email around the same time. But will I receive an email with specifics like when to meet on the first night? And since I pre-booked nights at the Loews, will I receive anything from them?
As well, there should be information in your room and/or text message regarding meeting up with your guide at the hotel to say hello during the day before the first night dinner if you are around the hotel, this is optional, but a good way to meet your guides and let them know any expectations and answer any questions you have.
I did not receive anything from Loews. Loews is very hands off on this trip, the only time I really dealt with them was during checkin.
While I do agree with vakamalua as to being disappointed with my last trip (it was the podcast one even) in some respects, it is overall such a wonderful experience. The only thing I can strongly disagree with is the "Guide Inattention", they are always available and always helpful for us on all the ABD trips I have been on, never had a complaint on the guides. I am not doubting vaka's experience, I am just saying it should be very rare that that could happen. I've been on 4 ABD trips, and on each trip there were things that the guides did for us that go above and beyond what I would have expected.
I documented some of my experiences in previous posts, so won't go into it again.