Heck, if the hotel allowed animals (and I'd only ever do this if the hotel was pet friendly) - I'd bring in some of my character inspirations for meet and greet.
For example, my Kaiser is a Schutzhund trained German Shepherd Dog, rescued and rehabilitated guard dog. He's not only the inspiration for characters in the Triton Experiment series and Terra's Guardiands series but also an inspiration for a character in D Renee Bagby's mind for a someday story.
Anyone who dropped by our hospitality suite party at AAD 2011 in Philly might have heard Renee telling stories about him.
But since the hotels aren't - we can only talk and maybe show videos of my character inspirations. LOL.