TOPIC: Another bad experience with Gen Con Housing

tell James Lipton

I just checked the housing (as I have periodically to see if anything pops back up). There is now not one single room at one single hotel for any single night left, no matter how far away. I wonder how big a spike the attendance will be this year from the about 50,000 people last year. I'll have some added sense of urgency when booking True Dungeon runs this year, I'll bet they sell out faster than last year also

Is there going to be a drawing for people to buy out True Dungeon runs early again this year? I hope so.

Yeah, the downtown hotels are pretty much a lost cause at this point. If you look you can find some non-bloc housing outside it though. I managed to grab a room at the Wyndham near the airport. Downside is that I have to take the shuttle to the convention center. Upside is that I only have to pay $50 a night on a $189 standard room(thank you hotwire.com) .
Next up, plane tickets.
.....
*whimper*

Mike Steele wrote: I just checked the housing (as I have periodically to see if anything pops back up). There is now not one single room at one single hotel for any single night left, no matter how far away. I wonder how big a spike the attendance will be this year from the about 50,000 people last year. I'll have some added sense of urgency when booking True Dungeon runs this year, I'll bet they sell out faster than last year also

i think there is the motor bike races again this year, so they have rooms blocked off again too

I didn't think we were on the same weekend as Moto GP this year. I had someone in a restaurant tell me that last year.

August 10: Red Bull Indianapolis Grand Prix.

At least that's before GenCon.

Raywind wrote: I've never had an issue with housing. I was in and out in ten minutes this year, with a room at the JW all to myself. Muhwhaha.

All I hear is party in this room

William Koogler wrote: Yeah, the downtown hotels are pretty much a lost cause at this point. If you look you can find some non-bloc housing outside it though. I managed to grab a room at the Wyndham near the airport. Downside is that I have to take the shuttle to the convention center. Upside is that I only have to pay $50 a night on a $189 standard room(thank you hotwire.com) .
Next up, plane tickets.
.....
*whimper*

Yeah, I ended up getting a non-block downtown hotel Tuesday night (at a significantly higher price) and I'm glad I did because it's sold out now also. Hopefully a wait-list hotel will still come through at a cheaper price, but if not at least we've got this expensive room as an insurance policy.

Well if I don't get accepted as a volunteer and get a free room, I guess I'll be sleeping in my car lol

Hey, there's an idea; drive up in an rv. Transportation and sleeping area in one. The only problem would be parking.