--- On Thu, 10/1/09, aerosiecki <aerosiecki@...> wrote:

From: aerosiecki <aerosiecki@...>
Subject: [DragonCon] Re: Mariott Reservations
To: DragonCon@yahoogroups.com
Date: Thursday, October 1, 2009, 3:55 PM






 





--- In DragonCon@yahoogrou ps.com, Tombstone Frank <Tombstone_Frank@ ...> wrote:

>

> So who has the Marriott rooms? I am currently trying to get the Hilton, but am on hold.

>

> This bites. According to the desk, they are sold out. They give an overflow number, 800-266-9432, and the person there said that the rooms sold in 15 min, at 11am, they opened more, and they sold out in 5 min. No rooms available at the Marriott period, unless someone cancels.

>

> SIGH.... I usually get our rooms around mid-October, now it seems that is going to be a bust.... This sux. I prefer the Marriott.

>

> Thoughts?

>



Well, it looks like all the con-rate rooms are gone for now, but there are a few options left.



1) Watch the D*C Rooms LJ community and pick up a transfer from someone who ends up bailing on con at a later date. This sucks because it might be well into 2010 before you know for sure what you've got, but I can vouch that it works.



2) Both the M and the Hil have rooms left at the normal (read: 2x) rate. The trick to booking one is to skip the links on the D*C website and just got to the sites via normal means. At least it's a room, but it's highway robbery. Also, the Hil wanted the WHOLE charge up front; at least the M lets you cancel you overpriced reservation up to 24 hours before con, in case you find something better.



3) Hope that, like last year, some of the hotels release a 2nd block of con rate rooms.



4) "Costume" as a 6-man tent and sleep in the lobby.



I ended up doing #2 with the hopes of scoring something cheaper via #1.



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