I talked to the Lodge today. Looks like there are about 45 rooms left for Thursday through Saturday. If you want to stay on site I encourage you to make reservations sooner rather than later. We'll look at satellite hotels to accomodate overflow if needed.
I never got me e-mail confirmation so I just called with my confirmation number just to double check...... good to go.
I got my room late last night, and it sounded like they had only a dozen or so left. $110 per night (after adding in their "resort fee" and tax) is a bit steep. I'm wondering if a venue change might be in order.
You can find cheaper accomodations if you don't mind the drive, but $110 for staying on site is a freakin' bargin IMO.
I went to Gen Con this year. I stayed about half-block away from the convention center. I still had to hike a few blocks every day to get to the various locales my games were in. My room bill for 4 days was nearly $1,000. I'm coming to Gary Con. I'm staying IN the place the event is held in. My games are being held down the hall and down one flight of stairs. My room bill for 4 days will be around $400. You won't hear one peep out of me about the room rates.
Yes, I'm in the same boat. I've never received my confirmation email either so I called and double checked. I tend to get a little paranoid about not having a room when I arrive. It's never happened but I want to always be prepared. (Boy Scout and all that, you know?) This year I gave specific instructions to have both of my rooms connected. Hoping they do that this year because I may have the kids coming with us and we will want them in an adjacent room.
Hhhhhmm, the Geneva Ridge Resort is showing all booked up for rooms. What is the next closest place to make a reservation at?
Make sure you call them. I thought they were our of rooms when I looked online, however they set aside X amount of rooms for the convention. If you call them, you will know for sure. Also if they are booked, ask to be put on the waiting list, as people do cancel a day or two before opening up an opportunity for a room. Ogre :shock:
Hmmm.. there are a few other places in town. Perhaps it's time to investigate reserving a Gary Con block with one of them and arranging some sort of shuttling deal with the Lodge. Presumably the Lodge will be happy to have more paying customers at the restaurant and bar. Plus, failing to accommodate such a need would only encourage Gary Con to move to a bigger venue. Seems like they have a few reasons to be cooperative on shuttling people.
I just booked, so there are still rooms available. The total for 3 nights was either $321.37 or $329.37.
Just reserved. All they have left are Kings. Damage is $329 which is a solid deal for an on-site hotel!
Here was my tab: Arrival Date : Wednesday, March, 13, 2013 Departure Date : Monday, March, 18, 2013 Voucher Number: Booking type : Guest Adult : 2 Child : 0 Childrens : Rate Information Rate Currency: $ Room Rate: 99.00 per night. Rate description: Plus tax when applicable First Night Rate With Tax: 109.79 Insurance : 0.00 Service Charge: 0.00 Total Stay Amount: 548.95 Deposit Amount: 0.00 Balance Due: 548.95 Rate Program: Group Rate
I registered for the convention last night, and I was worried the hotel would be out of rooms. Their online registration indeed shows them as having no availability those days. But I phoned them this morning, and they still have rooms with king beds + fold-out sofa-bed available at the convention rate, so I booked one. Woo hoo!
Yeah, likewise, Donovan! I'll probably run something ... just not sure what. I need to look at the calendar to see what free time there is for prep (work is quite busy), and figure out whether it will be an official event vs. open gaming. If I won't have time to prep something new, then it will probably be Many Gates of the Gann, or The Halls of Tizun Thane (from White Dwarf). If there's prep time, then maybe F2 Beyond the Impossible Spire (if it can be acceptably re-jiggered for convention play), or an unnamed low-level citadel exploration thing.
Cool man. I would definitely like to play in one of your games, on- or off-grid, so I will make sure to touch base as we get closer to lift off.
