urielblue wrote:
Our crew is 8 folks attending (A win, as 4 of them have been "I'm gonna go SOME DAY" friends who finally can get the time off/afford the trip. 2 of them are from Seattle, and get free flights (One works for an airline) and the rest of us all work in Nightclubs/bars, so we have a pretty flexible schedule.
The couple who are from Seattle somehow booked an Omni Severin room at the Block rate (249/night) out-of-block prior to yesterday, and 2 more of the 5 of us who actually got up to fight for a room succeeded in getting one (Hilton, and Westin). All 3 rooms are a King bed... :/
None of us mind doubling-up in a bed, as we've been doing it since we were broke teenagers/jobless 20-somethings at whatever Con, but 8 in 3 rooms, with all King beds is going to be a bit rough.
One thing that these hotels could do is switch the Kings out for 2 Queen/Double beds, which would fit 4 folks reasonably. I'm hopeful that we can get 1 more room as things get released, and if not, a couple folks are fine with sleeping on the floor (They pay less, obviously). One guy even brings his sleeping bag every year, as he backpacks a lot, and likes sleeping on the ground...We joke that he has a couple of Ranger Levels.
If you have 8 committed people I'd suggest scouring vrbo and airbnb for places within a scooter or short uber ride. Last I checked there were some in the $500-$600 range available still and at that point it's pretty much a break even or better getting a bnb house with the upside of better bathrooms and a kitchen. I've done the 3 main options so far (downtown connected, airport, close-ish bnb) and the last bnb was about a 10 minute scooter ride to the center and worked amazingly for a group of 7.