I know Embassy offers some suite sized rooms that accommodate 3 or more guests, but does anyone (or Gencon itself) have a list of hotels that offer larger rooms other than the standard 1 king or 2 queen beds? And I mean rooms offered through the GC block.
Here is a list of all room types from last year. I won't have access to the housing portal until Jan 26 this year.
_____________________________________ Alec Usticke, Fans of Gen Con Facebook Group
Thanks Alec. A few follow up questions if you don't mind:
So the number in parenthesis is the room capacity assuming 2 ppl per bed?
And all of those room types (including those listed as suites/deluxe) were available through the portal last year?
Some of those don't have a price listed, you just didn't have a price at the time of the post last year? But they're still offered at a discount though GC housing?
_____________________________________ Alec Usticke, Fans of Gen Con Facebook Group
Westin king rooms all have a pull-out sofa bed. We have been using the Westin 'king' rooms for 3 people for years.
I'm not sure if this matters to you, but note that even though a room might be listed as a "suite", it may not have a separate bedroom with a closing door. I think Embassy is the only property where all the rooms have a separated bedroom. Most rooms at Staybridge and Homewood Suites, for example, have a sofa and kitchenette/dining area, but it's still all one pretty much open floor plan besides the bathroom.
Speaking of Homewood, there is a Homewood Suites in Downtown Indy that wasn't in Alec's list as it doesn't appear to have participated in the hotel block.
According to the gencon hotel page, nightly rates for Embassy Suites are $252-302/night. And yes, those are GenCon discount rates.
Tip: if you feel like you will use it, check in as early as possible and ask for a 'concierge lounge upgrade'. It's $25 per room per day, and will let you into the concierge lounge (in the lobby, near the front desk. You'll have free drinks and snacks in there, as well as breakfast in the mornings and hot snacks at night. It's a really nice room to play a game, or bring back a meal (which you can supplement with the drinks and snacks in the lounge).
And I found out the hard way this year that they charge up front even for the room types that Hilton properties never charge up front for, haha. Oh well, still a nice and close hotel.
We were at the Hilton a few years ago and had a room with two queen beds and a separate room with a sofa bed. We slept 4-5 in there on different days without problem.
I wish more hotels (not just in Indy) had options that included 3 full beds--even the suites are usually, at most, 2 beds and a pullout (and it's amazing how many suites are actually just 1K and a pullout).
All rooms have room for 4 people, or 6 people or whatever. I have seen some crazy rooms come GenCon. I don't of course condone such things on this forum. Buuuut, I say what I have seen.
There are still out-of-block rooms, including suites with a separated bedroom, available at the Staybridge Suites downtown at the time of this posting. Starting at a salty $483USD/night, but they're there.
I might beg your indulgence one more time in this thread just before the housing opens, so ppl can see what rooms are still available after the (greedy) VIGS get theirs.
Update posted here.
_____________________________________ Alec Usticke, Fans of Gen Con Facebook Group