If you’re planning on going to Anthrocon, note that the Westin Convention Center (the primary hotel) is now 75% full and rooms are going fast. The overflow hotel, the Omni William Penn, is right up the street, but reserving now means you can spend your con in air-conditioned (and non-rained-upon) comfort.
Edit: jadedfox notes that all doubles and queens have sold out for Wednesday night, so all that is left that night is king rooms (if you make a reservation that includes Wednesday night, you’ll be told they’re sold out of doubles and queens for all of the nights, even though they’re not.)
> the Westin Convention Center (the primary hotel) is now 75% full and rooms
> are going fast.
I’m scared. Somebody hold me.
Dude. You could fill the Westin and the Omni, and you’ll still have enough function space for everybody.
If my heart goes out to anyone, it’s the Dorsai. That is a lot of area for them to cover.
75 %? That’s a bit more than I would’ve guessed by now. This hotel was supposed to be ‘unfillable’ wasn’t it? But then, the Adams Mark was originally intended to be a ‘larger space to grow into’ and that sold out the first year there.
Yikes,.. I say.. just YIKES, and though I have reserved my AC room already. (actually waited a little longer this year to end of January) I guess now knowing 75% is full… maybe not risking a “You know, I’ll just go and register a week before!” was a smart move. 🙂
They are indeed running ahead of previous years. And I think by now the AC organizers have learned not to estimate whether something is fillable or not – besides, you’ll note that there is already an overflow hotel ready to go. It’s a bit of a shame, really: there’s a Marriott Courtyard right across the street and adjacent to the Convention Center, but they were apparently complete dicks and weren’t interested in negotiating rates at all. Ah well, their loss.
I can safely say, though, that even though the hotels may fill up we will NOT be hurting for function space!