So I tried to search a thread like this.  Can anyone tell me their experience of staying in a non-downtown room and late night gaming.  We got a 4pm lottery.  We have always stayed downtown.   My teens like to stay up till all hours playing Werewolf and my husband doesn't - so I worry about safety.   Can someone share a positive non-downtown experience where late night gaming is involved?  I'm assuming 2am Uber is a good and safe option to get to the outer hotels.

We have an out of block downtown room, but it will be $500 at night after taxes and parking and that is feeling really out of control.  I'm not sure if I can stomach that amount especially knowing much of the hotel is paying half that amount.

Uber requires its passengers to be 18 or over.

Lots of drivers don't enforce this, but if your teens will be unchaperoned it may be an issue.

I have stayed in remote hotels the last two years and it has been fine. However, we drive to Indianapolis, so I have a car. We also arrive around 7:30 in the morning and do not leave until 1:00 AM or so.

basically the hotel is just a place to sleep for 5 to 6 hours and clean up everyday. Otherwise, we don’t use it, even when we had downtown rooms.

The parking is great and close for us. You can put stuff in the car or go get it, purchases, cosplay, etc.

i have had very few issues staying in a remote hotel and it can be a great experience if you plan and everyone is understanding.

We also stayed at outer hotels and used Uber. Late night gaming was hit or miss, but there are three of us (myself and two teen sons) and so we can always game. :) 

This year we're doing the Ironworks hotel. We thought it looked really cool, so that's just a neat thing to add to the experience. 

We've stayed in outlying hotels before and had little issue - even the year we used the now non-existent shuttle. I do enjoy staying downtown so I can run back to the hotel anytime I want to. This year, however, we're at the airport so, back to one run there and back. :) 

I honestly wouldn't pay double the price of an outlying hotel to stay downtown just so the teens can stay up late gaming. The convention center seems fairly safe 24/7 during the convention since there are always gamers and even some staff hanging around. My recommendation would be to get an Uber to pick up an adult at the hotel, drive to the ICC to get the kids and then drive you back to the hotel. I'm not sure how to set that up in the app but I'm sure it's doable. That'll probably be a $40 trip or so but still way less than you'd be paying at the downtown hotel. 

Dealing with the housing lottery and prices downtown are too much for me, so I always stay at the Candlewood by the airport and get a ride. I've never had a problem getting home safely in the early hours, and a couple times I don't really remember the ride back that well. :) Had a less-than-great experience with a late-night Uber driver last year, and there are actual cabs waiting around all over, so I think it would be worth considering just getting a traditional cab (I also don't think they have any age restrictions). A cab driver also pointed out to me they are insured specifically to cover passengers should an accident happen, whereas with Uber/Lyft the area is more gray. 

Indy cabbies be crazy (especially late at night).

I investigated car accidents for a major police department for 20+ years.  Uber and Lyft do have insurance policies that cover your bills in case of a crash, but I have personal knowledge of 2 incidents where the ride share company was VERY hesitant to pay up.  According to the passenger, the ride share company was expecting the driver's own insurance company to pay the medical bills while the insurance company was expecting the ride share company to do the same.  Taxicabs are required to carry insurance that specifically covers the faire. (at least in my state)

I generally stay at outlying IHG properties (Holiday Inn, Crowne Plaza, Staybridge Suites, Candlewood Suites) when we go to Gen Con. We do not book through Gen Con. Most IHG properties have a breakfast area or conference room available to play games in late at night. I have stayed near the airport, east of Indy and south of Indy and never had a problem getting a game at night after the Con. One of my friends has stayed at a Hilton Garden Inn south of town that set aside a room for gamers. They had a small menu of food and drinks they would deliver there from the bar/restaurant in the lobby. We met and played games with people from all over. I have not seen Werewolf played at these hotels, but there was a large game of Secret Hitler played last year.