Anyone notice the Conrad didn't make the same mistake as last year? Rooms are over $400. I don't see anything open as yet either.

Wow...400 a bloody night?  No way in hell, i'd pay that amount.

No, I got a room for slightly over regular price, but I booked early. Before the con even started 

There have been a few hotels within .5 miles that had roughly block rate rooms available for about a day each before they hit the exorbitant level.

There's a nice hobo camp at the corner of Delaware and Market.  That's only like 3 blocks from the convention center.

The hotel that we stayed in for the last 2 years was booked already.  Guess word got out...

It is not uncommon, at least on common booking sites, for some hotels not to be taking bookings so far in advance. Also, rooms come in and out of availability (e.g. this year the downtown La Quinta was fully occupied in late 2017, but rooms became available towards the time of the convention).

Hilton's Home2Suites downtown is now taking reservations for the Gen Con week....