Logged on the first day at 2;39 pm. Unable to get a downtown room at all. <Censored>.... This is ridiculous.. Need a new venue. Tried to take both of my sons once to Gen Con. Ridiculous and frustrating. Anyone else with the same issues?
Please watch your language.
Roderick Robertson Forum Coordinator Gen Con, LLC.
Roderick Robertson.. Sorry, but this system is terrible.
Plenty of downtown rooms were still available at 2:39pm ET. And plenty of non-downtown rooms are still available now.
_____________________________________ Alec Usticke, Fans of Gen Con Facebook Group
Where? Want downtown. What do you suggest? 500+ dollars a night is not a bargain.
Yeah, I'm confused. I was in at 3:11 eastern time and found a downtown King easily.
Anyone? Where? The housing portal only shows me places 8+ miles out. Not familiar with daily parking or traffic. Looking downtown.
I did. Not one place downtown. I logged in at 239 pm. Looking for something within walking distance. Nice....
_____________________________________ Alec Usticke, Fans of Gen Con Facebook Group
At 7:10 pm, my time to portal in, I am left with hotels to 8 to 15 miles out. Yeah, and it is not going to get any better, as time goes forward. But I got a place, by another venue. And in time too.
Guess it boils down to what you were looking for and how many days you put in for your stay.
By 2:39pm there were singles still available downtown but doubles were long gone.
Was the last word of this post originally a more explicit word that was later modified by a moderator?
I don't use the housing portal because I'm local, but from everything I'm hearing most other people booking at that time were able to get a room. Maybe your criteria were too strict. Nothing GenCon can do about that.
I think a lot of folks need to re-calibrate their expectations. We're not all going to fit in at the downtown hotels, and there are plenty of rooms still available on the outskirts, 12 to 15 miles out. Yeah, that means you won't be within walking distance, but you'll get a cheaper room, it'll be less crowded in your hotel, and if you use Gate 10 parking you'll have a guaranteed spot to park every day, and it'll be cheaper than paying to park at a downtown hotel.
I know a lot of folks are disappointed year after year, and really want the convenience of being able to walk back and forth in a short distance, but it just ain't realistic with the size of the con. It's really not the end of the world, and you can still have a fantastic experience at the convention.
Sheraton has rooms right now Wed-Sun Double.
Ah, yes, that could be it...sry everyone if I caused unnecessary hope.
I think we have a liar here. Downtown Rooms didn't go until 3:45.