fiddlemaster wrote:
As I knew, hotels downtown are all sold out
long before 3:30.
This is so ridiculous how
absolutely CRITICAL it is to buy a badge
by February 11 and it's not on the front page of GenCon Indy. Don't JUST put Housing Registration date, put the freaking
Badge Deadline right below it on the main page.
Absolutely absurd.
Just came back to say, yep - you were right. Splitting hairs: you're original post was "
Nothing under the sun will be available 15 minutes after this goes live" not just downtown hotels...but either way, yeah, they are all sold out. Hasn't ever happened before so those of us that were urging everyone to stay calm had strong reason to do so. FWIW, if your Gen Con experience is dependent on a downtown hotel, that's unfortunate; there is just too much demand for a limited supply.
Your other statements about checking back with the portal to pick up a room being impossible are factually incorrect though. Bitter pill - but still true. I - and many others - have picked up downtown hotels multiple years in a row by checking the portal before work, on lunch, after work and before bed every year that I've wanted one. It takes persistence, it is not guaranteed, but it can be done.
FWIW, I bought a badge day one within minutes of them being available and my wife and I got times of 3:07 and 3:08. /shrug. With limited supply, a lottery is the only way to manage this fairly. No other strategy is going to be completely fair and unbiased.
Good luck with whatever you choose to do with Gen Con this year.