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Hotel Discussion Thread and Poll
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True true.
However, a light 18-minute stroll (if you planned for extra time to wait in line) shouldn't be a problem. And if you go back to drop off some swag multiple times per day, that's when you'd probably want to maybe throw in a cab if at all possible. I feel for those who booked hotels in Belltown or Queen Anne, nice views yes, badass uphill walks are a minus though.
Also, don't forget that downtown Seattle has free bus service. With a little pre-planning and use of google maps on a smartphone, that 18-minute walk might turn out to be a 5-minute sit, a 10-minute bus ride and a two block stroll.
Looks like Hyatt is SUPER out of two beds, and Sheraton is sold out Thursday night of two beds.. if you don't mind booking a different hotel Thursday night, you should be able to get the Sheraton for the rest of the weekend.
Hyatt @ Olive 8 has lots of rooms left with two beds too. fyi.
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Nope you are fine. They don't group people that I have seen. If you can get them through onPeak they are much cheaper though.
most likely from Dexter Ave North (or is that Dexter North Ave?) where the holiday inn is which is a few streets away from the Space Needle and EMP according to google maps. Cabs/taxis I don't mind taking really
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That's been my experience as well, so imagine the look on my face when I search for a room and find the employee rates still available. That pretty much cemented my decision to go this year... I mean, how do you say no to luck llike that?
So this is my first time at PAX for myself and my friends. There's 4 of us who frequent the forums who are all going. My question is, which hotel do you guys recommend? I see that the Homewood is apparently the shizz and is subsequently sold out. Any other hotels that are solid? Or have they all been booked up too? We were planning on booking this weekend sometime.
At least they didn't last year.
http://homewoodsuites1.hilton.com/en_US/hw/hotel/SEAHMHW-Homewood-Suites-by-Hilton-Seattle-Conv-Ctr-Pike-Street-Washington/accommodations.do
Not sure if the block rooms are smoking or not yet though.
As you'll notice, the poll suggests overwhelming majority like the Sheraton. But many do like Homewood and pickings are slim for both. I have not stayed at either of them, until this year.
Last year we stayed at Crowne and before that we stayed at Executive Pacific. We were still able to book in June for Friday and Saturday night. Out of those two, I would recommend the Crowne. Though they messed up our reservation, they did accomodate us.
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Nope, it doesn't.
It does for members of the Sheraton Club (whatever that is)
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I stayed at the Red Lion last year. The rooms were very nice, they had free wifi, and the location was midway between the convention center and Benaroya Hall, where the main theater is.
Well, the Sheraton Club is actually a certain set of rooms or a certain floor.. which won't be included in our block of rooms.
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The coverage may be better in Seattle, but you may not able to use your wireless devices with any sort of reliability there either. Maybe someone who stayed close last year could give some actual stats on it?
The point is that if you are staying in a PAX block hotel, WiFi access, paid or not, is going to be dicey. There are just so many of us and 99% of the hotels in Seattle are simply not equipped to deal with the concentration of technology that we (collectively) are going to be bringing.
Sounds so epic when you say it. 8-)
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It's not that they didn't include THUR & SUN night rooms in the pax block, it's that these have already sold out. There are the same amount of rooms this year available ad there were last year. people have been much quicker to book this PAX.
I stayed at the Hilton last year and used a Verizon 3G card the whole time because I was not paying their crazy rates for internet. It worked great for me. I'll be bringing a 4G card this year for the same reason.
My question is this: Has anyone gotten trouble from the hotels for having more people than what is technically allowed in one room?
They tend to be pretty diligent about this and will charge you if you get busted. I know of some people that did not find out they were getting billed until checkout also so be careful.