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PAX East Hotel Reviews
Wingedillidan
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Post some shtuff you thought about your corresponding hotel and the shit that lies within... Was it great? Was it uncomfortable? Did it smell weird? Was it in a shady area of town? Suggest for next year?
One major reason why I made this thread was to say:
Stop shocking me Sheraton!!! <-Refers to the fact that every time you walked in the halls, you gained an assload of a static-charge and you jump when you go to press the elevator call button/door handle/other metallic thing. Cosplaying as a giant felt Pokemon (Mudkip) did not help reduce that charge in the least ;p.
One major reason why I made this thread was to say:
Stop shocking me Sheraton!!! <-Refers to the fact that every time you walked in the halls, you gained an assload of a static-charge and you jump when you go to press the elevator call button/door handle/other metallic thing. Cosplaying as a giant felt Pokemon (Mudkip) did not help reduce that charge in the least ;p.
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We got a call Thursday afternoon informing us of this - that they were indeed just throwing out our reservations, that had been made months ago.
We ended up at the Park Plaza, by the Arlington T stop. Nice room, two beds and two bathrooms (!), but no fridge, which was a minor inconvenience. Still, it was a decent place to stay.
Not happy with the Sheraton.
Otherwise it was pretty nice in the hotel.
the rooms were a decent size and looked clean enough, but old 19" tube tvs, ac/heat controls didnt really work, and the hotel just had a general feeling of being old and kinda dingy.
there wasnt really any room in the lobby for hanging out, and the walls were super thin - you hear EVERYTHING going on around you. Right now i can hear the people above me stomping around the room and making all sorts of noise.
so yeah, since pax will likely be at the bcec next year, it wont be an option anyways, but id definitely not stay here again for the price we paid.
We stayed at the Park Plaza too. Got there at 10:00 AM. We just asked they hold our bags until we come back. They don't check any rooms, names, anything. Technically, you could ask them to hold your bags if you weren't even staying there! We didn't end up checking in until 2:00 AM saturday morning. Worked out fine.
You should be able to do this for any hotel.
side note: Park Plaza needs some serious updating to their bathrooms/rooms. But it served it's purpose.
In the end though I had no real complaints. I paid to be close to the con, not so much for any nice amenities. Easy access to the subway too, saves you the $40 cab ride. It was just... odd. o_O
I write big long reviews on tripadvisor about this kind of stuff, you guys should too! They send you stuff like free bags and whatnot. 8-)
P.S. one of my other friends was commenting the whole time about being shocked by the Sheraton elevators. He'll be glad to know he is not alone
Pretty ridiculous that every hotel doesn't have wi-fi in the rooms. It's like business-people never stay there! C'mon, hotels...it's the 21st century, and we demand wi-fi.
I paid for Valet Parking because I felt it was worth not having to take all our luggage on the train, etc. However, I didn't realize you had to get your car by 2PM on checkout day. I was 90 minutes late and prepared to pay a late fee, but they charged me $20!!! That's half a day! And the valet actually stood there expecting a tip (as if).
A: "What do you want from me?!?!?"
Want to make a special note about the Charlesmark Hotel, which was five minutes walking, and I happened to find because it was a great deal - a full bed cost $149/night, which as I'm sure you can all attest, was quite a deal. The room was rather small, but fit our needs well, came with a lovely full bath (you know how hit-and-miss those can be), and came with complementary continental breakfast. The whole place is beautifully decorated in a sort of art-deco setting, and I would go there again.
The only setback is that I left my DS charger on the bedside table when I left Friday morning, and when I got back Friday night, I couldn't find it. I ultimately discovered it under said table, which wouldn't be too much of a calamity, but the pins were completely bent and warped out of shape. Someone seriously screwed this up; go on, try to bend yours now, barring your ability to break walnuts between your fingers, your DS shouldn't be at risk. I'm waiting to hear from them now on this, and hope they plan on reimbursing me, because there's no way that I did it - I know this because there's no way I could physically do it!
Beyond that (and it was a $10 fix), the Charlesmark, while somewhat cramped for two people (which they warn about in advance) was a good economy investment.
When I first checked into the Sheraton, I was trring to use my check card and didn't have enough money in my bank account for the hold (it was over $700). They were nice enough to say, "Hey, you can split the hold with your roommate, even though he isn't showing up until later in the day." They were very accommodating and I they even fulfilled my request for having a certain room. There was a lot of seating space in the lobby, and on Saturday night, we were able to hang out there and play some board/card games whoile having some drinks from the bar.
I was definitely satisfied with my experience at the Shearton.
Cheaper, yes, and close by, but:
thin walls
tiny bathroom/shower
canceled my reservation because my friend was not on the booking and he asked about it before I arrived, so they claimed to my face that it was canceled by fax (WTF????) and then told me all that was left was a queen sized bed instead of the double beds I booked
wheelchair unfriendly (stairs up on both sides to get to the rooms) and weird layout I'm surious what it was previously as well
tiny tv with no real benefits (no HBO???)
No wifi
It was okay enough, but I expected much better for the price.
The hotel was nicely appointed if lightly staffed when we arrived on Thursday night after 11. The room was spacious and comfortable, after a long day that bed was a welcome sight. They also offered free wifi, that worked beautifully, room service was decently priced and tasty, and as a bonus we got fresh cold bottles of water each day in our fridge.
The bathrooms are nice, shower only, but the shower was nice however, nicer then I've ever seen in a hotel shower.
Definitely recommended and depending on where the expo is next year we plan to stay there again. As for distance it was about a 5 minute walk from the hotel to the convention center during the day. My only complaint was the stupid covered walkway areas are closed at like midnight.
Its also a pricey hotel, figure 300 a night normally. I managed to snag a great deal ahead of time however by booking extra early and paying in full. I believe it ended up being 500 for 3 nights.
Is it normal to charge $20 a day for parking?
Oh hai Anne.
A: "What do you want from me?!?!?"
Normal? That's cheap.
Jack, your post just reminded me. We parked in the Prudential Center and had to pay $120 for parking.
If its in the same location next year i'm going for the Sheraton.
Paid $35 a day at the Copley Place. We ended up staying at the Copley Place Marriot at $99 a night (gotta love the family discount!). All in all it was pretty nice hotel and the ~5 minute walk to Hynes (without having to walk outside) was great! We booked back in December and the price shot up to $300 a night if you were reserving the next day. Not sure what our room cost normally but guessing $120-150.
$12 a day for internet (wired and wireless) is a bit nuts though! Guess it is good we spend most of the time at PAX anyway.
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Next year I'll stay closer.
Ended up staying at the Colonnade, short walk thru Prudential from the convention center.
A bit more expensive, but worth it I think. Walls were not paper thin. TV was nice, as was the free (!) wi-fi. Nice size bathroom and room in general...we still has space even with all our luggage, etc. We had three people in a double-occ room, so pricewise it wasn't anything too exorbitant (especially since we had been considering going to PAX Prime for years, but never did). Good and close to both the T and the convention center. Definitely worth booking way ahead of time for the event discount.
The only thing of note is this: when we came back from the concert late Saturday night (almost 2am), they had two hotel employees asking to see everyone's key card as they entered, which I'm sure does not bode well for get togethers/room sharing en masse. Two people per key card isn't suspicious, but I suppose anything more than 3 per card could have been.
They charge you for local calls - big wtf on that one. No continental breakfast which sucks. Looks like we had free internet which was cool. Room was very spacious and the bed was very comfortable. Not a great view but it's not like you stare out the window much. The hotel is connected to the centre via a walkway, but you have to wander through the mall to get there, which sucks.