Prepare yourselves!
I know it may be 8 months until PAX East, but it's never too early to look into hotel reservations!
The PAX site has not been updated for East 2014 yet so I guess I'll wait for the update before I post the official hotel registration information link.
All I've got right now is an awesome Google spreadsheet from last year's thread, comparing the hotels around the con:
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/ccc?key=0AvZ3-Fh1pM0NdFRhV2Fqb2l1T2dGbGJfRDZoaF9RS2c#gid=0
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@vttym for this idea ! IT'S AMAZEBALLS
I called Onpeak to ask about the sale time and they said it would be the first week in November. I was told to call back again next month for a more precise date. However, this is an unofficial response and I heard that they could very well put up hotels at an entirely different time.
Any thoughts from the veteran con-goers?
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thats an awesome spreadsheet! thanks! should be helpful in figuring things out early
Already mildly excited. I LOVE Boston.
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Is that a pay when you stay reservation?
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Yah they were when I booked as well so my daughter and I will end up sharing a king . Not a big issue but I am hoping to have separate beds if I can swing it.
eh, if you guys were trying to crunch you could invest in a compact sleeping bag or 4. 2 guys on a bed, 2 guys on a floor per room. Swap on the second night for fairness.
I think it was @vttym
Thank you much!
Damn right. Faster than my home internet. Which is slightly depressing, haha.
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Does the convenience of being connected to the BCEC make up for it?
Thank you.
Anywho, if I can't get into the Westin, Seaport is my second choice. After that, probably Renaissance.
Thank you. I didn't want to rely too heavily on my iPad, and most (maybe all?) of my party don't have smart phones. I guess I'm spoiled by the Seaport, he hee.
Haha, oh god - I'm seeing it on TV right now. This is terrible.
But yeah, usually a good idea to talk a bit to people you plan on rooming with so you know you'll be on the same page.
Yeah, i generally prefer to have a room to myself, and save accordingly. I know this isn't an option for a lot of people though
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Only afraid it's going to be kinda lonely.
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Well, think of it another way - exactly how often will you be in that room? Me, I'll be in mine 7-9 hours a night. To sleep and shower, and that's about it.
Looks like thos rooms are gone, though, now.
The last I heard, construction of the new hotel adjacent to the BCEC could begin in 2015 and last two years, so we won't be seeing that one until 2017 at least. Source.
According to this, there also seems to be two other new hotels going up in the area soon as well. Maybe somebody from Boston can shed some more light on this?
Either way, I'm glad Boston is putting some work into expanding the waterfront area. I love the venue, but the immediate surroundings are so barren relative to a places like the Hynes.
The ban that prevented building hotels near the BCEC has been lifted by the Massachusetts State Legislation.
The MCCA has completed the purchase of 5.6 acres of land near the BCEC, which will lead to the construction of two mid-priced hotels (Aloft & Element hotels) scheduled to start by the end of 2013.
The MCCA and the Massachusetts Port Authority have agreed to work cooperatively to build a second 1,200 to 1,500 rooms headquarters hotel for the BCEC. advantageboston.com/bcec/bcec-expansion-plans.aspx
So as Angrypasta said, it's going to be a few years before any of these three come online. There was also the option to build another 1,000 room HQ hotel to the NW of the BCEC that I saw in a different report, on something called the Post Office site. I'm not from Boston so unsure if that one is in the works as well or not.
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