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toribrite · « **on:** September 05, 2012, 02:08:05 PM »

Hilton: Sold out already, so I hear.

Sheraton still taking reservations.

Westin: Unsure.

Marriott Oct 10 @ 9am. I checked with Ms. Cooper and the Marriott still does not have DragonCon rate suites. And to reserve a suite you need to book no earlier than one month prior. She also said that when you book on passkey you will now have to give a deposit of one night that is non-refundable. Also you may not transfer the reservation to any other name. She does not have the website or event number available yet.

Hyatt Oct 2 @ 10 am. I heard that they already let the first 300 people who checked out book for next year. I have been trying to get in touch with someone at the Hyatt to confirm this and ask other questions.

shios · « **Reply #1 on:** September 05, 2012, 02:11:48 PM »

I don't understand this passkey thing for the Marriott. So we cannot call to reserve anymore? Or use the Marriott site? I checked out the passkey site and there is no place to make an account or sign up. It seems like you need to be a part of a company that uses passkey to log in to their system.

I want to reserve a room for the Marriott again this year, but I'm also hesitant because if for some reason the Marriott fills up, we're pretty much shit out of luck. But I don't want to reserve a room for the Sheraton and then end up getting a room for the Marriott and be out 200 bucks from the deposit.

I don't know what to do or what the best course of action would be.

toribrite · « **Reply #2 on:** September 05, 2012, 02:18:59 PM »

I always use Passkey, so I am not sure (did not ask) about using the website or phone. I would call and ask someone at the Marriott if these two are still options.

As for what to do... I am kind of in the same place. I want a suite, but if that does not work out then I won't have a room. Or I would be out $200. I really don't like that we can't transfer the rooms anymore. Kinda crappy.

shios · « **Reply #3 on:** September 05, 2012, 02:22:52 PM »

Reserving a hotel is without a doubt the shittiest part of this whole thing. Just way too stressful.

Last year my girlfriend and I were on the phone for about 45 minutes after they opened reservations while constantly refreshing their website and after being on hold for that long something finally opened up online and we found out they were sold out almost instantly. Just such a pain in the ass because if we can't get a room, I don't know what we would do.

Confused Mortal · « **Reply #4 on:** September 05, 2012, 02:27:22 PM »

Quote from: shios on September 05, 2012, 02:22:52 PM

Reserving a hotel is without a doubt the shittiest part of this whole thing. Just way too stressful.

Last year my girlfriend and I were on the phone for about 45 minutes after they opened reservations while constantly refreshing their website and after being on hold for that long something finally opened up online and we found out they were sold out almost instantly. Just such a pain in the ass because if we can't get a room, I don't know what we would do.

It was never that way until probably 2008 or 2009.. Historically you could book up through January without issue and likely much later before I started attending. 4-5 years ago there were about 20-25 thousand less people attending.

EDIT: This was also the first year in the last several that The Westin wasn't dumping their rooms at $80 a night on Hotwire many times throughout the year and right up through the week prior to Con. That was a big indicator of increase in demand this year.

toribrite · « **Reply #5 on:** September 05, 2012, 02:31:23 PM »

So I finally spoke with someone named Jason at the Hyatt. He didn't seem to know a whole lot. They did indeed have an early check out incentive where they let people reserve 2013 via paper application if they checked out early. I heard this was around 300 people but he was not sure. They will have some suites at a discounted rate, but unsure if they will be on passkey. He did not know if there was a deposit, but he thinks there will be a one night deposit. He was unsure about transfers, but said he does not think that is allowed.

Sigh. I will be emailing him and he says he will get back to me when he knows for sure.

shios · « **Reply #6 on:** September 05, 2012, 02:38:17 PM »

I'm still confused about passkey. How do you make an account?

Bird · « **Reply #7 on:** September 05, 2012, 03:23:06 PM »

Quote from: shios on September 05, 2012, 02:38:17 PM

I'm still confused about passkey. How do you make an account?

You don't need an account. A link will be provided at some point, and you use that to make the reservation. (In theory - we crash their servers every year and it's a HUGE headache.)

shios · « **Reply #8 on:** September 05, 2012, 03:26:34 PM »

Ok thanks. So just pay attention to the D*Con website on the 10th then I guess?

I know I'm going to have shitty luck with this. I recently tried to purchase earlybird tickets to a music festival and we brought their servers down. By the time it came back up (20 minutes later) they were sold out. I hate dealing with this crap.

Bird · « **Reply #9 on:** September 05, 2012, 03:33:12 PM »

Quote from: shios on September 05, 2012, 03:26:34 PM

Ok thanks. So just pay attention to the D*Con website on the 10th then I guess?

I know I'm going to have shitty luck with this. I recently tried to purchase earlybird tickets to a music festival and we brought their servers down. By the time it came back up (20 minutes later) they were sold out. I hate dealing with this crap.

I would pay attention here, on the D*Con LJ and the D*ConRooms LJ as well - sometimes the D*Con page is the last place to be updated.

I'm getting REALLY tired of this entire freaking system. It's opened its self up to massive amounts of scalping and fraud, and a lot of long-time con goers have been royally screwed over.

One question for anyone in the know - is the Sheraton charging a deposit up front? Is it refundable or not?

DrewATL · « **Reply #10 on:** September 05, 2012, 04:00:58 PM »

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One question for anyone in the know - is the Sheraton charging a deposit up front? Is it refundable or not?

Yes and I believe within 72 hours.

I booked yesterday - this is from the email confirmation:
___________________________________________________________

Rates for the night of 30-Aug-13, 31-Aug-13, 01-Sep-13

Rate Details
Dragon Con

209.00 in US DOLLARS per night

Taxes
Sales Tax 8.0 Percent Per Room Per Night Not In The Rate
Hospitality Tax 8.0 Percent Per Room Per Night Not In The Rate

Guarantee and Cancellation Policies

USD 209.00 deposit is due on Tue, Sep 4, 2012 and will be charged to the credit card provided.
If you cancel before 06:00 PM on Tuesday, 27 August 2013 there will be no forfeit amount.
If you cancel after 06:00 PM on Tuesday, 27 August 2013 the forfeiture amount will be 209.00.
Room taxes may be charged on deposits and any penalties.

Special Services for All Rooms:
August 30, 2013 - September 02, 2013
Rate Plan: Dragon Con
72 HOUR CANCELLATION Per Room/per Stay
MANDATORY GTD Per Room/per Stay
Debit and Credit cards will be authorized at check-in for the amount of your stay, plus an amount to cover incidentals. Please visit

TheDrunkenJedi · « **Reply #11 on:** September 05, 2012, 06:49:57 PM »

Although we have stayed at the Marriott for the past 5 years, we decided to forego the hassle of booking at the Marriott for '13. Way too stressful and to be honest, our stay this year had too many little problems-none convention related-that we're reluctant to do it all again next year.

We booked at the Hilton when it became available through the wretched PassKey yesterday at 3:00PM (thanks Pat Henry for the tip-off).

We love the fact that the Marriott is centrally located, but that aint enough to draw us back for 2013.

shios · « **Reply #12 on:** September 05, 2012, 07:00:49 PM »

Last year we stayed off-site, about 30 minutes on the Marta. Hated every second of it. We got the Marriott this year and it was just a great feeling having your room just upstairs.

I wanted to grab a room for another hotel since they're available now, but the girlfriend is being persistent on the Marriott again. I just hope we get lucky, since it seems it all comes down to dumb luck.

Aaronmcco · « **Reply #13 on:** September 05, 2012, 08:27:11 PM »

Marriott Oct 10 @ 9am. I checked with Ms. Cooper and the Marriott still does not have DragonCon rate suites. And to reserve a suite you need to book no earlier than one month prior. She also said that when you book on passkey you will now have to give a deposit of one night that is non-refundable. Also you may not transfer the reservation to any other name. She does not have the website or event number available yet.

Hyatt Oct 2 @ 10 am. I heard that they already let the first 300 people who checked out book for next year. I have been trying to get in touch with someone at the Hyatt to confirm this and ask other questions.
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Is there any confirmation on these dates for the Marriott and the Hyatt? I can not find anything that gives these dates.

toribrite · « **Reply #14 on:** September 05, 2012, 09:07:07 PM »

No confirmation on any websites just yet. You have to call and ask, and I did. Spoke with both hotels.

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