Should I change hotels?

[RitsukaUzumaki]

Not sure if this should go here or in the General Discussion area or the forums...  ???


So anyways, I'm bringing my partner to his first Fanime(been to other conventions) and we have to share a room with some people... So now he is rethinking coming with me(He gets anxiety around people when we're in close quarters like that), but I really want him to go or I'll be all by myself and he'll regret not going with me like he did last year!!! >.<

So I have a double bedded room at the Fairmont for like $115 or something.
I was wondering if I should get two hotel rooms(has to be a cheap hotel, still has to be close), or should I just hope that he comes along?

I tight on money so I'm not sure if getting two hotels(even if there cheaper) is a good idea.. I still need food, my badge, and to have money for gas and stuff when I go home..


Any suggestions for me? Thank you~

[phr34kish]

I'd suggest having a strong heart to heart with your friend about both your expectations. The chances of getting a second hotel room for cheap, close to the convention center are going to be mighty slim. And even if you DO find a place, you have to consider the cost. (You'll be essentially doubling your hotel budget.) Even if you found some motel somewhere at $60 a night (I sincerely doubt it, but it's an example for numbers play), if you only go Friday-Monday, that's three nights. So, $180 for the room, plus the 14% tax, and any extra transportation you need to get to and from the con center, additional deposit, etc. It's gonna add up.

I'm sorry your friend gets uncomfortable, but I really wouldn't suggest trying to get a second room. Perhaps try the roommate thread and find a room with less people to share? Still costly, but another option.

[Xeluu]

Here's the bigger question to me: you say he gets anxiety when in close quarters with people:

How much fun is he really going to have at a large convention?

If you go to any panels, chances are he's going to have to sit right next to someone. Dealer's Hall? It's always packed. Artist's Alley? In the past it's kept a good crowd. Cosplay gatherings? Unless you're going to a mini one that's somewhere out of the way, it's going to be crowded.

Before you look at switching your hotel, I think you need to sit down and talk with him and figure out if it's even going to be worthwhile for him to attend.

And I really do mean this in the nicest way possible, but if he can't handle having a two people (I'm assuming you're not room stuffing.) and yourself in a hotel room with him, I really don't think the convention is the best idea.

[SpiritOfKairi]

This will kind of be repeating stuff people already said, but oh well.  Anyway, first off the idea of booking two separate rooms that are close to the convention center for about the same amount or less than your room at the Fairmont is a long shot at best.  The hotels close to the center cost about $100/night, and just about all of them are booked solid, except for a Friday or Sunday night at a couple locations.  Even the cheap hotels that are a few miles away are just about booked solid, so getting two rooms at the Doubletree instead for $67/night isn't plausible at all.  Unless you don't mind booking somewhere outside of Fanime housing (and those locations won't give you a convention discount, nor are they especially close) that charges a low rate, you're kind of stuck at the Fairmont.  But again, those locations will either be as expensive or more than the Fairmont, or they certainly won't be in walking distance.

But also, are you sure Fanime is the right place for him?  Like the previous poster said, it raises some red flags if he doesn't even feel comfortable with two other people in the room.  Fanime gets extremely crowded, especially on Saturday.  He's going to be in close quarters with people constantly, whether he's in the Artist's Alley, Dealer's Hall, a panel etc.  All I'm trying to say is that if he's freaked out about being too close to others in the room, the convention might not be the right place for him, given it's going to get REALLY crowded in the center, especially in the afternoon.

[EJAY420]

Leave your pal home. The con may not be a safe place for him. Theres always youtube for him.

[Dare9179]

If you still want to bring your partner, you can still reserve a hotel room for $89 a night at the fairmount through the fanime website.

[RitsukaUzumaki]

He does fine at conventions and large crowds of people, it's being in the small hotel room with people that bothers him.
I'm pretty sure he just gets anxiety because the people in the room are more likely to talk to him and make conversation, rather than walking the halls of a convention where people might ask for a picture then be on their way.

I'm pretty sure I've figured out what to do, but thank you everyone who gave me advice. ^-^