I missed out on the hotel my group wanted and was wondering if there's a waitlist for the Ramada? I did email housing but I know their swamped right now so I shouldn't expect a quick reply. Anyone else know if there's a list open?
Yes, waitlists will be available for all hotels. Please submit your waitlist request to housing and they will update you should your requested room become available. Thanks!
Quote from: venus_ivy on February 06, 2012, 02:10:15 PM
Yes, waitlists will be available for all hotels. Please submit your waitlist request to housing and they will update you should your requested room become available. Thanks!
I actually called Housing about getting on a Thursday-only waitlist right after I made my Friday-Monday Hilton reservation...you will have to wait a little bit to get a human but you will get one :) So try that if you're not sure the email got through.
I simply emailed Fanime Housing and I got the response within 24 hours. You can either call or email them.
I would like to know how many people actually get something through the waitlist. I mean, I'm sure that the first few people would get what they want, but is there any hope for someone who got on the waitlist 11 hours after that hotel filled up?
If you don't mind sharing, I'd be curious to hear from anyone who got their waitlist request. :)
Quote from: kookiekween99 on February 13, 2012, 11:12:22 AM
I would like to know how many people actually get something through the waitlist. I mean, I'm sure that the first few people would get what they want, but is there any hope for someone who got on the waitlist 11 hours after that hotel filled up?
If you don't mind sharing, I'd be curious to hear from anyone who got their waitlist request. :)
I don't normally use the waiting list and I don't have exact numbers for the number of people on the waiting list that gets their hotel room, but it there is a good number of people on the waiting list that get a hotel room (as per last year). It's never a guarantee, but it's always better than doing nothing. :)
Yes, I got on the waitlist for the extra nights, but I do hope they open more rooms for the Thurs and Mon nights, if you managed to get a reservation for the Friday through Sunday (which I got at least that.)
I have people flying in and out of SJ and this was the first year I had problems booking those nights. Now I have to start making extra back up plans what to do for them. And of course with all the costumes...extra joy. And while I don't live in LA, I'm over an hour south....
I'm really sad to see Fanime starting to head into the San D Con of hotel booking.
And this makes me happy! Today my waitlist request was fulfilled for the Night 0 and Monday night.
THANK YOU! This is a huge relief.
so, i booked for fri-mon at the fairmont but my group wants me to try to get thurs-mon at the hilton. do you think there's a better chance getting the whole weekend at the hilton or getting the thursay at the fairmont?
Hope for those of you waiting for the Hilton..I got notification that my reservation has been extended back to Tuesday. I was (if they told me correctly) #5 on the list, so hope that helps anyone waiting :D
Quote from: NSC on February 22, 2012, 10:28:52 PMso, i booked for fri-mon at the fairmont but my group wants me to try to get thurs-mon at the hilton. do you think there's a better chance getting the whole weekend at the hilton or getting the thursay at the fairmont?
Hilton is definitely the more popular hotel out of the two, but it doesn't hurt to ask CMR for both. If both are unavailable, they can put you on the waiting list for an extension Thursday at Fairmont as well as the full weekend at the Hilton.
If you do go this route, please remember to not cancel your reservation until you have the room that you want. There have been some attendees that mistakenly canceled their rooms assuming that the waitlist was enough.
I finally got my Thursday for the Hilton I booked yesterday for being on the waitlist. Thank you, Fanime Housing.
wow! i sent an email at 1 this morning and at 8 they sent me an email saying they added the Thursday to my reservation. that was fast.
Quote from: NSC on March 01, 2012, 10:43:41 PM
wow! i sent an email at 1 this morning and at 8 they sent me an email saying they added the Thursday to my reservation. that was fast.
Which hotel?
Quote from: kookiekween99 on March 01, 2012, 11:13:22 PM
Quote from: NSC on March 01, 2012, 10:43:41 PM
wow! i sent an email at 1 this morning and at 8 they sent me an email saying they added the Thursday to my reservation. that was fast.
Which hotel?
The Fairmont
Hey, I had a question - I sent an email to housing, requesting to be placed on the waitlist back on Feb 13th, then sent another email just generally asking about the lack of response on March 5th...all with absolutely no response.
Is this unusual? Should I begin worrying?
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Quote from: Tuna on March 20, 2012, 09:03:14 PM
Hey, I had a question - I sent an email to housing, requesting to be placed on the waitlist back on Feb 13th, then sent another email just generally asking about the lack of response on March 5th...all with absolutely no response.
Is this unusual? Should I begin worrying?
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I'd say call them up.
Quote from: Tuna on March 20, 2012, 09:03:14 PM
Hey, I had a question - I sent an email to housing, requesting to be placed on the waitlist back on Feb 13th, then sent another email just generally asking about the lack of response on March 5th...all with absolutely no response.
Is this unusual? Should I begin worrying?
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Did you check in your spam folder? It might got sent there because they do respond promptly.
Quote from: Tuna on March 20, 2012, 09:03:14 PM
Hey, I had a question - I sent an email to housing, requesting to be placed on the waitlist back on Feb 13th, then sent another email just generally asking about the lack of response on March 5th...all with absolutely no response.
Is this unusual? Should I begin worrying?
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I sent them an email on the night that housing was open. Didn't get any reply back and after waiting four days I called them instead, and they promptly placed me on the waiting list :) Definitely call them. You should have your hotel reservation # ready though, for I booked the doubletree because I wasn't able to get into the ones closer.
Anyone else get placed into their waitlisted hotels yet?
^ I'm booked at the Doubletree, and on the wait list for the Hilton (since the day after we could start booking our rooms).
Day after eh? Ive been on the waitlist for the Hilton three hours after we were able to start booking XD
I was able to add Thursday to my reservation through the waitlist. I got several notifications within a few hours and then several weeks later my request was filled and my reservation modified. I was added to the list same day hotels opened.