Great news everyone! The hotel reservation site is still not ready!
However, I know you're all eagerly anticipating reserving a hotel room at a great rate. Fear not! Follow us on Twitter (http://twitter.com/fanimecon) or Like our Facebook page (http://www.facebook.com/fanimecon), and you'll get the latest news as soon as it's announced. You'll also get the latest info about registration, artist alley, guests of honor, and other awesome events!
No, really! I'm not shilling! Marketing works pretty hard on this stuff, and they shed precisely one tear of joy for each follower. That's a lot of weeping, and they're doing it for you!
Of course, you can still check the forums and website for news and updates! But that's kind of 1998, isn't it?
Tony
P.S. The hotel site is coming somewhat soon. Seriously, very sorry for the delays!
Yay!
I guess...
God I hate Twitter and Facebook...
Let me register a million times to make Milton cry me a river.
Can I request that marketing not update the twitter feed after 10pm? Some of us still have it setup for texting alerts and FanimeCon tweets have woken me up more than once.
OH! I forgot to ask...
I remember that when FanimeCon first came to the SJ Convention Center, you used to be able to reserve a suite as one of the options for room type. The last few years I haven't seen that. Did FanimeCon stop getting lower rates for the suites, or did they all end up getting taken by the FanimeCon staff and guests of honor?
Quote from: HunterZero on November 11, 2010, 10:58:33 PM
Can I request that marketing not update the twitter feed after 10pm? Some of us still have it setup for texting alerts and FanimeCon tweets have woken me up more than once.
You can set your textTweet options to have a curfew.
Quote from: HunterZero on November 11, 2010, 11:00:33 PM
OH! I forgot to ask...
I remember that when FanimeCon first came to the SJ Convention Center, you used to be able to reserve a suite as one of the options for room type. The last few years I haven't seen that. Did FanimeCon stop getting lower rates for the suites, or did they all end up getting taken by the FanimeCon staff and guests of honor?
Last year, although it wasn't an option on the website, you could call the housing staff directly and they could set you up a suite with a discount.
do we call the housing staff when the hotels services are up or do we call them now???
call them when the hotel registration comes up. They will have dedicated websites and phone numbers for the event.
any news on hotel reg for 2011?
hey all:)
Hotel registration for FanimeCon 2011 will go LIVE this Friday, Jan 14 ~7PM PST
http://twitter.com/#!/FanimeCon/status/25648320563118080
Quote from: ewu on January 13, 2011, 02:46:19 PM
hey all:)
Hotel registration for FanimeCon 2011 will go LIVE this Friday, Jan 14 ~7PM PST
http://twitter.com/#!/FanimeCon/status/25648320563118080
God I love you
SWEET!!!!!! Now we can start planning for the greatest time of the year.
EJ you havent started planning yet?
how can I plan for roomies without having a room? Can't have a room without reservations. Well I can, but I dont feel like paying an arm and a leg. At least with this out the way, finding some roomies will be next.
Ive been paying every paycheck for my new stume (cool way for saying costume). I've been saving for thefat hotel deposit. I'm somewhat ready, but there are so much shit to get done.
Just wondering, how long would it normally take for the Fairemont to fill up? I hear it's usually the last to go, if it does fill up at all, cause most people want the marriott or hilton since their connected right to the Con.
Thanks for any info.
Speaking of which, how long does it take for the Hilton to fill up? My mom's going to be gone all weekend, and I'm paranoid it'll fill up before Monday, especially since people have advance notice.
Marriott and Hilton fill up fastest, usually within 2 or 3 weeks. Fairmont is one of the last because of the proximity, but it is a really classy place. I'd say you've got a month before people start filling up the Fairmont.
Just look out for single days filling up. Say you need a room Thursday - Monday, if you wait too long they might be booked full for just Friday or Saturday.
Quote from: Kyra_Maverick on January 14, 2011, 04:05:40 PM
Marriott and Hilton fill up fastest, usually within 2 or 3 weeks. Fairmont is one of the last because of the proximity, but it is a really classy place. I'd say you've got a month before people start filling up the Fairmont.
Just look out for single days filling up. Say you need a room Thursday - Monday, if you wait too long they might be booked full for just Friday or Saturday.
Fairmont doesn't usually fill up until the last month or so, for that very reason- Marriott and Hilton (Hilton especially) do fill up first- and fast. Though the whole "connected to con" thing is really overrated with Fanime; the Fairmont is down the street, like a minute's walk away, and is one of the most beautiful hotels i've ever stayed in. Plus you don't have to deal with waiting 5+ minutes for the stupid elevator.
I tend to choose Hilton because I have a rewards card with them. Though I guess I could get a Marriott card or something else if I really wanted to. It's habit.
And Hilton has something very precious to me...something I treasure like my favorite teddy bear. That thing....it's called a mini-fridge ;D
Hotels seem to be filling up alot faster then I though... Hope everyone can get in where they want.
Quote from: Kyra_Maverick on January 14, 2011, 09:11:28 PM
Hotels seem to be filling up alot faster then I though... Hope everyone can get in where they want.
Nope! Wasnt on the edge of my seat fast enough to get Hilton. Have to go on the wait list or see if more rooms get posted up. Cause the Marriot is too much of a nightmare getting in and out of that damn hotel :P
How do we get on the wait list for rooms? I put two reservations down for the Crowne Plaza but I really want to the Hilton since I've stayed there every year since forever ;_;
I didn't expect the hotels ti fill up this fast either.. but then again, we don't normally get pinpoint advance notice like this (its usually "next week" not "tomorrow at seven") and our numbers keep going up. With thousands of attendees, its not a huge surprise. As for the waitlist, my guess is you should call the hotel registration service directly. (What is it? Cmc? Cpm? Meh.)
Any experienced con-goers here have a guess as to when the Fairmont might book up? I keep getting different answers(never fills up completely/maybe in a month/maybe two)
It's hard to judge seeing as the hotels in general are filling faster then last year, the Hilton is full now except for saturday night and it's only been two days.
Quote from: Rin_chan on January 16, 2011, 07:02:57 PM
Any experienced con-goers here have a guess as to when the Fairmont might book up? I keep getting different answers(never fills up completely/maybe in a month/maybe two)
It's hard to judge seeing as the hotels in general are filling faster then last year, the Hilton is full now except for saturday night and it's only been two days.
Scratch that! Awesome older brother let me use his credit card so I could book a room! Whoooooo! Now gotta wait for my new debit card comes in the mail to change it (old one HAD to expire this month and mess up my registration plans ><)
Quote from: Rin_chan on January 16, 2011, 07:27:11 PM
Quote from: Rin_chan on January 16, 2011, 07:02:57 PM
Any experienced con-goers here have a guess as to when the Fairmont might book up? I keep getting different answers(never fills up completely/maybe in a month/maybe two)
It's hard to judge seeing as the hotels in general are filling faster then last year, the Hilton is full now except for saturday night and it's only been two days.
Scratch that! Awesome older brother let me use his credit card so I could book a room! Whoooooo! Now gotta wait for my new debit card comes in the mail to change it (old one HAD to expire this month and mess up my registration plans ><)
Is your brother going with to Fanime? Because you'll have to present the card you reserved with to check into the room. It sounds like you plan to call/email housing to change the card under your reservation, but I wanted you to know these things before you ran into problems checking in.
I just wanted to point out that the numbering on the Hotel Map is off! Anyone who is new to Fanime may get thrown off and book a hotel that they think is nearby but is really blocks away.
Quote from: oc3anofdr3ams on January 17, 2011, 02:06:35 AM
I just wanted to point out that the numbering on the Hotel Map is off! Anyone who is new to Fanime may get thrown off and book a hotel that they think is nearby but is really blocks away.
The staff have been notified. Thanks
Quote from: Kyra_Maverick on January 16, 2011, 10:53:02 PM
Quote from: Rin_chan on January 16, 2011, 07:27:11 PM
Quote from: Rin_chan on January 16, 2011, 07:02:57 PM
Any experienced con-goers here have a guess as to when the Fairmont might book up? I keep getting different answers(never fills up completely/maybe in a month/maybe two)
It's hard to judge seeing as the hotels in general are filling faster then last year, the Hilton is full now except for saturday night and it's only been two days.
Scratch that! Awesome older brother let me use his credit card so I could book a room! Whoooooo! Now gotta wait for my new debit card comes in the mail to change it (old one HAD to expire this month and mess up my registration plans ><)
Is your brother going with to Fanime? Because you'll have to present the card you reserved with to check into the room. It sounds like you plan to call/email housing to change the card under your reservation, but I wanted you to know these things before you ran into problems checking in.
Oh yeah of course, I had to go through that problem last year when my friend who reserved our room decided she wanted to stay with a different group last minute. Only because she decided that since the room was on her card she should get the whole king sized bed to herself and refused to share with even one other girl(the 3 of us would've fit comfortably, we're pretty small)
But thanks for pointing that out and reminding me, that's good info to have.
On another rooming note, ALWAYS make sure the people you want to room with are for sure going to stay with you. It sucks getting stuck with a huge bill unexpectedly, trust me.
Fairmont is the last one to fill up.
Hilton and Marriott should be booked by now, if not soon.
Hilton and Marriott not the best. Too many kids and the elevators are a nightmare.
Never understood why people wanna room there. Probably the proximity.
I'd say the Double Tree will be last to fill up this year. It's alot farther away then any of the other hotels
Quote from: EJAY420 on January 17, 2011, 11:16:23 AM
Fairmont is the last one to fill up.
Hilton and Marriott should be booked by now, if not soon.
Hilton and Marriott not the best. Too many kids and the elevators are a nightmare.
Never understood why people wanna room there. Probably the proximity.
We took the Hilton last year because a) it had the mini-fridge, which is essential if you want to keep things like drinks cold and b) it was in very close proximity to the rooms dedicated to Masquerade signup and craftsmanship judging. The latter was extremely helpful because we were cutting a little bit close to our appointment time.
The elevator issue is annoying, but we requested a low floor, and ended up on the 7th if I recall correctly. It's not HUGELY low, but it was low enough that we could easily take the stairs down and save elevator stuff for going up. And it's exercise :)
Has anyone stayed at the Sheraton? That's where I'm booked and so far, I haven't seen anyone staying there also. -_-
Quote from: SweetNiar on January 15, 2011, 02:49:28 PM
Quote from: Kyra_Maverick on January 14, 2011, 09:11:28 PM
Hotels seem to be filling up alot faster then I though... Hope everyone can get in where they want.
Nope! Wasnt on the edge of my seat fast enough to get Hilton. Have to go on the wait list or see if more rooms get posted up. Cause the Marriot is too much of a nightmare getting in and out of that damn hotel :P
T_T the day the reservations opened was the day i had finals so i didnt take notice of rooms opening till a week later i hope i can get a marriot 28-31 day deal before april
Quote from: Aya Brea X on January 16, 2011, 09:18:45 AM
How do we get on the wait list for rooms? I put two reservations down for the Crowne Plaza but I really want to the Hilton since I've stayed there every year since forever ;_;
If you're still looking for how to get on the wait list I emailed FANIHousing at cmrus dot com with my reservation number and a request to be added to the wait list.
Quote from: Kyra_Maverick on January 18, 2011, 10:13:21 PM
Quote from: Aya Brea X on January 16, 2011, 09:18:45 AM
How do we get on the wait list for rooms? I put two reservations down for the Crowne Plaza but I really want to the Hilton since I've stayed there every year since forever ;_;
If you're still looking for how to get on the wait list I emailed FANIHousing at cmrus dot com with my reservation number and a request to be added to the wait list.
wait if u get on the waiting list u can get a chance to say get a marriot room?
I'm not sure if you'll be able to get the whole weekend on the waiting list. I already had a reservation at the Hilton for Friday - Monday and was put on the wait list for a Thursday arrival instead.
But it's worth a shot, so go ahead and ask.
Quote from: Kyra_Maverick on January 19, 2011, 08:51:31 AM
I'm not sure if you'll be able to get the whole weekend on the waiting list. I already had a reservation at the Hilton for Friday - Monday and was put on the wait list for a Thursday arrival instead.
But it's worth a shot, so go ahead and ask.
T_T
Hello there. I'm having a problem changing the card info on my reservation. Every time I try to complete the reservation it says it has timed out or the server is not responding.
I emailed housing with the same question, but it's a weekend so I don't expect a response until at least monday night-ish. (I know they have lives to)
Anyone else get this problem? How did you get passed it?
[EDIT]
Got it working now, guess the site was just glitching yesterday? Oh well, all is good now.