San Jose Marriott
Thursday-Monday
Disclaimer: I wasn't able to secure the room I wanted through the Fanime housing, so I booked through the Marriott directly.
Pros:
Cons:
Thursday-Monday
Disclaimer: I wasn't able to secure the room I wanted through the Fanime housing, so I booked through the Marriott directly.
Pros:
- With the mobile check-in/out app I was able to confirm my arrival time the day before the convention and my room keys were ready and waiting for me when I arrived.
- Rewards members get free wifi! :)
- Refrigerators and lock boxes are complimentary in each room (lock box is particularly helpful for those of us vending in AA, Swap Meet, etc.)
- The elevator situation wasn't so terrifying this year! I don't think I ever had more than a 5 minute wait at the busiest times.
- The staff very helpful, polite, and quick to communicate any issues.
- Speaking of staff, they were very accommodating of payment at check-out. I had everything listed to a card for check-in but wanted to pay in cash for a lot of the fee from AA profits and put the rest of the fee on the card. They were able to help me out with no issues.
- THE LOUD PARTIES WERE GONE. I normally bring ear plugs to cons these days, but I was SO relieved to learn I didn't need them this time!
- Remodeled rooms!
- In and out privileges with the valet. LOVE this.
Cons:
- The air conditioning in my room was pretty weak. I'm assuming it's because I was on one of the top floors, but we had to keep it set at the lowest allowed temperature to keep the room comfortable.
- Seconding the question for the weird climbing metal men. They ended up being a great place to hang my badge up without losing it! lol