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« on: May 28, 2014, 12:00:33 AM »
Hotel Stayed: Marriott
Nights Stayed: Thurs - Monday (4 nights)
Amenities: King Bed
Helpfulness of Staff: Very
Roomshares?: No more than four staying overnight, and double for people visiting at one time
Pros of Hotel: Close to the majority of food outside the convention center, neat bar to kick back afterwards, cheap valet parking that rivals the Hilton and beats out the rest of the hotels, easy access to video rooms, Speed Dating, and autographs
Cons of Hotel: Pool is not as great as the Fairmont, elevators can kind of suck at times, panels moved out of the Marriott and into the Fairmont, far away from the Dealers Hall, Gaming Hall, and the majority of the cosplay rooms i.e. Cosplay Hangout, Peace Bonding, no cheap internet options
Would You Stay Again: Yes, but I want to try the Hilton next year
Recommendations/Suggestions/Misc:
1) TIP, TIP, TIP. If you tip housekeeping and write down what you want, odds are they'll give it to you.
2) If you beat the Monday rush, you can repark your car. I placed all my items in my car at 7am and reparked but when I put my friend's stuff in the car at 11am they told me I had to park somewhere else.
3) Weigh your approach the extra incidentals charge. On one end it's less to do a $200 hold on a credit card but it's harder to remburse your friends. On the other hand it's $400 for cash but if you have good roommates everyone will get their money back...in cash (or your money back because you withdrawed out of savings to pay for said charge, which was my case).
