You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login
I have so much work to do, but all I can think about is May 3.
Is that the day the first batch of emails goes out? I forgot that date (and will be more productive if that's the case and I stop checking email every 90 seconds)
yes.Per the Comic Con Web Site...Confirmations of hotel placements will be sent out in two groups. The first will be sent on Tuesday, May 3, 2022, and the second on Tuesday, May 10, 2022. Those whose request cannot be accommodated and therefore cannot be placed will be notified no later than Tuesday, May 17, 2022.
Everyone feels differently about things, a haunted hotel would be a selling point for me, lol
Someone outside of our normal group is wanting to look at AirBnB housing. I have been hearing some harrowing experiences with folk who have had their hosts cancel on them. I do not want to be a downer sour face, yet it just seems iffy. This would be their first experience coming to SDCC, too. She has had much success going this route for vacations but...Argh. SDCC is a different animal, right?
Has anyone stayed at the "Hotel Z - A Staypineapple Hotel" in the Gaslamp? I had booked us two (refundable) rooms (for our group of 6) a few months ago when the prices were reasonable as a plan B, and depending on our hotel lotto results we may choose to keep it.
I've never used AirBnB but I have used VRBO for rentals during the Con and never had any issues (besides super higher pricing lol).
Thanks! That is good to hear.
Based on my experience, I'll never go the airbnb route ever again and I advised against airbnb specifically for SDCC. In any other situation though, airbnb can be cheaper for a large group. I tried booking an Airbnb back in 2014. It was a terrible experience because the host turned out to be a scammer. I booked the airbnb months in advance. As CC got closer, I didn't hear anything from the host. I called and emailed the host, but still got no response. I escalated the matter to airbnb who investigated and turns out that the host was taking payments for properties she never owned and was ghosting guests. I got my money back, but by then it was already June and I had no lodging for CC. Fortunately there was plenty of hotels left outside of downtown.