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Re: SDCC 2017 Hotel Discussion, July 20th to July 23rd
« Reply #270 on: March 27, 2017, 01:06:57 PM »
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In the Early Bird, Doubletree is a great option too. It's located in Hazard Center with lots of restaurants, plus is right next to the Hazard Center trolley stop, gives free breakfast and free parking. And it's a lot nicer than Town and Country.

If I recall, wasn't the Doubletree the last pick up hotel on the shuttle route, meaning after you were picked up at the hotel, the bus took you straight to the convention center?

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Re: SDCC 2017 Hotel Discussion, July 20th to July 23rd
« Reply #271 on: March 27, 2017, 02:14:59 PM »
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If I recall, wasn't the Doubletree the last pick up hotel on the shuttle route, meaning after you were picked up at the hotel, the bus took you straight to the convention center?

I couldn't find the shuttle map for 2016, but based on the 2015 one, yes the Doubletree Mission Valley is the last hotel, then straight to the convention center.

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Re: SDCC 2017 Hotel Discussion, July 20th to July 23rd
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Re: SDCC 2017 Hotel Discussion, July 20th to July 23rd
« Reply #272 on: March 27, 2017, 03:23:15 PM »
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I couldn't find the shuttle map for 2016, but based on the 2015 one, yes the Doubletree Mission Valley is the last hotel, then straight to the convention center.
Doubltree is a decent brand. It's the Chevy for the Hilton chain. With it being last on the route, do know if having room left to get on the shuttle has been a problem?

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Re: SDCC 2017 Hotel Discussion, July 20th to July 23rd
« Reply #273 on: March 27, 2017, 03:26:29 PM »
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Doubltree is a decent brand. It's the Chevy for the Hilton chain.

I don't know about that. Free warm chocolate chip cookies on check-in is better than a Chevy to me! ;)

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Re: SDCC 2017 Hotel Discussion, July 20th to July 23rd
« Reply #274 on: March 27, 2017, 03:39:24 PM »
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I don't know about that. Free warm chocolate chip cookies on check-in is better than a Chevy to me! ;)
It's hard to argue with a warm cookie. I think of Chevy as a middle of the road (pun intended) brand. Hilton Garden Inn, Embassy Suites and Doubletree are the middle of the Hilton brand. They're a step up from Hampton Inn, but not quite a Hilton. Conrad and the Waldorf Astoria are their top of the line Cadillac brands. I stay in Hilton family hotels about 30 - 35 nights a year, and I've had a good experience at every level (Never been to the Waldorf though ). I think that early bird Doubletree is exactly the ticket. If I hadn't been spoiled by being downtown these last 5 years, I'd be all over that.


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Re: SDCC 2017 Hotel Discussion, July 20th to July 23rd
« Reply #275 on: March 27, 2017, 05:21:53 PM »
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If I recall, wasn't the Doubletree the last pick up hotel on the shuttle route, meaning after you were picked up at the hotel, the bus took you straight to the convention center?
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I couldn't find the shuttle map for 2016, but based on the 2015 one, yes the Doubletree Mission Valley is the last hotel, then straight to the convention center.

Here is the OP for the 2016 shuttle discussion. It has an image of the shuttle route (scroll down, and it's under a spoiler tag)
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Doubletree was indeed the last stop on the Purple route.

There was some mention in the reviews of this hotel of issues in 2012 or 2013 of issues with the shuttle being full, or not even making it to the hotel because it was full. They had to call and complain that 20-25 people were waiting, and an empty shuttle was sent. I hope they alleviated that in the following years.

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Re: SDCC 2017 Hotel Discussion, July 20th to July 23rd
« Reply #276 on: March 28, 2017, 04:38:12 AM »
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I'm thinking of bringing my pet to SDCC this year. While I'm gone most of the day my mom goes back to the hotel room frequently so he wouldn't be alone all day and would be able to be taken out for bathroom breaks. I looked up the pet friendly hotels on the SDCC block but has anyone had any personal experience with bringing a pet to SDCC?

We took a pet to Hilton Bayfront and it was a good experience.  I think it's a small/reasonable fee.  No issues and friendly staff.  The elevators can be a bit crowded and, of course, the lobbies and areas around Bayfront are always hoppin' but if your pup is reasonably good around people, things should be ok.  Good luck to you!

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Re: SDCC 2017 Hotel Discussion, July 20th to July 23rd
« Reply #277 on: March 28, 2017, 07:45:18 AM »
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It's hard to argue with a warm cookie. I think of Chevy as a middle of the road (pun intended) brand. Hilton Garden Inn, Embassy Suites and Doubletree are the middle of the Hilton brand. They're a step up from Hampton Inn, but not quite a Hilton. Conrad and the Waldorf Astoria are their top of the line Cadillac brands. I stay in Hilton family hotels about 30 - 35 nights a year, and I've had a good experience at every level (Never been to the Waldorf though ). I think that early bird Doubletree is exactly the ticket. If I hadn't been spoiled by being downtown these last 5 years, I'd be all over that.


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Once you've experienced downtown its hard to go back.

I stayed in Mission Valley back in 2007 & 2008. It was not a big deal to get parking downtown at the time. You just got there really early and parked at Petco Park parking.

I see that Town & Country  reservations outside of SDCC are also not cancel-able during SDCC dates
 
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Re: SDCC 2017 Hotel Discussion, July 20th to July 23rd
« Reply #278 on: March 28, 2017, 10:01:53 AM »
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Here is the OP for the 2016 shuttle discussion. It has an image of the shuttle route (scroll down, and it's under a spoiler tag)
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Doubletree was indeed the last stop on the Purple route.

There was some mention in the reviews of this hotel of issues in 2012 or 2013 of issues with the shuttle being full, or not even making it to the hotel because it was full. They had to call and complain that 20-25 people were waiting, and an empty shuttle was sent. I hope they alleviated that in the following years.

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Last year (2016) Doubletree MV was again at the end of the shuttle pick up route and there were occasional issues with the shuttle having limited or no space during peak times. It did not seem as bad a previous years and the shuttles seemed to run closer to on time than in the past. This despite more people than ever before using the shuttles.

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Re: SDCC 2017 Hotel Discussion, July 20th to July 23rd
« Reply #279 on: March 28, 2017, 11:04:34 AM »
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Once you've experienced downtown its hard to go back.

I stayed in Mission Valley back in 2007 & 2008. It was not a big deal to get parking downtown at the time. You just got there really early and parked at Petco Park parking.

I see that Town & Country  reservations outside of SDCC are also not cancel-able during SDCC dates
 
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Re: SDCC 2017 Hotel Discussion, July 20th to July 23rd
« Reply #280 on: March 28, 2017, 11:06:41 AM »
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If I hadn't been spoiled by being downtown these last 5 years, I'd be all over that.
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Re: SDCC 2017 Hotel Discussion, July 20th to July 23rd
« Reply #281 on: March 28, 2017, 11:33:28 AM »
so do you guys think they'd do the hotel sale the tuesday after open reg? 4/11? the following Tuesday 4/18 is tax day, doesn't seem like they'd do it then. hopefully it's not in May! I'm anxious enough already with this late timeline.

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Re: SDCC 2017 Hotel Discussion, July 20th to July 23rd
« Reply #282 on: March 28, 2017, 12:25:25 PM »
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I couldn't find the shuttle map for 2016, but based on the 2015 one, yes the Doubletree Mission Valley is the last hotel, then straight to the convention center.

I'd recommend the first few hotels on the route. There are certain mission valley hotels that really pack a line, and it's possible the shuttle could show up already full. Though it's possible they work around this by having two shuttles with similar times

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Re: SDCC 2017 Hotel Discussion, July 20th to July 23rd
« Reply #283 on: March 28, 2017, 12:33:35 PM »
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so do you guys think they'd do the hotel sale the tuesday after open reg? 4/11? the following Tuesday 4/18 is tax day, doesn't seem like they'd do it then. hopefully it's not in May! I'm anxious enough already with this late timeline.

It may not be on a Tuesday. IIRC, it has been on a Thursday before, and maybe even once on a Wednesday?

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Re: SDCC 2017 Hotel Discussion, July 20th to July 23rd
« Reply #284 on: March 28, 2017, 12:39:48 PM »
Last year's hotel sale was Tuesday April 5th.
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