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elsabroso in dragoncon

Suite Expectations

Sep 18, 2011 16:15

I have a question about suites at the host hotels? My group of D*Con friends and I are attempting to find the easiest way for all of us to be in one place together, and we think a suite is the answer ( Read more... )

hilton, rooms, hyatt, host hotels, marriott

Comments 8

adolla September 19 2011, 07:56:42 UTC

We ended up with one of the smaller suites at the Marriott one year due to a mix up with our groups reservation. It was nice to have, especially with only 5 of us. But when we looked into renting it again the price was ridiculous. We would have had to cram about 12 people into it to make it worth the price. I don't remember the exact details.

awillis2 September 19 2011, 17:17:59 UTC

Check out Hyatt Place - they have suit-type rooms with kitchenettes. It's not far from the Hyatt/Marriott. There also used to be a Residence Inn but that might be Hyatt place now. I've stayed at a Residence in a couple of times and they're pretty nice. One I stayed at had 2 BR/BA with queen beds, plus there was a double sleeper sofa in the living area. I think you can get them with 2 double beds in each BR but I'm not sure.

awillis2 September 19 2011, 17:19:03 UTC

A place like that is more likely to be a lost less expensive than a suite at the host hotels.

alladinsane September 19 2011, 19:15:59 UTC

Hyatt Place used to be Amerisuites...Residence Inn is a few blocks south by the Library and Equitable Building..

awillis2 September 19 2011, 19:59:57 UTC

Thanks.

mir280 September 20 2011, 04:09:50 UTC

Got upgraded to a Marriott suite a few years ago because of reservation mix ups. The size was awesome and it was super nice for our group especially with all the costuming we do. But like the first person to respond, when we looked into the price to see if maybe we could do that again for the next year the price was insane!

pyanfar September 21 2011, 19:15:00 UTC

This year the Marriott was asking for $150 extra/night on top of the Con rate to upgrade to a suite, and this was an option you could ask for during check-in, at least on Thursday.

Floors 9 and 11 there seem to hold a large number of suites, as well as the very top floor or floors, which can be accessed by two glass elevators or the previously mentioned super fast windowless elevator.

eidolon_bird September 23 2011, 08:22:07 UTC

Only an extra $150? All things considered, that's really not that bad. The one year I looked into it, suites started at $500+ per night, and that was for the smallest suites (and that was also when regular rooms were somewhere around $165 per night).