SDCC: Hotels?

[Andy Bergholtz]

Ok I know I'm a doofus for waiting this long to book anything, but I only recently became available to travel for this show and now I'm in a mad dash for a hotel room.

Any tips for available rooms in the area? I've searched every hotel I can find and everything is either sold out or several miles away. I'm ok with resorting to one of the more distant hotels if necessary, but I want to exhaust every possible measure before giving up on finding a closer location. Anyone have a reservation you're not going to use (backing out, etc)??

If anyone has any suggestions please PM me. Thanks!

 

[The Godfather]

I sent you a pm Andy

 

[TOE]

oh yeah !!! i'm bringing my Hulk statue and Emma

 

[Buttmunch]

I had a hard time too. Have you tried the Travelosity, Expedia, Priceline, etc sites? I found a decent one with Travelosity.

Glad to hear you'll be there!

 

[lcummins]

Dangit Andy! We were looking for a roommate just a week or two ago, and we were only 7 blocks from the Convention Center. Your timing is as bad as mine usually is! Hope you find a room!

 

[The ill Jedi]

oh yeah !!! i'm bringing my Hulk statue and Emma

ME TOO!!!

 

[The Josh]

Glad you can go Andy. Looking forward to seeing ya again.

 

[Bodie The Cursed]

Ill bring my SS PF Mummy to sign!! Oh wait it allready is signed!

<LOL!

 

[Captain Faramir]

You can always stay at my place in Orange County--it's free!

 

[Bodie The Cursed]

You can always stay at my place in Orange County--it's free!

One word... Traffic.

 

[Captain Faramir]

But it's FREE!

Eh you're probably right. It's probably gonna be bad that weekend. Oh well, at least it's still pretty close to home.

 

[LOTRFan]

One word... Traffic.

I drove down last year, it wasn't worth it.

 

[GrueSam]

It's not even worth driving from 5 miles away!

 

[CAhobbit]

It's not even worth driving from 5 miles away!

It's not even worth it to take the free shuttles from your hotel in the morning. Freaking faster to just walk.

 

[Andy Bergholtz]

Ill bring my SS PF Mummy to sign!! Oh wait it allready is signed!

<LOL!

On that note, I'm more than happy to sign anything you guys bring, but I'm hesitant to suggest anything specific since I don't know exactly where I'll be at any given time. My stay there will be relatively brief, with only one "full" day without any travel. I won't be glued to the Sideshow or DC areas this time (just going as a fan/spectator), so I'd hate to have anyone lugging a Hulk base around the Con hoping to run into me. Maybe I can commit to being at a certain place at a certain time during one of the days, so anyone who wants something signed can meet me then...?

 

[Cocoboloboy]

Alright, all you guys who live in California have got me worried about traffic to the Con now.

The closest place I was able to find a room was in El Cajon. Looking on the map it appears to be about 25 miles from the convention center. Where I live that's about a 20 min. drive or less on the highway.
How long is it really going to take me to get to the Con from El Cajon?

 

[CAhobbit]

Alright, all you guys who live in California have got me worried about traffic to the Con now.

The closest place I was able to find a room was in El Cajon. Looking on the map it appears to be about 25 miles from the convention center. Where I live that's about a 20 min. drive or less on the highway.
How long is it really going to take me to get to the Con from El Cajon?

https://www.sdcommute.com/

Take a look at the link above to see if there's transport through them. Driving into downtown San Diego during convention hours is a NIGHTMARE!

 

[CAhobbit]

Annnnnnnnd there's the trolley.

https://www.sdcommute.com/Rider_Information/Special_Events/comiccon.asp

 

[The Godfather]

On that note, I'm more than happy to sign anything you guys bring, but I'm hesitant to suggest anything specific since I don't know exactly where I'll be at any given time. My stay there will be relatively brief, with only one "full" day without any travel. I won't be glued to the Sideshow or DC areas this time (just going as a fan/spectator), so I'd hate to have anyone lugging a Hulk base around the Con hoping to run into me. Maybe I can commit to being at a certain place at a certain time during one of the days, so anyone who wants something signed can meet me then...?

It's ok Andy we will just sleep on the ground outside your hotel with Hulk bases. LOL

 

[Fritz]

Andy, I would like my Hulk pants customized the way you did yours. What time will you be arriving and where can I meet you to have this done? The statue is quite heavy so I would prefer if we could meet somewhere more convenient for me.