Gen Con Expands!

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Arnix

First Post

• Dec 4, 2015

• #21

It is already taking over the city. When I last went (2014) we had 7 people log on at noon ET to get a room. The system either timed out or the rooms were gone while we were clicking on the buttons to reserve them. It was a nightmare. We ended up 7 miles out and on the shuttle line. That was a mistake. The housing situation is my main complaint about GenCon. Man, the housing situation is terrible.

 

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hawknsparrow

Explorer

• Dec 4, 2015

• #22

Arnix said:

It is already taking over the city. When I last went (2014) we had 7 people log on at noon ET to get a room. The system either timed out or the rooms were gone while we were clicking on the buttons to reserve them. It was a nightmare. We ended up 7 miles out and on the shuttle line. That was a mistake. The housing situation is my main complaint about GenCon. Man, the housing situation is terrible.

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Uber can be a beautiful thing if your a few miles out next time.

 

darjr

I crit!

• Dec 4, 2015

• #23

Is there a hostel downtown?

 

Jeremy E Grenemyer

Feisty

Supporter

• Dec 4, 2015

• #24

There are several major hotels in the downtown area.

 

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Vampyr3

Explorer

• Dec 4, 2015

• #25

darjr said:

How far apart are they? Does Indy have a bike share program?

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Right next door, there is a tunnel that connects the two. So you will never have to go outside.

 

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Vampyr3

Explorer

• Dec 4, 2015

• #26

darjr said:

Is there a hostel downtown?

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There are no Hostel's downtown.. Closest one is 5 miles or so outside of town.. there are about 7 hotels though..

 

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Vampyr3

Explorer

• Dec 4, 2015

• #27

Wolvercote said:

How many more years are they locked in for Indy? Time to move to GENCon to Chicago or maybe Cleveland. NYC even better!

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contractually set in Indianapolis through 2020

 

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Eminence_Grise

Explorer

• Dec 5, 2015

• #28

The housing issue is also my main complaint. The price is getting out of hand.

 

Lanefan

Victoria Rules

• Dec 5, 2015

• #29

Vampyr3 said:

Right next door, there is a tunnel that connects the two. So you will never have to go outside.

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I've been there several times - including staying at the Staybridge once which is behind the stadium - and have never seen such a tunnel.

There's a road tunnel under the railway tracks, and a long hallway going south from the ICC right next to it, but both end before the street that runs crosswise between the ICC and the stadium; you have to go outside to cross this street and the plaza in front of the stadium...which is no big deal, really; it's not that far.

Housing: [MENTION=8461]Alzrius[/MENTION] given my (ridiculous lack of) luck in the screen-refresh wars during both event reg and housing reg over the years I would FAR prefer a housing lottery system. That way I might have a chance.

Lan-"still deciding whether to go this time around and I guess I'd better commit soon, either way"-efan

 

Alzrius

The EN World kitten

• Dec 5, 2015

• #30

Lanefan said:

Housing: Alzrius given my (ridiculous lack of) luck in the screen-refresh wars during both event reg and housing reg over the years I would FAR prefer a housing lottery system. That way I might have a chance.

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Did you ever try using the waiting list for housing? I've made use of them a few times over the years (making sure to get on them within the hour of registration opening), and they've usually come through, even if it took several months for a spot to open up.

Of course, during the lottery version of housing, there was no waiting list. Instead, cancelled rooms just automatically went back into the system. So if a room were to open up, you just had to be logged in when it was, and register it before someone else did.