Here’s part 2 of my series on how to choose the right hotel for you at San Diego Comic-Con. Of course, if you’re taking part in the official Comic-Con Hotel Registration Day on March 29th, then you don’t really get to choose one hotel. You have to choose up to 20. Then they choose one for you. Your only other option is trying to find an available room outside the system at a non-astronomical price. Either way, here’s more information on how to choose if you have any choice at all…
Which hotels have the best nightlife?
That’s a hard one because it all depends on what you consider “night life”. Does your Comic-Con nightlife consist of dressing up in costumes or watching movies in a dark room with friends? Does it involve binge drinking at a dive bar or downing fancy cocktails at a hoity-toity high end invitation-only club? Do you dance? Do you just want to relax with friends over coffee, going over the day’s experiences? Honestly, most of those experiences are not necessarily found at any particular hotel. Sometimes ALL of them are available at any number of hotels. There are so many clubs, restaurants, coffee nooks, and late night eateries that it’s hard to imagine a moment in the day when there isn’t someone dressed as Jack Sparrow eating pizza on the sidewalk or downing a Guinness on a bar patio. There is so much to do and see and experience that it’s impossible to sum up in one post. And it’s impossible to say where any of THE BEST STUFF will be until it’s announced only weeks before the event. Keep an eye on this site for specific party and gathering information as it becomes available. Let’s just say that if you’re at a hotel, near a hotel, or within earshot of a hotel and there isn’t something going on… you’re in Orange county.
Which hotels are best for those who want a quiet night?
While I can’t guarantee that any of the downtown hotels won’t have a little bit of a hallway or lobby ruckus going on at all hours, chances are that you’ll be so exhausted that you won’t hear a thing the moment your head hits the pillow, regardless of where you’re staying. But the further away your hotel is from the convention center, the better chances you’ll have at getting a quiet night’s sleep. If your hotel involves some driving in order to reach it, then that’s your best bet because most of the crazies tend to stay downtown (drinking). Those who drive also tend to be so tired by the time they arrive at their room that they haven’t the energy to go any more wild than they already have.
Again, it all depends on who your neighbors are, but since the clubs and bars in the Gaslamp District stay open until at least 2am, expect any hotel in that area to have some street noise and stumbling hallway noise until late. If you’re a country mouse and you’re not used to city noise, the only way you’ll rise above it is by getting a room on a really high floor in a really tall hotel. The fancier, newer, more expensive hotels will have the soundproofing and the common sense to keep the busy areas (the bars) far from the rooms. Check out the Hilton Bayfront for an example of how to keep those two worlds on completely different planets. If you can hear anything from downstairs while in your room, it’s because you’re trying REALLY hard.
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