The final, big, stress-inducing hurdle is almost upon us when it comes to securing a kickass time at San Diego Comic-Con: Hotel Registration Day! Comic-Con International has just announced that their bigger than ever block of discount partner hotel rooms will become available to the public at the following date and time:
Thursday, March 29th, at 9am PACIFIC TIME
Everything you need to know is available on the official site, along with a list of available hotels, their locations, and their prices.
Just like the ticket purchasing, this is not something to dawdle on. These rooms will sell out in a matter of hours, if not sooner. The good thing is that if they are doing the same thing they did last year, the process should be smooth and simple.
- Before Thursday arrives, make a list of any and all of the hotels you would be willing to stay at. Do NOT choose one hotel. The odds of you getting that exact hotel are slim. The more choices you make (up to 20), the better chance you have of getting a room. Registering does NOT guarantee you a room!
- Login at 9am Pacific Time and enter the rooms you want through their selection tool.
- You will receive a confirmation email verifying which hotels you selected within 48 hours.
- You will then receive a confirmation of which hotel room(s) has been selected for you (based on the order in which you submitted the request in relation to thousands of others).
- You must log in within 48 hours of receiving this confirmation and make a deposit equal to TWO NIGHTS of your stay (this is new). So if your hotel costs $200/night, you’ll be paying $400 up front (plus taxes and fees).
- If you find that you don’t want the hotel room selected for you (then why did you put it in your list?), you must login to cancel it so that someone else may snatch it up.
- Hotel rooms are fully refundable until May 4th, 2012. You will be charged equal to one night’s stay if you cancel between May 5th and June 1st. Any cancellations made June 2nd and later will be non-refundable.
- Note that even if everything sells out on March 29th, some rooms may become available as we get closer to SDCC. You should keep checking the official site for randomly available rooms as a result of cancellations. I imagine that there might be a few around May 4th.
If you’re still in need of a room like I am, I hope this information helps. Again, more detailed instructions (including a very informative, downloadable PDF) are available on the official site.
Gear up, get ready for battle, and good luck!
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