San Fran, CA Comic-Con 2007 - Anyone? July 26-29th

Kathy, put Dale and I down for the room for now. I'm going to call a friend of mine who works for a hotel in Mission Valley, and see if there's something available there.

 

Ack - hey Matt & Kevin. I just saw your message. I have a bit of a problem now. My friends from Seattle who I thought didn't want to stay with me (I think they were planning their own little group of 4) didn't get a room this morning. So they e-mailed me this morning asking if they would mind me splitting the room 5 ways. I'm not sure what to do now... I thought they had things squared away and I was on my own.

I think you guys should think about working on rooms for the group. Things seemed to sell out in record speed this year. Many people who never have problems getting rooms through Travel Planners are PISSED because things are gone. They are not even putting people on stand by lists right now - those are filled up too (I've never had that happen).

It looks like Hawthorne suites still has some rooms - not that they are a huge bargain though.

I'm leaving town tomorrow morning. I hate to leave people hanging, but I don't know that I will know what is going on with my room until I get back from LA next week.

- Kathy

 

Maybe we should all look for rooms, book some, and see what everyone has. Whoever's got the best one distance and price-wise we'll take, and we can just cancel the others. Thoughts?









Happy Birthday, Chanel!

 

i found a hotel called Supe 8 Motel with airfare for ~$580 withe airfare. problem is that its at Hotel Circle Street which is about 2 miles away according to mapquest.

 

man, has anyone seen the GG exclusive for comin con?? It's gonna be Commander Cody with a light up hologram of sidious! I may have to ask another favor to anyone who's going this year since I'm already booked that weekend and can't make it out there.

 

i'm getting that cody for sure! that hologram accessory sealed the deal. looks like it will be hard to get especially since it's a SDCC exclusive. had anyone found any hotels that are still available close to the convention center? i still dont have a room.

 

I just booked two rooms at the Hawthorn Suites

Hotel: Hawthorn San Diego
Street: 1335 Hotel Cir S
City: San Diego (CA)
Postal Code: 92108
Country: United States
Phone: 1-619-2993501
Fax: 1-619-2947882
E-mail: mhensley@hawthornsuitessd.com

Arrival Date: Wed, Jul 25th, 2007
Departure Date: Mon, Jul 30th, 2007
Number of persons: Adults: 4
Number of rooms: 1

Room Rate: 134.00 USD per night, 688.00 USD per stay
Rate Breakdown
134.00 USD per night starting Wed, Jul 25th, 2007 , for 2 nights

143.00 USD per night starting Fri, Jul 27th, 2007 , for 2 nights

134.00 USD per night starting Sun, Jul 29th, 2007 , for 1 night

The total is $688 plus tax which is 10%.

 

thanks robert! am i one of the ppl u included for the hotel room? i already have my airline accomodations set. just let me know.

 

oh i forgot to mention that i'm flying out of san diego on sunday.how will that factor into splitting the hotel costs? i was looking at the room with the link that you provided. looks really nice! free breakfast and free high speed wireless internet!!

 

We need commitments as soon as possible. Of course, we could always book a third room.

 

I'm in. Thanks for doing that for us Robert. It was a nice place and the free breakfast was good and allowed us to eat and go to get to the con in time.

 

I have friend who works for a hotel in San Diego. He can get us a room (two beds) at the Doubletree Club in Mission Valley (5.6 miles away) for $129 a night, which is 1/2 off the regular room rate!

http://www.doubletree.com/en/dt/hotels/index.jhtml?ctyhocn=SANCLDT




We could use this as maybe a backup plan (?)

 

count me in too Robert.as i mentioned above i'm leaving san diego on sunday.thanks!

 

I'm going to Celebration IV in May. Still waiting for my badge.

I'm going to Comic-Con in July. This will be my third year in a row.

Yeah, it seemed a lot of the hotels in San Diego got booked a lot sooner this time around. I'm paying a lot more for a room. But, at least I got one close to the convention center. Comic-Con is so big and so much fun that I can't pass it up.

 

STAR WARS SYMPHONY DURING COMIC-CON:


"The Symphony Strikes Back
Celebrating 30 years of Star Wars, this concert features all your favorites from John Williams' Oscar-winning Star Wars scores in a special stadium seating configuration."

http://www.sandiegosymphony.org/summerpops/event.php?id=5

Yes. It will be take place on July 26th @ 7:30pm in the same area as last year's concert...

I know, nothing beats seeing Maestro Williams at the Hollywood Bowl like I've had before, but I'm sure this will be pretty close for now...

 

FYI - For those of you that purchased tix last year, here is some info I got in an e-mail:

"SUMMER POPS 2007 - SINGLE TICKETS ON SALE NOW!

Single tickets for the San Diego Symphony's Summer Pops 2007 season at Embarcadero Marina Park South are on sale now through our Ticket Office (619.235.0804) or online at our summer website http://www.sandiegosymphony.org/summerpops/

An exciting new online ticketing system will make it easier than ever to purchase online. If you have purchased online tickets before with the San Diego Symphony, a temporary login has been created for you. It can be accessed by providing your Patron ID, phone number and zip code during your new online purchase.

(Your Patron ID can be found on tickets and confirmations you have received in the past, or you can call the Ticket Office for assistance.)

You will then be asked for the preferred e-mail address for account communications, and you will create a password to keep secure your online account activity with the San Diego Symphony.

(If you have any difficulties with or questions about the new online
purchase system, please e-mail us at: marketing@sandiegosymphony.org)

So get online today for great seats to Clay Aiken, Aaron Neville, Chris Botti, Mariza, Marvin Hamlisch, Burt Bacharach, and many other fantastic San Diego Symphony Summer Pops concerts by the Big Bay!

Summer Pops 2007 is presented by Sycuan Resort and Casino."

 

Sounds like fun. The concert last year was a good time, especially for Dale.

 

Although it's booked for the ComicCon dates, I think I'll check this out while I'm down there (if I have time) as a possibility to stay for next year:

http://www.500westhotel.com/index.html

It's kind of like a high-price European hostel, with lots of nice accomodations, is walking distance from the convention center, and each room is under $89! Their weekly rate allows you to stay in a separate floor with more accomodations. Reminded me of my time in Europe!


Click around the site, and check it out!

 

Uh..that's also how I found about the above^ mentioned hotel...

 

Just a reminder of the DEADLINES for pre-registration and costs:

postmarked by:

APRIL 19 = $50

JUNE 7 = $55

JUNE 21 = $65


http://comic-con.org/cci/forms/cci07_multi.pdf (mail)

or

http://comic-con.org/ (online)

 

i'm ready for comic con now that c4 is over! the SW exclusives are gonna put a huge dent in my wallet!!!

 

Right now airfares are hovering around $100 rondtrip out of SFO.

 

my rt flight out of oakland cost$119.

 

I'm in... I guess now I WILL have to use my actual vacation hours now. Ah well...

 

FYI - Just book mine and my bro's flights through BINARY SUNSET TRAVEL , and here's our itinerary:

Total Travel Time: 1hr 30min

Flight: Alaska Airlines Flight 230( nonstop )

Depart: San Francisco, CA (SFO)
Wed, Jul 25 07:50 AM
Arrive: San Diego, CA (SAN)
Wed, Jul 25 09:20 AM
Requested Seats: 16B, 16C
_____________________________________________________________

Total Travel Time: 1hr 27min

Flight: Alaska Airlines Flight 543( nonstop )

Depart: San Diego, CA (SAN)
Mon, Jul 30 01:15 PM
Arrive: San Francisco, CA (SFO)
Mon, Jul 30 02:42 PM
Requested Seats: 19B, 19C

ALL FOR A TOTAL W/TAXES: $109.80 EACH PERSON