tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18747118.post6165592989268890893..comments2023-11-02T05:00:36.315-04:00Comments on Democratic Convention Watch: Media worried about Denver hotel availabiltyMatthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02126730290750804530noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18747118.post-70342824362183138442008-06-16T12:52:00.000-04:002008-06-16T12:52:00.000-04:00Tacticon is labor day weekend...starting the Frida...Tacticon is labor day weekend...starting the Friday before instead of the usual Thursday...if folks still need rooms a week after the convention...not much you can do.<BR/><BR/>With worldcon being down town at the beginning of August...it's going to be a full summer.Michellehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00423046783112809392noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18747118.post-82947941512906736332008-04-07T01:50:00.000-04:002008-04-07T01:50:00.000-04:00Using the "Motel 6 Rule", there are still rates av...Using the "Motel 6 Rule", there are still rates available at the normal rack rate near the airport, in Fort Lupton, and in Greeley. All of the others have declared themselves "unavailable". For the RNC, you have rack rate rooms in Roseville, 8 miles from St. Paul, and no other locations accepting reservations.calwatchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02841732764880379020noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18747118.post-77054711722530212092008-04-05T15:40:00.000-04:002008-04-05T15:40:00.000-04:00There is also a local gaming convention (Tacticon)...There is also a local gaming convention (Tacticon) that normally runs that weekend in Denver (I live about 30 minutes west of Denver and normally hit that convention with my business). They may have some hotel rooms currently reserved although last I heard they were planning on changing the date for this year since the hotel situation is so screwy. If they do have a room block reserved, it is normally in the 200-300 room range and freeing it up may offer some more room availability on one of the hotels that is immediately adjacent to I-25 (major highway running through the middle of Denver). <BR/><BR/>Aside from that, the issue is that most of the hotels fairly close to the convention are full. If the media had transportation of their own of some sort they'd have no problem getting rooms within a 20 minute drive as there are a multitude of hotels situated right along the two major highways that go through Denver (I-70 and I-25).<BR/><BR/>BTW, been lurking here for quite a while, thanks for the blog, I use it as a general reference and have recommended it to quite a few others.<BR/><BR/>Tom...Tomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16005086510293773580noreply@blogger.com