If only there were a simple word to describe frozen water…
#signs #hotel #sanfrancisco (forgot to post this when I got back)
Tag: hotel
Sunset Rainbow
Sunset Rainbow on Flickr.
Via Flickr:
A nearly full semicircle, redder than usual, taken just minutes before sunset. I had to stitch two photos together to get the whole thing, which messed with the aspect ratio a bit.
San Diego Hotel: Holiday Inn on the Bay
Hotels went on sale for Comic-Con International this week. I sat things out this year, since we’re only making a day trip. Naturally, everyone I know who was trying to get a room ended up with the smoothest experience in more than five years, rather than the crashes, timeouts, frustration that we’ve come to expect.
In case you didn’t make it through, or if you decide to just chuck it all and do something else, here’s a link to some ideas on how you can still get a hotel in San Diego.
Marriott Towers and Pool
The Marriott Hotel in Downtown San Diego, right next to the convention center.
Hotel reservations for Comic-Con International go on sale at 9:00 Pacific time tomorrow morning. For the last several years, demand for hotel rooms has been so high that hours spent redialing a phone or trying to get into the website have been typical. The travel agents have set up an entirely new procedure to counteract it. I’ve posted some thoughts on the change over at K-Squared Ramblings.
I guess we’ll see tomorrow how well it works.
Update: Better than I expected, at least for the first part. Here are my thoughts on how the process worked.
Update 2: The request may have gone smoothly, but the rest of the day turned out to be an exercise in frustration.
Update 3: I’ve posted some tips on how to get a hotel for Comic-Con if you couldn’t get one through the convention.
San Diego Hilton & Convention Center at Night
Viewed from the Omni Hotel across the street. Taken during a weekend trip to San Diego. You can also see a daytime view.
Update: You may be interested in my tips on how to get a hotel for Comic-Con.
San Diego Convention Center and Hilton
Viewed from the Omni Hotel across the street, taken during a weekend trip to San Diego. Same viewpoint as this night photo.
Now, imagine that lawn area full of people waiting to get into a Comic-Con presentation.
Update: You may be interested in my tips on how to get a hotel for Comic-Con.