<BODY><P>For those who like to rough it a little, in 2000 I stayed at a pretty decent Hostel in the Gaslamp Quarter for about $25 a night. It was about a 15 minute walk from the Con.</P>
<P>Ruben.<BR><BR></P>
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<P></P><B>From</B>: Dana Gabbard <dgabbard@hotmail.com>
<P></P><B>Date</B>: Thursday, February 9, 2006 11:01 am
<P></P><B>Subject</B>: [Groop] Comic Con and hotels
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<P></P>> I called the Con office [(916) 414-1020] and they faxed me the <BR>> list of <BR>> hotels and rates, not yet posted on the website. <BR>> <BR>> I have transcribed it. The price quoted is the 1 person/1 bed <BR>> rate. More <BR>> people and beds generally costs more. Most have an additional <BR>> charge for <BR>> parking. In square brackets I give the distance from the hotel to <BR>> the <BR>> Convention Center. The sheet states "All hotels have limited <BR>> availability". <BR>> The following hotels are on the shuttle routes: <BR>> <BR>> Best Western Bayside Inn--$139 [1 mile] <BR>> Embassy Suites--$180 [5 blocks] <BR>> Hilton Gaslamp--$188 [across street] <BR>> Holiday Inn on the Bay--$158 [13 blocks] <BR>> Horton Grand--$175 [3 blocks] <BR>> Manchester Grand Hyatt--$189 [2 blocks] <BR>> Marriott Hotel and Marina--$219 [adjacent] <BR>> Omni San Diego--$188 [across street] <BR>
> Radisson Harbor View--$145 [13 blocks] <BR>> Sheraton Suites--$147 [10 blocks] <BR>> W San Diego--$279 [6 blocks] <BR>> Westgate--$174 [7 blocks] <BR>> Westin Horton Plaza--$160 (before 4/20/06), $176 (after 4/20/06) <BR>> [6 blocks] <BR>> Wyndham Emerald Plaza--$157 [8 blocks] <BR>> <BR>> The following two hotels ARE NOT on the shuttle routes <BR>> <BR>> Marriott Mission Valley--$139 [4 miles] <BR>> Sheraton SD Hotel & Marina-$179 [1/2 mile] <BR>> <BR>> Good luck! <BR>> --- <BR>> Dana Gabbard <BR>> Groo fan since Groo #1 (Pacific) <BR>> <BR>> <BR>> _______________________________________________ <BR>> Groop mailing list <BR>> Groop@groo.com <BR>> http://mailman.newdream.net/mailman/listinfo.cgi/groop <BR>> </BODY>