Comments on: Public Service Announcement | SXSW

By: Michael Williams

Michael Williams — Fri, 09 Jan 2009 15:57:27 +0000

Mark,

Does Michigan still have a football team?

Regards,
ACL

By: SXSW Update « A Continuous Lean.

SXSW Update « A Continuous Lean. — Wed, 07 Jan 2009 21:24:07 +0000

[...] Jump to Comments Many thanks to all that offered their assistance and advice towards securing a hotel room for the upcoming SXSW festval. I would especially like to thank Brad [...]

By: sam

sam — Tue, 06 Jan 2009 19:04:12 +0000

is “diamond status” code for “i have another sex tape you don’t want leaked on the internet so you better give me what i want when i want it?”

j/k

By: Jeff

Jeff — Tue, 06 Jan 2009 17:59:56 +0000

I have Diamond status with Hilton and can probably score you a room. Shoot me an email with all the details and I’ll make a call for you.

By: Casey

Casey — Tue, 06 Jan 2009 17:53:32 +0000

Michael,
An unfortunate turn of events in last night’s game, definitely. I’m not sure how comfortable you would be with the idea, but my roommate and I are both going down and staying at our friends’ place. We are all fairly friendly, and Ohio natives like yourself. If you’re not interested, no qualms are made.

-casey

By: JP

JP — Tue, 06 Jan 2009 17:20:41 +0000

Make sure to stop by The San Jose Hotel for drinks. Sam is dead-on. I highly recommend it. Actually, do yourself a favor and book your reservation for next year’s SXSW now at The San Jose.

Have a great time-

By: Michael Williams

Michael Williams — Tue, 06 Jan 2009 16:56:44 +0000

Thanks for all the tips everyone. What I am looking for, more than advice “Otherwise, book your hotel no later than September next time…” (I’m a man, men don’t plan. You should know that.) I need a HOOK UP. You know, you or someone you know works for the Four Seasons, etc.

An ACL reader graciously hooked up a room slightly out of town (for a great rate), but if we could move closer to downtown that would be ideal. As of right now, we have a place to stay but could maybe use an upgrade to get closer to the action. I get VERY drunk at these sorts of things! ha

Thanks all,
ACL

By: LG

LG — Tue, 06 Jan 2009 16:54:40 +0000

Oh, and one more thing: Sometimes you can find a room at the Extended Stay on 6th or the Homestead on Riverside, but beware. They are notorious for overbooking and bumping people to their other properties around Austin.

By: LG

LG — Tue, 06 Jan 2009 16:52:07 +0000

“Everything downtown is booked if you aren’t “registered” with SXSW.”

Actually, that won’t help at this point. Everything downtown is sold out for registrants, too. Your best bet is to check hotel websites directly (instead of hotels.com, etc) and prepare to pay through the nose. Hotels that almost always have last minute (expensive) rooms left are the Sheraton and the Hyatt and sometimes the Radisson.

Also, check out the new AT&T Conference Center Hotel on the UT campus. Expensive, but a short ‘Dillo or cab ride away.

Intercontinental is really nice and might be a possibility, but Driskill and Four Seasons will laugh at you. They have waiting lists a mile long and will give preference to their regular guests that stay there every year.

Otherwise, book your hotel no later than September next time…

By: don weir

don weir — Tue, 06 Jan 2009 16:51:03 +0000

Joel is right. If you don’t live here, the next best way to experience SXSW is by renting a house. I’d make a post on Craigslist to try and beat others to the punch. And Liz Lambert, the owner of Hotel San Jose, just opened a new place called the Saint Cecelica. Check it out here: http://hotelsaintcecilia.com/