Just FYI as a former hotel employee … room types are NEVER guaranteed in the fine print. It’s great that you have an assigned room type and that makes it very likely you’ll get it. If you check in at a reasonably early hour you’re almost certain to get the room type preference. But in the end, it is only a preference.
In general hotels run out of King rooms before they run out of Doubles.
Good tip! I really liked the Drury last time I stayed there, rooms were (for lack of a better word) solid, I didn’t really near much street noise even being on the 2nd level.
Two things.
First, Bowen nailed it on room type. Here’s some fine print from the Marriott site, which includes Westin. Note that “guarantee” just means some compensation if not met, and only for Elite members in some cases [this was clipped from their “Elite Benefits” section]:
When making a reservation, be sure to note your Member number and room/bed preferences. We’ll always honor your bed type request at our locations throughout the U.S. and Canada. Everywhere else, smoking/non-smoking preferences are honored based on availability; exact bed sizes may vary, and only Titanium Elite members will have guaranteed priority for their requested type of bed and room. If guarantee is not met, guest compensation applies.
| BRAND | GUEST COMPENSATION* |
|---|---|
| The Luxury Collection, W Hotels, JW Marriott, Marriott Hotels, |
Sheraton, Delta Hotels, Le Méridien, Westin, Autograph
Collection, Renaissance Hotels, Tribute Portfolio, Gaylord
Hotels|$100 USD|
|AC Hotels, Courtyard, Four Points, SpringHill Suites, Protea
Hotels, Residence Inn|$50 USD|
|Fairfield by Marriott, Aloft, Moxy Hotels, TownePlace Suites, Element|$25 USD|
Second, I’d also point out that you’re not even guaranteed a ROOM!
In 2016 at Pinburgh, I was “walked” from the Westin to another hotel the night I arrived since the Westin was full [they had overbooked] by the time I got there. I did get into my room in the Westin on the subsequent nights. Here’s a link to an article on that:
Any information on how many tickets you can buy at once? Is it same as last year? 5?
I just booked at the Drury too. I thought it was odd that the same 2-queens room was more expensive for 3 guests instead of 2. Oh well. Now I just hope to get tickets to the event. . We tried last year, but didn’t get tickets, so this year will be our first.
Nobody ever actually admits to having more than 2 guests for that exact reason
Hotel - “So it will be 2 guests sir?”
Me - “Yes that’s right”
Hotel - “Great. And how many keys will you be needing?”
Me - “17 keys please”
At the betting line on how many of those 17 keys would work is … ?
Have 2021 dates been announced yet?
My recently-engaged brother just told us his wedding will be July 2021, so it would be good to know now if I need to hire a look-alike for my brother’s wedding in case they conflict.
Does anyone have advice on the best way to get Pinburgh tickets? Last year (sad story written then deleted…). So THIS year I’ve got 3 family members ready to click away when the sale opens, and we will each enter the waitlist if needed. Is that how everyone does this or am I missing something?
Hit F5 the moment your computer strikes noon and have the cursor over the part of the screen to click to buy tickets.
If you miss out and you’re buying right at noon, you’ll be really high on the waitlist and most likely get in at some point.
Do you need some kind of account to buy them? I’d like to have that set up in advance if possible. I haven’t been since 2012 but managed to get the days off this year to go.
I can’t remember. But that is a good idea to double check.
Also have your IFPA number ready and CC out.
Get to the checkout screen as fast as possible and only worry about selecting pinburgh tickets, nothing else.
Use a PC, wired connection. If possible, multiple computers (friends/family as others have described) to help odds.
Have your address, CC info and IFPA number in notepad, ready to copy and paste into ordering page as needed.
Verify PC clock set correctly, hit F5 periodically before the bell tolls to ensure you don’t miss possible early ordering if remote site clock is early.
ReplayFX is July 9-12 this year.
Have 2021 dates been solidified yet? That’s when my brother’s getting married.
Website shows the waitlist procedure might be different this year with it opening up at 1PM.
PS to the powers that be the “Your” in option 3 is driving my friend and I’m sure others crazy lol
Those dates have not been chosen yet. 2020 is the last year of our current contract with the DLCC.
I sympathize as I’m in suspense about it too. It may conflict with a work function for me and that would make for a very, very tough choice. One that may involve crazy shenanigans involving flying internationally with extreme jet lag in an attempt to get to both.
Is the 1 PM wait list a new thing? Don’t remember it being that way last year? I guess folks will have to wait almost an hour after the sellout occurs at 12:00:08 PM. So F5 your way on to the wait list also…