UPDATE: 2011 Hyatt Reservations

[dulcimeoww.livejournal.com]

There was a rumor circulating that one could already make reservations for next year. I tracked a number of people down for answers, and here's the information that I gathered as of two minutes ago:

- The block is not open yet. Neither are regular room reservations for that time next year.

- The block and regular room reservations for those dates are currently not scheduled to open until October 15 2010 at 9AM. Apparently having reservations available so early last year resulted in bugs and misinformation (which I at least experienced first hand), and they want to make sure that doesn't happen again.

Speculations:

I'm just guessing, but they may realize that having to book before the con one year in order to get a room the next year is not great, and they may be trying to make that less likely and expand the block or something for this year. Also this gives the people who won't get to attend this year a fighting chance at having a good room next year.

Also also, it may cut down on "just in case" bookings filling up the slots early and preventing people who know they'll be there from making reservations... I imagine quite a few people saw that they could make reservations early during the con last year and went into Optimism/Panic mode and booked right away so they'd have a slot if they wanted to go. If people have to sit down and remember to call to book their reservation after the con high has worn off, the "just in case" group is likely to shrink dramatically, which is good for both attendees and the hotel.

They may also be steering away from PASSKEY, though I have zero confirmation of that.

I hope that helps!

Comments

[gulfcoastanthem.livejournal.com]

I, too, talked to the Hyatt on the phone today and got the same results.
So sad, I had my hopes up!

You're probably spot-on about the "just-in-case" groups, hopefully that will allow us to get our rooms!