Not true - there's a Potbelly around the corner, and just across the bridge they have a few joints like Jimmy John's that deliver.

Just bring food with you - problem solved.

Have you guys checked the hotel reviews on the Gaylord yet? You should...

>>2479742

http://www.tripadvisor.com/Hotel_Review-g60925-d678239-Reviews-Gaylord_National_Resort_Convention_Ce
nter-Oxon_Hill_Maryland.html

This should work.

>>2479748
In That Webpage: The Gaylord National: Your mileage may vary.

>>2479688
Any other restaurants just across the bridge that don't sell sandwiches? But this may be the first convention that I may have to bring my food with me.

It's near a metro stop. Take the fucking metro you lazy asses.

Protip: book at a neighboring hotel and enjoy the use of a full kitchen.

Residence inn: $150/night. King bed, sleeper sofa, full kitchen.
Gaylord: $279/night. 2 queen beds.

>>2479831
Already did that six months ago. It's called the Hampton Inn. They do offer a full kitchen, along with wireless internet free of charge.

Price: $149 per night, excluding tax and mandatory $50 per night incidental fee.

>>2479857
This. We're at the Hampton Inn. I look forward to not paying Gaylord prices. I don't look forward to walking to the Gaylord in costume in the freezing cold. I may see if I can change in a friend's room.

>>2479772
China Kind, Cosi, Bertuccis (for pizza), Subway, Ruby Tuesday, Noodles & Co, Baja Fresh, Panera.

Look around Duke Street, Huntington Avenue, and King Street (aka Old Town Alexandria). There's more places to eat then you can shake a stick at - it just takes a short trip to get there.

Guess what kiddies, with everything included, Gaylord is 169 a night at the con rate (that is now gone). Staying Friday and Saturday night with 6 other friends, it's less than 60 bucks a head. That's cheaper than what I pay for Otakon.

Get a fucking job aside from GameStop guys, the con worked out a good rate.

The con rate actually wasn't that bad. We got a room and split the price, and for being in the hotel we were all willing to pay 20 bucks more than we would have elsewhere per night.

As for progress I'm lacking. I need to finish up Heather and Ivy...

>>2480209
Actually if you include tax and the $15 resort fee per day, it's $196 a night.

>>2480271
Also to get to the additional restaurants across the bridge as >>2480208 mentioned, you have to take the water taxi.

>>2480209
Yeah, the hotel isn't bad. Booked mine the other day and we're having four people in the room. I consider this getting off cheap, but wait I actually have a career.

If you can't afford the con, don't go. It's what I used to do.

>>2480271

Yes that figure includes the tax/fees. 196 x 2 / 7 = 56.

You guys are cheap as hell.

>>2480345

Some of us non-faggots enjoy not having to room stuff.

>>2480367

Wait what? I can't make sense of what the fuck you're trying to say

>>2480391
Nor can I.

>>2480367
Seriously, that makes no sense.

>Some of us non-faggots enjoy having room for stuff.

Fix'd :3

Urgh. Couldn't finish my costume before break ended. And now I'm busy with school.
However, living minutes from the con is pretty awesome.

I have the money to go, bros. But I still think the Gaylord is an overpriced piece of shit for what you actually get. Would rather stay somewhere else and walk a little bit since I'm not a lazy fatass.

Doesn't matter anyway, really. I predict this will Katsucon's last year at the Gaylord. I remember what happened last time they tried to move it to a four star hotel in Maryland.

>>2480449
Yeah, I think I remember. They trashed the place.

But please explain the story for those all new to the con scene, especially new to Katsucon. Especially those new to conventions.

>>2480517

I think someone fucked up something in the lobby. Omni broke contract and kicked Katsu out. Gaylord will definitely do the same, enjoy it for the single year it's there

>>2480607
Wait what?

>>2480607

>>2480449 is talking about the one in Baltimore Marriott Waterfront. That 4 star Hotel. Katsucon break contract with Omni because of the room inspections.

>>2480517
Ah, yes, Katsucon 2002. I remember it well. There were snow flurries that morning, but the weather cleared and the sun came out. It was going to be a great weekend for anime fans!

Except not, because that Baltimore Waterfront hotel treated us like lepers so some asshats trashed the place and wrote in Sharpie in the elevators and we got kicked out permanently.

The end.

All of my friends backed out of going and now I have no way to get there because my car is junk and I won't even have it back for 2 more months, so y'know. Fuck. I was really looking forward to going...

>>2480680
Make better friends.

>>2480695
Gee, I'd love to make better convention friends, but I need to go to one first.

Looking forward to what a trainwreck the masq will be this year

>>2480817

Hey Corey

If anyone is interested in the restaurants in Old Town here's the website:

http://visitalexandriava.com/restaurants-nightlife/

That said, the area is nice with an array of cheap places and expensive restaurants. I recommend Old Town for a dinner setting instead of lunch. It used to be full of seafood restaurants places back in the 1980s, but some are still left. Last time I was there was on the Fourth of July in 2008 at a Greek restaurant, but beware of bums sleeping in the town park especially at night.

The Omni bought out the contract from my understanding. Both years they were there the place ended up trashed.

First year someone decided to kick in the front of the soda machines on 2 or 3 different levels and at one point there was a broom sticking out of the wall in front of registration. Second year if I remember correctly was just as bad with damages.

As for progress shit, for some odd reason I am working on artist alley shit even though Tex is a piece of shit that sold my table out from under me.

>>2481136

And forgot to ask but any other artists on here having problems with the artist alley?

>>2479748
I fucking knew that was you....

>>2479471
Ask the front desk for menus. Or go my route and do some simple grocery shopping while you're there. Some cold cuts, bread and a 12 pack of your favorite beverage can go a long way at a convention. I'm parking my car at an in/out lot for the weekend so that I can go out for a grocery/booze run.

>>2479471
BRING YOUR OWN FUCKING FOOD. Seriously, it's way cheaper, and healthier, and if the hotel doesn't have fridges, bring a cooler. It's worth it.

I'm bringing three day's worth of simple, healthy foods with me, and even some weeaboo-tastic bento lunches to possibly hand out to people that don't suck too hard.

Pic related. It's motherfucking bento.

>>2481258
I'm all for bringing your own food, but it's not really a possibility when everyone (including yourself) staying in your room is flying in for the con, sadly.

>>2481258
Man that looks tasty...

>>2481277
Buy a disposable cooler and do some grocery shopping when you touch down.

>>2481297
What is a disposable cooler?

>>2481277
Then do what the good sir above me suggested and go food shopping in the local district closest to the con.

It's still save you shittons rather than eating out roughly nine times the whole weekend.

>>2481318
This. They're about 5-10 bucks.

>>2481136
Seriously, I don't understand why some people can't just respect the hotel property. Would you trash you own place? Would you trash your parents' place? I'd like to think the answer would be 'no'. So why do you do it at a con? It makes it incredibly unpleasant for the rest of us when morons with no regard or respect for anyone or anything else decide to wreak havoc.

I have friends who keep doing shoots at the Gaylord and talk about how lovely it is ... for now. I foresee this as being the con's only run at this location for several factors but mainly because people will trash it.

I don't want to be yelled at because some fucktard decided to throw an elevator party, or dye a wig in their hotel bathtub, or throw someone through a window -- yes, this happened at Animazement several years back. Have some respect and dignity and consideration for the hotel, your fellow con-goers and other hotel guests. You give us all a bad name.

>>2481258

sorry for what i say this time.... i don't like it... she seems too hillary duff... sorry really...

>>2482421
hehe, gaylord

>>2481258

I fucking love bento. That shit has saved so many con experiences for me. Healthy, cheap, doesn't need a microwave. I don't know why more people don't bring bento to cons. It seems obvious.

I would expect that this year will better by space alone. The hyatt last year was ._.

I booked at the Residence and will be enjoying the use of a fridge, mocrowave, oven and stove. We're going grocery shopping after check-in on Thursday and cooking stuff to pack for the rest of the weekend. We're even going to bake some motherfucking cookies. Kitchen + walk five minutes in cold > paying a higher rate and having to eat out.

>>2479857
Ditto. I compared prices six months ago and both the Hampton and Residence won out over the Gaylord. You got kind of screwed with the $50 fee, though.

I'm so excited. I've stayed in this hotel twice before & it was ballin'. Got a double queen suite with an atrium-facing balcony, hell yeah. If Katsucon people could go ahead and not fuck this hotel up so we have to go back to the Hyatt again, that would be great.

>>2482532

>>2482532
>>2482629
lold

>>2482629
>>2482532

I plan on cooking before the con and packing a bag for food, though tradition for my group of friends is to eventually go out and find a place to have dinner together, so I'll have to do that at least once!

Booked at the Westin, bought some fabric for my Ibuki costume, probably going to make that this coming Friday.

>>2482665

>>2482679
Dem exposed hips.

Since I'm local, I went and checked the place out last month. All I can say is DAMN, will I miss it when we get kicked out. That place is gorgeous! In other news, Gokudera cosplay is 75% done, Tifa cosplay just needs final touches.

>>2481142

Their artists alley rules and the way the respond to people make me want to shake a baby. Really, you can't be both a print or a craft artist? seriously, katsucon? FAIL.

>>2482679
Doing this. Right now.

Get your thong ready

I'll be staying at the Four Points by Sheraton in downtown Washington, D.C....the week after Katsucon.

Feels bad man, but at least there's still Ohayocon.

>>2481258
>>and even some weeaboo-tastic bento lunches to possibly hand out to people that don't suck too hard.

A cooler is good advice. I thought mini-fridges were standard in hotels. I was baffled and infuriated when we decided to give the Hilton a try for Otakon and the motherfucking Hilton DIDN'T HAVE A FRIDGE.

I've stayed at $65 a night shitholes while on road trips with better accommodations.

>>2480854
Too bad Corey doesn't come here. Proof or GTFO.

>>2484747
The new Hilton? How did you NOT get a mini-fridge? I have mini fridge on my HiltonHonors preferences list. Mine was in the room before I got upstairs.