Cheap Hotels for Comic Con International 2010 in San Diego, CA

If you're planning a trip to Comic Con 2010 in San Diego, CA, it is never too early to start looking for cheap hotels. The fact of the matter is, the hosting city of San Diego may be big, but when the Comic Con crowd roars in, hotels sell out of fast; cheat hotels might as well be a dream! But, if you plan ahead, you can get excellent hotel accommodations for a good price. Use these tips to guide your way

Cheap Hotels for Comic Con 2010 in San Diego, CATip #1: Share

This is especially useful if you're attending CCI with a group. Hotel rates can be in the hundreds per room, per night, but if you have some friends you don't mind being close to (literally) bring some sleeping bags, extra towels, and pack yourself into a single room. Some simple math can prove the worth of this method. A five hundred dollar room, split amount five people is only a hundred dollars each. That's a huge saving right there.

If you're traveling alone or with only one or so other people, and you aren't particularly shy, try looking online for people to room with. A lot of communities (say at LiveJournal or in Comic Con forums) are looking for the same thing. Starting this search early means you will able to get to know the people before you decide on anything final.

Cheap Hotels for Comic Con 2010 in San Diego, CA Tip #2: Stay Updated with the Official Planners

If you make regular visits to the CCI homepage, you will notice that they update hotel details as the months progress. Often, hotels working in tandem with the Comic Con officials will be able to offer special deals (and increased proximity) for the big event. Beware: these deals run out fast (everyone is looking for somewhere to stay!) so if you want one of these cheap hotels, you have to make it a time priority to visit the page.

Cheap Hotels for Comic Con 2010 in San Diego, CA Tip #3: Eliminate the Middle Man

A lot of people planning a trip use certain travel agencies or travel planning websites like Expedia, but one way to get a good deal on a hotel is to eliminate these middlemen and do the searching yourself. Find a list of available (reasonably priced) hotels in San Diego and visit their websites personally, or call them up on the phone. This helps because a lot of those 'middlemen' charge a fee for their part in the deal; that's a fee you won't have to pay if you do the work yourself.

It's great and well to buy your tickets to Comic Con International 2010 in San Dieg, CA early, but don't forget that cheap hotels are a big part of the experience. You don't want to spend all your money on a room when you could be spending it at the Comic Con exhibition floor. Follow these tips to save yourself some money!

Sources:
www.comic-con.org/cci, Comic Con International