Reserve a Hotel Room

In order to ensure a more level playing field for attendees, hotel room booking is done through a lottery system.

How the Hotel Lottery Works

The lottery occurs in multiple phases: Signups, drawing, and booking. We will run multiple rounds of the lottery, so even if you don’t get a chance to book a room initially, you will have a chance later on in the cycle. See the schedule below for more details.

Entering the Lottery

To enter the hotel lottery, you must have a paid attending registration. Supporting / Non-Attending registrations will not be eligible for the lottery. Once you have completed your registration, you will be able to log into the hotel booking site (linked at the top of this page once booking starts) using the same email and password you used for your convention registration.

Registrations are refundable upon request; in case you don’t get picked in the lottery or change your mind about attending, you can ask for a refund. All registration tiers have an equal chance of being picked.

Getting Picked / Booking Your Room

After signups are closed, we will perform the drawing. Anyone chosen to book a room will receive an email, and you can also check the booking site to see your lottery status. If you have been picked, you will have a few days to book your hotel room (see the timeline below). The lottery guarantees that you will be able to book some hotel room, but not a specific hotel room. Those who book earlier in the booking period may have a wider selection of room types available than those who book later.

The booking site will take you to Passkey, which is the same system we’ve used in past years for hotel bookings. It’s okay to leave Passkey and come back later; your booking slot will not expire until the end of the current booking round. You can book only one room when selected for the lottery (in order to give a fair chance to all attendees). Remember that the hotel will charge a one-night deposit some time after you book your room - see the main hotel page for details and reservation policies.

If you are not picked as part of the lottery, you will have to sign up for the next lottery round (when it opens), or wait for first-come first-served rooms once all rounds of the lottery complete. Before signing up for another round, consider checking if you can room with a friend who did get picked.

After the Lottery

Once all rounds of the lottery are complete, any remaining rooms will be dispensed on a first-come first-served basis. Remember that the hotel’s inventory changes throughout the year, so if you can’t book a room on a particular day, you should check back on a future day. Major changes in hotel room availability will be announced on social media.