BlogHer - Reservations Are OPEN at the Sheraton Chicago for BlogHer '09 - Comments

Hostel anyone?

mswobblybits — Sat, 21 Feb 2009 20:59:57 -0600

Do we have to stay at the hotel? There is a hostel a mile down the road for $34 a night. Thats a huge savings and I am down for an adventure.Good or bad idea? This will be my first time.

I'd like to be the ideal mother, but I am too busy raising my children.

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Reserved my room ...

Babiesonline — Sun, 15 Feb 2009 13:09:23 -0600

Just thought I'd post and say I reserved my room and am looking forward to attending my first Blogher conference with ya'all :)

Shannon @Babiesonline

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Squeeeeeeeee!

MamacitaG — Mon, 08 Dec 2008 11:50:23 -0600

Made my room reservation just now and can't WAIT!!!!

How early IS early arrival? If I got there tomorrow, would that be too early?

"Don't be content with being average. Average is as close to the bottom as it is to the top."

anyone?

lisanoel03 — Mon, 08 Dec 2008 11:42:22 -0600

I really want to go but have to have a roommate (or 3) before I can book any of it without having a nervous breakdown. I posted in the roommate forum but had no replies. So I'm trying here. If anyone's interested you can find my blog at http://www.lisanoel03.blogspot.com and you can email me at lisanoel03 at aol dot com

New to conference

Perksofbeingme — Sun, 07 Dec 2008 12:27:29 -0600

This will be my first BlogHer conference and I'm so excited. I was just wondering generally how many people to a room? I thought I read somewhere that the $199 only applied to two people per room, but on here it sounds like most people room four to a room. How many to a room usually? I can't wait to find a roommate (first of all) and then meet everyone at the conference.

Oh gosh, Chicago is such a

fleuris — Wed, 26 Nov 2008 23:01:55 -0600

Oh gosh, Chicago is such a beautiful city! I went there in May, and maybe if I get a permanent full time job, I'll register... until then I'll live through flickr experiences! :)

Blog: http://www.fleuris.ca

Do we know yet when the Early Bird Reg will be up?

GeekMommy — Tue, 25 Nov 2008 23:26:25 -0600

I think I registered in January last year (forget to be honest - blame @QueenofSpain, she had me revved up for like 6 months in advance!)

So I was just wondering if we'll know when the early reg is up?

Oh! for those who haven't done this before - there's usually a thread at somepoint of others who are BlogHer bound and would love to share the room cost with someone else - so if you don't think you know anyone going you could room with, it's a good time to make new friends!

See you there!

Lucretia (aka GeekMommy)

Raising a child in a digital world, still a digital girl

I saw that too! It can

Cowboytf — Mon, 24 Nov 2008 14:01:13 -0600

I saw that too! It can be very expensive to book 3 rooms, 3nights. $200+ for deposit. OUCH! I wanted to go ahead and book just in case but I'm hoping to have sponsors. Ugh
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Registering for the Conference

Nancy France — Mon, 24 Nov 2008 11:58:47 -0600

In the newsletter, it says that there is a registration fee for the conference, but I can't find a spot to register, nor to send the money.

help?

Gardening is patience, rewarded

Hotel Deposit

Amy In Ohio — Mon, 24 Nov 2008 11:57:07 -0600

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I thought last year we could reserve the rooms without a deposit. Is that not possible with this hotel?

Conference roommates

Liz Henry — Mon, 24 Nov 2008 11:46:09 -0600

It's great having a roommate at this conference. Midnight blogging pajama party! Spooning optional!

If you have a roommate, it's a good idea to bring a power strip. Hotel rooms sometimes don't have enough power outlets and with 3 bloggers in a room, all with laptops, phones, cameras, and other gadgets all with their own charger cords, it's a frenzied power cord moshpit in there. I also like to bring an extra little ethernet hub or wireless router. Then as long as there is an ethernet jack in the hotel room, you are all guaranteed to have good signal strength. 5 pairs of shoes and 30 pounds of electronic gadgetry in my backpack !

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It's up to you

alvenable — Mon, 24 Nov 2008 05:45:02 -0600

You can either opt to room with someone or book a room on your own, but it's up to you and the people you ask to room with to make that happen. Not everyone will have a roommate. There's usually a blog entry and/or forum post where people who are looking for roommates post to find/get to know one another, so definitely look for that if you're not able to room with the BlogHer you know.

A. L. Venable is a Random Citizen. She primarily writes at Dimple and a Smirk (dot) com and Our PDX Network.

I'm so there!

GoodEnoughWitch — Sat, 22 Nov 2008 18:21:22 -0600

I cannot wait for this conference. Last year I got so much information that inspired me to work in a very focused way on my blogging.

In 2009, I know I'll get even more out of the conference...plus I get to fly. Oooo, pretty clouds!

Hope to see you all there!

Cynthia - GoodEnoughWitch.com

www.thegoodenoughwitch.com

Roomies

brittanymarie81 — Fri, 21 Nov 2008 13:33:11 -0600

It definitely helps to share the burden of the costs:) I just asked some of my favorite bloggers, and was estatic when they said yes! Plus, between the four of us, it makes the lead up to the conference that much more fun to chat about together, becasue my husband is already sick of me gushing about it:)

www.barefootfoodie.com

Is it typical to share rooms?

hbixler03 — Fri, 21 Nov 2008 12:54:04 -0600

So is it typical to share rooms with someone? I am so excited, Chicago is not that far from me, so will definitely work to make it up that way this year, YAY!

God Bless,

Heather Bixler

http://girlyblogdesignz.com

Reservations Are OPEN at the Sheraton Chicago for BlogHer '09

KristySF — Thu, 20 Nov 2008 12:01:36 -0600

Good news! The Sheraton Chicago Hotel & Towers, site of all things BlogHer '09 (including BlogHer Business '09, taking place on July 23) is now taking our reservations!

To reserve your room via phone, just call (877) 242-2558 and let them know you're with BlogHer. As a reminder, BlogHer '09 takes place on Friday and Saturday, July 24-25. Our room rate is $199/night, and includes free in-room internet.

What's more, we've reserved as many rooms with TWO beds as the hotel would allow, in hopes of mitigating some of the BlogHer '08 spooning issues...

Of course, we'll be providing our designated BlogHer reservations URL just as soon as it's available, but thought you might want to get a head start on reserving your rooms now. Details on registration are coming soon, too.

Stay tuned!