I know there's been some questions on room blocks. I set up room blocks at 3 different hotels with different price points. 2 were courtesy blocks so we will not be responsible for any unbooked rooms. The other, we are responsible for booking 80% of the total amount of rooms. I was a little nervous about filling it. However, it's right across the street from our venue so I was sure most guests would want to stay there. I only reserved 20 rooms to be on the safe side.
One of my coworkers just tried to book her room and received an error message that the rate is no longer available.
Our block is already sold out with a little under 6 months left to go!
Long story short, as long as your hotel is in a prime location, don't be afraid of the hotels with an attrition fee! Reserve a small amount of rooms to begin with and add more if the hotel has availability.
This excited me to know that our guests are arranging their accommodations!
