@tfproxy we're staying at an apartment style hotel nearby and I hope it's good! It had good reviews, idk. I'm hoping being in a suite gives us more opportunity to throw a party.
@tfproxy having a kitchen is definitely a plus. I book a lot of hotels (I usually am in charge of this on vacations but I think at this point me and Abe both have preferred status on booking dot com, haha) so I'm more or less used to trying to find a better deal / location than the con hotel. Our first con was AC 2009 and we learned immediately that the con hotel isn't always our best bet. I hope it's a good stay for you, tho!