[ 3 / biz / cgl / ck / diy / fa / ic / jp / lit / sci / vr / vt ] [ index / top / reports ] [ become a patron ] [ status ]
2023-11: Warosu is now out of extended maintenance.

/cgl/ - Cosplay & EGL

View post   
File: 670 KB, 1000x667, SALTLTLLT.jpg [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google]
8794842 No.8794842 [Reply] [Original]

Bump limit reached on old thread >>>8777658

Kitacon tickets went on sale today; the convention sold out in around 20 minutes including all VIP spots.

The rules list is pretty strict this time. Committee members have said that many of the rules have been set by the hotel. Your room will be cleaned daily, and any DND sign ignored after 11am. If you get too drunk they can escort you to your room and/or kick you out of the con. Real fur is banned, as is outside food. Nobody's clear if this is just in the entire hotel or if you can still eat in your room.

And finally, Kita owns all your pictures, asides from those taken in private rooms. Because nobody wants to see your shitty after dark CMV.

>> No.8794857

>>8794842
Can I still have sex in the pool?

This is an outrage. I bet they don't even have decent toilets to do Coke!

>> No.8794966

The fur ban is odd
>"Is that real fur?"
>"no, it's a good quality fake fur"
There, ban bypassed.

>> No.8795047

>>8794842

About time the Hilton started giving a shit. Plus there are other events going on there this time as well as Kitacon, that should be interesting.

>> No.8795090

>>8794966
It's a hotel rule apparently. Some committee are commenting on discussions and have said the hotel requested this but haven't specified if it's an allergy thing or an ethics thing. I'm interested in finding out.
So much of this has come about because Kita were adamant they weren't like the other cons with loads of rules. And now they have more stringent rules than any other con because they let people get away with so much. I feel quite bad for the committee if i am being honest, especially where there's been so many changes to the team. I feel quite positively about this year's con though.

>> No.8795652

>>8795090
The Hilton's running other events this year, I wonder if one of them is an animal rights thing. That would explain it.

>> No.8795693

>>8795652
Still doesn't make sense. Not a lot of costumes require huge amounts of fur for it to be an issue. Even so how is anyone passing going to know its real fur anyway.

>> No.8795763

>>8795090
>>8795652
>>8795693
If it's an ethics it still doesn't make a huge amount of sense. Real fur is banned but leather and meat being served is fine?

And if it's an allergies thing it doesn't make a huge amount of sense either because allergies are due do animal proteins excreted by animals in their sweat, urine and saliva. Fur is treated and washed before it's worn which removes 99% the above.

>> No.8795801

>>8795763
So can we presume this has come from someone on the committee who is against it being used? I wonder.

>> No.8795808

>Display of any sign, symbol or clothing that is commonly associated with any organisation, party or political ideology likely to offend other guests is not permitted

Feminist symbols confined for banned

>> No.8795834

>>8795808
I think it more likely means no Nazi armbands.

Or Vivian James cosplays. Need to keep the con a safe space. :^)

>> No.8795999

>>8795059
>someone fell for this and tweeted it to @kitacon
ayyy

>> No.8796138

I dont understand why people are getting so mad about some of the rules when a lot of them are just shit you should know not to do when staying at a hotel anyway. Not being able to remove the wristbands is pretty fucking stupid though.

>> No.8796312

>>8796138
What, you should know not to be so brazen as to order pizza or wear fur when you're staying in a hotel? Piss off.

>> No.8796350

>>8796312
No but you should know not to sit in the restaurant with your pizza or takeaway. Hotels don't care if you keep it on the DL but dont be that guy. Do you get this assmad about other venues asking to only consume food in their premises thats been bought on their premises?

>> No.8796359

>>8796350
No, because I'm not paying them eighty quid a night to sleep there, you fucking shill.

>> No.8796406

>>8796312
>Wanting to get animal fur in your pizza
>Shedding all over your bed

>> No.8796621

>>8796359
Ah you're one of those entitled fucks.
It's a hotel, you pay them to allow you to stay on their premise and experience their hospitality. Not for them to lift and lay you like a spoilt bratty little shit.
Eat out or bring your food discretely to your room and don't be a prat. Would you stay at any other hotel outwith con season and act the same way? Sitting in the lobby with a Dominoes and swigging your Asda smart-price wine? Would you fuck.

>> No.8797234

Can we get non-service animals banned from the con?

I twisted my ankle Kita before last because I got tripped up by some snowflake volunteer's rat dog.

>> No.8797237

>>8797234
Forgot to post this - http://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2014/10/20/pets-allowed

>> No.8797403

>>8796621
Never did that in the first place, just like 80% of attendees, and yet we're all affected by this bullshit. Damn straight I order food if I'm staying in a hotel.

>> No.8797421

The drinks last year were a ripoff too - Unsurprisingly. The cocktails outside the dance room where particularly terrible and expensive. No wonder people took hit flasks.

>> No.8797422

>>8797421
End of the day, they can't stop people from drinking in the rooms/elsewhere if the hotel drinks are outrageous, so I really don't know why they're even trying to pull this shit.

>> No.8797429

>Tournaments to include; Smash WiiU

Why do they choose this shit instead of Melee?

>> No.8797431

>>8797429

Easier than carting CRTs and sourcing out of production equipment?

>> No.8797521

>no respect for DND sign
>clean your room daily

I don't want my expensive burando and fragile cosplays being handled by the maids who might fuck them up, thanks

What the hell, Kita?

>> No.8797525

>>8797521

desu lets see how this plays out. Maids on duty might not have not been told to ignore the sign.

>> No.8797527

>>8797521
I'm really glad I decided to stop roomstuffing in 2016 after all the stress at MCM. This is gonna fuck a lot of people's plans up.

>> No.8797530

>>8797527
Honestly I don't agree with roomstuffing in the first place. Maybe one extra person, or two at the absolute max, but if you're trying to cram a whole cosplay troupe into a single shitty hotel room, you deserve to be found out.

Don't be such a fucking cheapskate, if you can't afford conventions then budget, save up, and only go to those you actually have money for, like the rest of us do. Most people don't have a lot of money, we're just careful and know what we're doing.

>> No.8797532

>>8797530
Yeah, I only had one or two extra people in the first place, but I don't even do that now. Places have gotten too vigilant.

>> No.8797551

>>8794842
>Your room will be cleaned daily
Source on this? How will it affect things like room stuffing or people's costumes just lying around?

>> No.8797557

Holy shit at this kitacon rooms shitstorm.

>kita says hotel discount codes will be emailed out 48 hours after registration payment
>meanwhile, people are ringing up the Hilton and booking rooms that way
>people start saying all the double/twin rooms have been booked over the phone
>Kita having to negotiate more rooms for the con allocation in the early hours of this morning

What a kerfuffle. Can these fuckwits do anything right?

>> No.8797645

>>8797557
What would you have done differently?
My understanding is that the bottleneck is the hotel

>> No.8797665

>>8797645
Well, don't let people book Kita-allocated rooms over the phone, for one.

>> No.8797683

>>8797551
Code of conduct page
>The cleaning crew is required to check your room at least once a day. “Do Not Disturb” signs may therefore only be respected until 11:00 am.

Source on the fur though?
Seems like the food ban applies to the whole hotel, since you can't get deliveries.

>> No.8797686

>>8797645
The people booking early are trying to secure rooms before kitacon has their deals out, it's going to create less space for congoers since there seems to be no concrete deal struck yet.

The hotel can easily say 'we've had 300 people book, therefore we can only give you 100 rooms, because we want 100 open to the genpop for other events' etc.

>> No.8797691
File: 89 KB, 720x413, Screenshot_2016-01-05-15-37-36-1.png [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google]
8797691

>>8797665

>> No.8797692

>>8797686
Yeah, it's the hotel being dicks, no doubt, but Kita needs to put their foot down on this shit. I know they're in a tricky position with all the shenanigans last year, but if the hotel's going to mess with the con this much, it's not worth it. I see a change of venue on the cards for next year.

>>8797683
Fur was also on the code of conduct page.

>> No.8797874

At least three people have said on fb that they phoned up and said they were going to kita and the room got discounted for them.

>> No.8797894

>>8797874
Yeah they've seriously fucked up. There are rooms still available friday and saturday, but nothing for sunday or thursday.

>> No.8797908

That is the most insane clusterfuck I have ever experienced booking a hotel room.

>> No.8797923

>>8797234
You post this every thread you can. Nobody cares. Complain to the hotel rather than here or tell the fucking owner that their dog is in the way. You have an issue with any service animals just because of one shitty incident.
Also your link is relevant only to the UK.

>> No.8797936

Okay, gulls, never been to Kita before so I need some advice. I assume you can walk to the NEC from the hotel, that's what the hotel site/Kita site say, so I'm guessing nabbing Subway/Spoons in the evenings rather than forking out for hotel food can be done without too much hassle? Secondly, got rooms for Friday and Saturday night. Check-in's not until 3pm and check out is at 12pm. Is it too much of a stretch to walk to the NEC, dump stuff in their cloakrooms and trek back, or is it doable? Or do Kita provide some sort of cloakroom? Thirdly, is the ball worth going to, and will I want to get pissed there and therefore regret not having a room to slump in drunkenly afterwards as opposed to getting on a skanky Brum train home? I'm contemplating going Premier Inn at the airport for Sunday night and possibly Thursday night, and also thinking I should have just booked Thurs-Mon there in the first place.

>> No.8798047

Did Kita ever accept submissions for official art? Because I wish they'd vary the artists.

>> No.8798095

>>8797936
The Hilton will hold your suitcase for you before and after checkout. This is the same for most hotels in the UK.
The hotel has a shuttle bus that takes you to the train station, which is attached to the airport. There is a new shopping centre that has opened by the hotel too, and it's about a ten minute walk away. It has a lot of variety there too!

>> No.8798104

>>8797936
You're fine to get to the NEC. It's really close. Ten minutes at a leisurely amble.

I phoned up and booked my room on the day. Provided they don't suddenly stab me with tax, it was £4 cheaper per night than Kita's listed price. I think maybe that money is part of what they pay to the hotel for reserving rooms, but it's just my speculation.

I love phoning to book. The staff are all American and super willing to please.

We've already planned to take extra clothing hangers and bags to put alcohol in. Everything we can get in a cupboard or drawer is going in one.

>> No.8798105

>>8798095
Attached to the airport and the NEC, I meant to say.

>>8798047
I fucking wish. I can only assume it was the artists dying wish to be on a con badge but then they didn't die so Kita are stuck with her. The art is ugly, but mostly it's just odd. Dislocated joints everywhere. I guess it's disguised by the decent colouring. They're really precious about it, a gopher tried to get me kicked out last year when she overheard me discussing the mascots broken neck on one of the standees.

>> No.8798153

>>8798105
That wasn't the gopher wearing the fancy chainmail collar by any chance, was it? Because good god she was a jobsworth.

>> No.8798209

At least Alcon let you eat pizza wherever the fuck you want and drink cheap drink at the bar or from home

>> No.8798246

>>8798104
I stayed Prem Inn last time and it was pretty decent. Prem Inns are always a safe bet and they are cheap.

Was a little lame having to walk back late at night as I was tired but last year and fairly weird seeing huge empty rooms left open and barren in the NEC.

>> No.8798306

>>8798209
but the con is shit

>> No.8798375
File: 47 KB, 846x201, Untitled.png [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google]
8798375

That was a fun few hours. Randomly chucked onto the waiting list. Sorted now. Gash.

>> No.8799073

>>8794842
Are you sure this is rules for a UK con and not an American one?
They're very americunt descriptive.

>> No.8799221

>>8796359
You're the sort of cunt that make hotels raise their prices at cons. If everyone respected the hotel, they wouldn't raise the prices so high especially at mcm. Do us all a favour and never go to another con

>> No.8799224

>>8797530
This so much

>> No.8799277

Yorkshire Cosplay Con - they have a comp but seem to be a bit lacking in cosplay events and panels. Was thinking of offering to run a panel or workshop but I vaguely remember there being some scuttlebutt about this event...?

>> No.8799278

>>8799221
Holy shit calm your autistic ass down. There is nothing 'disrespectful' about ordering food when staying at a hotel.

>> No.8799281

>>8799278
And to clarify- nobody's talking about ordering a pizza, taking it to the hotel's restaurant, and eating it in front of paying diners. We're talking about ordering food to your room, which is a pretty fucking standard thing to do when staying away somewhere. You sound like some kind of autistic tryhard gopher right now.

>> No.8799368

Can we talk about LSCC again instead of Kita bollocks? Much more interesting than this shit. Don't like the con's rules? Don't attend simple

>> No.8799393

>>8797923
Emotional support animals aren't service animals though. Service animals are specially trained by licensed organisations, I'm in a wheelchair and have a dog trained to help me with tasks.

I've seen emotional support animals attack people and other animals.

>> No.8799396

>>8797403
Then order it in and bring it to your hotel.

In past years the concierge desk had a list of restaurants that did deliveries.

My first Kita I talked to a couple who were in a snit about the hotel, the hotel's crime? They were told they couldn't eat the pizza they ordered from outside in the hotel's bar.
'But another hotel we stayed in allowed it!'

>> No.8799400

>>8797527
What happened at MCM?

>>8797551
I'm guessing the maids deduce how many people are in the room from the number of bags in the room or something

>> No.8799420

>>8799400
Excel hotels really cracked down this year, threw people out for roomstuffing and stuff. We didn't get caught and only had two extra people anyway, but yeah, it was a little stressful to have reception interrogating everyone who walked into the lobby and stuff.

>> No.8799422

>>8799281
Agreed with this. There's nothing wrong with ordering food and eating it in your room. You shouldn't in any situation, hotel or not, bring outside food to another restaurant. It's not polite to customers there trying to find a spot to sit and eat the food they've ordered at the hotel bar.

>> No.8799424

>>8799422
Exactly. So the Hilton saying no outside food at all is way overboard. If they mean 'no outside food in public areas', that's fine, but try actually specifying that.

>> No.8799429

>>8799221
People do generally respect the hotel - As much as one can respect a hotel that over charges for drinks, food and rooms. As anons keep pointing out, banning eating non-hotel food in the bar is justifiable. A blanket ban on all takeaways and special con guest rules like room checking is shit.

You really do sound like some autistic gopher as others have said. Someone must have put retard in your juice this morning kid.

>> No.8799431

>>8799429
>Someone must have put retard in your juice this morning kid.

anon, can I have your permission to steal this, because I am crying

>> No.8799516

>>8799424
Wow, Kita congoers must have really taken the piss last year in regards to eating outside food in public places, the hotel in general allows people to eat outside food in their rooms.

>> No.8799528

>>8795047
Other events taking place at the same time as Kita can be interesting, didn't we have gatecrashers from the Tile Association event crashing Kita's one evening a couple of Kita's ago?

Auto Assembly (Kita isn't the only event I attend at the Hilton) had attendees from some religious event taking place in the NEC staying in the hotel at the same time. I don't remember much about them except that the ones I talked to seemed nice, some of them were well pissed.
Another year we had knitters staying in the hotel

>> No.8799543

The Hilton taking money out of people's accounts when the website assures that no money will be taken until check-in will have fucked a lot of people over. But unless the Hilton can refund everyone, which I seriously doubt, there's probably fuck all that can be done. Situation's all gone completely tits-up.

>> No.8799555

>>8799543
Oh boy, there must be a lot of impoverished weeb tears to be harvested on Twitter. Surely these chucklefucks should know not to book anything until you have the money aside to afford it.

>> No.8799581

>>8799543
Is that people booking using the Kitacon code and online or phoning up?

>> No.8799591

>>8799581
Well, I booked online with the code and didn't get charged, at least as of yet. No idea about what's happening with anything else. I'm vaguely annoyed if the money does suddenly pop out of my account, I can just about cover the charge if need be, but my roomies haven't got all the money, because we all agreed that as long as I was paid by the beginning of March that would be fine. If Kita hadn't said we wouldn't be charged, would have found different roomies.

>> No.8799903

>>8799543
It's in the terms and conditions of the rate though that they'll take a deposit.

You're an idiot if you don't read terms and conditions before agreeing to things.

Hotel is within their rights to do it. It's already a non-refundable booking.

>> No.8799966
File: 45 KB, 632x127, Buzzfeedermargerd.png [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google]
8799966

Now about 7 of my fb friends sharing that '11 Best Cosplay Music videos Of 2015' and none of them seem to realise its not an official Buzzfeed post, no doubt some normy posting the first thing they search up on youtube or possibly selfposting going on?

>> No.8800322

>>8799420
At least no one got murdered or worse...

>> No.8800864

>>8799555

Which is why I decided to not go this year. Kitacon is expensive as fuck and I'm surprised the Hilton didn't do this sooner with bookings as majority of hotels in their price range take money at the time it's done.

>> No.8800874

>>8800322
Oh christ I forgot about that.

>> No.8800940

>>8799966
Half the videos on that list are from MCM/SDCC so definitely. Also there's a Shades On video in there.

>> No.8801066

So what costumes are people working on at the moment? Seen anyone in the UK comm working on something good?

>> No.8801078

>>8801066
Eevee is doing a new Pokemon Cosplay and Kitty Brooker has bought some fancy dress costumes

>> No.8801088
File: 140 KB, 1567x1110, received_10156441902515088.jpg [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google]
8801088

I don't know why people keep complaining about food/drink prices, staff being strict, etc. It's the same as you'd expect to find in every high-end hotel. If you expect Travelodge or Holiday Inn Express prices, you're delusional.

Or maybe that's fine, as we'll all probably end up in one of those with the current state of affairs.

>> No.8801094

This just in from Kita:
"Hi All, First and foremost- thank you to everyone who have been waiting patiently for further news on being able to book rooms at the Hilton Hotel.
At this moment in time we have an unknown quantity of single occupancy rooms available on the Friday and Saturday nights. Unfortunately, Kitacon are unable to guarantee a room alongside a ticket to the event. All room allocations (that is room sizes, dates of availability etc) are decided by the venue and not by us. The venue are doing everything they can to open up as wide a range of rooms as possible. Even to this moment, that discussion is going on. However, due to other events being held on the same weekend and other restrictions, availability is subject to what is available at the hotel. Due to this restriction, it is unlikely that we will be able to offer Thursday rooms in future allocations but both Kitacon and the venue will try our best.
Every time that we get given information regarding new rooms being allocated, you are the first to know. Our committee are working around the clock to put up social media messages so that you are kept informed throughout the whole process.
This year, we are also aware that there has been some confusion regarding the final pay system when booking rooms. At the moment what we know is that the venue are charging attendees the first night of stay as a deposit (to secure the room) with the rest being taken out upon checking- in at the venue. As this is the first year this has happened, we are talking to the hotel to see what can be done. It is always recommended to pay a deposit if possible, as it ensures you a place to stay but we understand that this is not always feasible due to a range of financial reasons. Again, as soon as we know anything, we will contact you first."

>> No.8801102

>>8801088
Yeah it's always seemed pretty obvious to me. The Hilton is a chain- Just because this one isn't in the fanciest of locations and is hosting a Weeb Weekend it doesn't mean they can go against whatever guidlines, prices and rules are set by the company

>> No.8801175

>>8801078
Groundbreaking.

>> No.8801198

>>8801066
The LSCC updates seem quite good.

>> No.8801204

>>8801088
As someone who's new to the cosplay/convention scene, it seems odd to pick a Hilton for a convention. Bit too posh. But they did, and it's worked in the past, so it's to be expected, and staying at a Hilton is going to be expensive.

>> No.8801209

>>8801204
It worked in the past but it doesn't seem to be working out anymore.

>> No.8801236

>>8797551
It's a lie. The rooms are hardly cleaned at all, let alone every day - last year on check in I found lipstick marks on the plastic cups in the bathroom. They'd just been shoved into plastic bags to make them look fresh.

>> No.8801242

>>8797923
That link is from the new yorker, it's not at all relevant to the UK?

>> No.8801302

Looks like people are starting to request refunds over the hotel fuckup, so happy days for those of you on the badge waiting list.

>> No.8801309

>>8801302
I'm kinda glad I'm on the waiting list, not even sure if it's worth going to anymore

>> No.8801313

>>8801309
To be honest, I wouldn't be at all surprised if this was the end of Kita altogether. I can't see why people on the committee would want to do another year after all the stress of this year.

>> No.8801328
File: 10 KB, 547x394, 1442930113013.jpg [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google]
8801328

>>8801313
It's not even con time yet and they already fucked up

>> No.8801334
File: 38 KB, 600x410, Bradley-Walsh-cant-stop-laughing-at-Fanny-Chmelar.jpg [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google]
8801334

>>8801328
Truly incredible. It's starting to remind me of bloody Gemucon.

>> No.8801349

>>8801242
Yeah sorry I've had a shitty cold the last week. I meant US.

>> No.8801367
File: 99 KB, 960x891, 12316088_763270770444828_257545602697982664_n.jpg [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google]
8801367

that improvement tho

>> No.8801396
File: 75 KB, 480x480, large.jpg [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google]
8801396

>wanted to go to Kita for years, poor student, could never afford it
>finally can afford it
>everything is fucked up

>> No.8801493
File: 227 KB, 648x474, 1340745320232.jpg [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google]
8801493

>>8801066
I'm working on Lady Maria from Bloodborne for Kitacon mostly. I have Lisa Lisa from JJBA and Sniper Wolf planned but I only just realized kitacon is now in four months so getting my ass into gear.

>> No.8801512

>>8798047
>>8798105
Hasn't Kita always had pretty dire art, though? It's part of the con at this stage.

>> No.8801596

>>8798209
Yeah but run the risk of running into Mike Towers

>> No.8801602

>>8800874
Wait someone got murdered?

>> No.8801603

>>8801204
The Hilton was actually cheaper for Kitacon to run the con than the shitty Park Inn hotel it was previously held at in Northampton.

The last two cons I attended there were a cluster fuck, decent location but some of the staff were twunts.

>> No.8801608

>>8801209
Didn't attendees seriously piss off the hotel last year?
I didn't attend but I heard the Hilton wasn't impressed with some of the antics and someone posted a video of a couple shagging in the pool in the Britfag thread.

>> No.8801612

>>8801242
Yeah but Emotional Support Animals aren't regarded as service animals in the UK either and I know a person who pulled the ESA card to bring her dog into a night club.

>> No.8801632

>>8801608
it was an old couple, they weren't even there for the con

>> No.8801634

>>8801608
oap couple not kita attendees.
Hilton was mad because it made their pool staff look shit for not knowing about it

>> No.8801685

>>8801602
https://twitter.com/search?q=%23MurderedOrWorse

Hotels cracked down on roomstuffing, some weebs with like 8 people in the room went and cried on the Facebook page about it and said they could have been 'murdered or worse'.

>> No.8801690

>>8801685
There was a video and everything. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=coCkmJK0uNM&feature=youtu.be

>> No.8801716

>>8801493
>Kita is in 4 months
Shit

>> No.8801754

>>8801716
Technically it's less than 3 as we're already into January & the con is the on the 1st April

>> No.8801810

This whole room situation is weeding out the weak ones.

Excellent.

>> No.8801814

>>8801754
That's even worse

>> No.8801818

Is Bandersnatch really that big a deal in the uk scene. I hear a lot of them in the run up to Scotland cons but not much else.

>> No.8801819

>>8801088
>Hilton
>high-end

>> No.8801832

>>8801819
when you come from premier inns, travellodges and holiday inns, a back ally behind asda is high end.

>> No.8801889

>>8801819

The Hilton has you sorted https://youtu.be/gpMh8kA6uKM

>> No.8802779

Has anyone successfully got a room with their code yet? Or have no rooms been allocated yet due to Hilton's fuckuppery?

>> No.8802795

>>8802779
I just called up, apparently there's singles available for the 31st and the 4th but not in between. Obviously that's helpful as shit, but I checked online afterwards and nothing came up. There's still standard twins/doubles available though so the hilton clearly have more rooms available they're just being dickheads about it.

I'd be interested to see how many rooms actually got booked with the code, and how many before/after it actually got released because I was online perhaps 5/10 minutes after the email went out (and before kita announced it was out) and I didn't see any available.

>> No.8802854

>>8802795
I was online 3 minutes after the codes went out, and twin rooms for Sunday and Thursday were already gone.

>> No.8802855

>>8802779
I booked at single from 31st to 4th around 14:30 yesterday on the kita rate.

>> No.8802857

>>8802795
Where does it say there are standard twins and doubles?

>> No.8802882

>>8802795
I had to email Kita to get a code, I didn't get one when I paid which was shit, so now I'm a little bit worried about accommodation

>> No.8802894

>>8802857
If you take the kitacon code off they come up but they're almost £300 a night for the cheapest

>>8802855
Yeah, after I posted I found out about that; one of my friends found out but by the time he did they'd gone. Was there an announcement? I don't remember seeing one.

>> No.8802900

>>8801832
Premier Inns are actually really decent. They actually have a really strict standard and try and mimic almost exactly the rooms at every one so they're the same.

Travel Lodges and Holiday Inns are much more hit and miss though.

And the Hilton is fairly high end. Depends which Hilton mind but some really are high end. The one in Birmingham NEC is mediocre but it's expensive for what it is.

>> No.8802939

>>8802894
There was no announcement. I was checking every half hour or so not really expecting it to work. I didn't realise what I was looking at at first. No idea wtf is happening desu.

>> No.8802948

LAGC announced Nicole Marie Jean as a guest!

>> No.8802973

Why do so many idiots have a hard on for trying to stay at the Hilton when there's so many other options nearby that are cheaper than the cons discounted rates.

>> No.8802975

>>8801889
You made my day with this anon.

>> No.8802998

>>8802973
I'm fat and lazy. There's an Ibis nearby though if anyone's going to stay in there?

>> No.8803008

>>8802973
I stayed in the Ibis right opposite the airport and I don't recommend staying off-site at all. The NEC closes before the party finishes, took us over an hour to walk back as everywhere was closed off.

>> No.8803019

>>8802973
Where are you staying?

>> No.8803040

>>8803019
The Etap

>>8803008
Just take a taxi next time, most i've ever had to spend to get from the Hilton to the Hotel Airports is £6. which is nothing if you go with a few friends

>> No.8803060

>>8802939
Aaah that's annoying because that's what I've been doing around work as well. Congrats on your luck, have you got a lottery ticket yet?

>>8802973
Because the one advantage of a hotel con over uni campus cons is that everything is in one place. I've stayed in another hotel before and it wasn't half as fun.

>> No.8803062

>>8802973
Have you stayed offsite before? Have fun getting a taxi every time you want to quickly fetch something from your room.

>> No.8803078

This is my first time at Kita too but I have stayed locally for Birmingham Comic Con so don't mind staying offsite. I have heard Kita is very different from the Comic Cons. What can I expect that's different? What events or panels are a must or should be avoided?

>> No.8803107

>>8803062
Not being a complete fucking idiot I bring everything I need with me during the day (anything too bulky I just leave in the hotel cloak room). Besides I only need to use the Taxi for the late nights, NEC is open during the day so every other hotel is an easy walk.

>> No.8803121
File: 49 KB, 480x853, 1440_10153466752204069_1643287963257518616_n.jpg [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google]
8803121

This guy is back and entering the LSCC championship.

>> No.8803149

>>8803060
I didn't think I'd push it with the lottery haha. But I think the hotel took the full payment not just one night deposit. Not a big deal for me personally but I hear a lot of people are having similar trouble.

Really hope kita moves next year.

>> No.8803158

>>8803078
Kitacon and Amecon aren't just a glorified dealers rooms and actually have adults chilling and drinking throughout the day. It's a lot more relaxed.

Panel wise - It depends on the time table. Even shitty panels can worth going to if nothing is on.

>> No.8803159

>>8803149
Check your bank statement. It said that in the small print on my email, but they only actually took one night's deposit.

>> No.8803164

>>8803062
Stay at the Prem Inn senpai. It's cheap and you can walk it in 15min. Nothing closes that will add to the trip either. And you can still get a taxi if you really need one and it'll work out less than staying at the Hilton.

>> No.8803211

>>8803164
I'm tempted to get a Prem Inn room for Sunday because my room mate just dropped out so I'm actually very relieved I didn't get a Sunday Hilton room. Just so I can get pissed at the ball and not have to care about travel.

>> No.8803295
File: 5 KB, 199x250, 1452153260732.jpg [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google]
8803295

>Prem Inn is already fully booked
>Hilton would be £600 for the weekend
>Crowne Plaza is similar

>> No.8803319

>>8803295
Novotel by the airport is cheap. It's a walk and a taxi ride but you're right by a lot of food options and you can pick up a meal deal from boots on the way in as a packed lunch.

If you don't need to go back the room lots you can easily sleep 3-4 to a room and drive the price right down.

>> No.8803327

>>8803319
Fair enough, might do that.

>> No.8803659

>>8803295
Premier inn still seems fine to me? Their booking system is a bit odd, so it can look like there's nothing there if you haven't unchecked 'show best prices'.

>> No.8804000

>>8803121
Well at least he can safely say he made 90% of it himself

>> No.8804435

>>8802795
>There's still standard twins/doubles available though so the hilton clearly have more rooms available they're just being dickheads about it.

Called it.

Would definitely be interested on seeing how many rooms we were actually allocated now. Has anyone actually got/heard of anyone who managed to book a twin from the code when it was released?

>> No.8804523

>>8804435
I got a twin for Friday and Saturday, yeah.

>> No.8804576

I live 20 mins drive away from the NEC. Reckon I could make some money hiring out my spare room/sofa to desperate weebs not wanting to dump several hundred pounds on a hotel room?

>> No.8804702

>>8804576
What would you do about weebs who want to get hammered though?

>> No.8804717

going to LSCC. photographers should I work with and who should I avoid?

>> No.8804747

>>8804717
oh boy here we fucking go again.

>> No.8804790

>>8804717
Depends what you're after.
It's pretty much an orgy of people who don't know how to use the equipment they have, but only have reputation within the community because they are the shiniest of the turds.

>> No.8804818

>>8804717
2/10 Bait. Don't work with anyone, your photos will only end up on here being roasted anyway

>> No.8804949

>>8801367
kek

>> No.8804983

Have lscc entries closed yet, seems to be going on forever.

>> No.8804986

>>8804523
Same.

>> No.8805011

Any updated on what costumes people sre bringing for lscc?

>> No.8805056

>>8804983
Not yet. If places don't fill it closes on the 16th

>> No.8805060

>>8805011
Haven't really seen anyone new announcing. Quite a lot of Disney/musicals, no doubt because its won 2 years in a row. The progress I've seen people post looks alright. Nothing incredible so far but I may have missed some. Most seem naff

>> No.8805071

>>8805060
who is posting progress?

>> No.8805073

>>8805071
Idk quite a few people. It's only a month now so if they're not I'd be worried. Find the list from the last thread and have a look at their pages

>> No.8805092

What sort of shit normally gets into the Kita conbook? I haven't gone before so I don't know. Half of me wants to submit something semi-decent to make up for the shit art I've seen so far and the other half doesn't want to be associated with those artists.

>> No.8805104

>>8805092
It's ok, your art is probably shit too, go for it

>> No.8805196

>>8804717
Go a step further-- avoid the uk scene altogether. They're all fucking shit here