Are these 100 more rooms at the same hotels? The "within walking distance" makes it sound like it could be any random hotel in the area that the city can get a new block out of. Also, when a hotel sets up a block for a major convention or conference, are they actually saying they are giving you every single room? Or do they have some rooms they keep aside so that others can still stay at the hotel if needed? Conferences I have been to that were aching for space and potentially had more money/clout than a furry con still seem to have people staying in the hotels that are not connect to the conference. I have even been able to get those rooms when the con block was full, just sometimes costs a little more (or occasionally even a little less), so they weren't hidden.
Are these 100 more rooms at the same hotels? The "within walking distance" makes it sound like it could be any random hotel in the area that the city can get a new block out of. Also, when a hotel sets up a block for a major convention or conference, are they actually saying they are giving you every single room? Or do they have some rooms they keep aside so that others can still stay at the hotel if needed? Conferences I have been to that were aching for space and potentially had more money/clout than a furry con still seem to have people staying in the hotels that are not connect to the conference. I have even been able to get those rooms when the con block was full, just sometimes costs a little more (or occasionally even a little less), so they weren't hidden.