I can't speak to the rooms, but the money for the seats would depend on when the tickets are actually purchased. My feeling is that a lot of people would still be tentative at this point... I don't want to assume, but we got good seats this year even with purchasing much closer to the event, so I would think we don't have to worry about buying the tickets the instant they go on sale (we just have to buy them in one batch so we can sit together). But I suppose that would be up to lavendertook's judgment -I think she has a better feel for that part than I do. :)
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