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Yeah and CCC is in one of the most expensive seasons (between Christmas and New year) in the most expensive country in Europe.

I've considered going there once or twice but the hotels were ridiculously expensive. It was around €200-250 a night, for me that's way too much. And the travel on top of that (i don't drive and live in southern Europe so I make less than most Germans). And I'm too old for shared room hostels. Here in Spain I can get a 4* hotel for 70€ most of the time.

It's a bit similar to DefCon in that sense. Except that it's held in real cities and not a casino resort.



> €200-250 a night

this is still cheap compared to Vegas. even in the middle of august, when the temperature routinely tops 40C, hotels are upwards of $300-400USD/night


That’s only if you’re at the luxury hotels, with upgraded rooms.


Is Flamingo a luxury hotel?


No, it's like $100 a night


> in the most expensive country in Europe.

Germany is _far_ from the most expensive country in Europe, FWIW.

> It was around €200-250 a night

That seems very high; you'd do better booking in advance. And the transport is decent and runs late; you don't need to be right near the venue.


> Yeah and CCC is in one of the most expensive seasons (between Christmas and New year) in the most expensive country in Europe.

From where did you get the idea that Germany is the most expensive country in Europe? My experience differs.

> It was around €200-250 a night

Get a hotel that is a little away and use public transport to get to the event venue. Using this, rather 100-150 € per night is realistic (if you find a good offer, even below 100 € is very possible).




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