I was looking to book my room at the conference and was getting outrageous quotes. I went on priceline.com and inputted I would pay $45.00 a night. I requested west of the strip, which is the area of the Orleans, and got a room for that price at the Extended Stay America. I think it was $330 total. The rooms regularly cost $80 a night. The Extended Stay is 1.5 miles from the Orleans. Then with the money I saved, I got a rental car for $130 also on priceline. So look around if you are still trying to get a room, and try priceline, it worked great for me! HMC Rick Donahue rjdonahue [at] bethesda [dot] med [dot] navy [dot] mil