Gee, the description is a little lacking.
The site says 1pm MST for the conference. 9am EST for the hotel.
The hotel EST time and the conference MST…someone is going to get this mixed up, I’m sure.
My concern is that you can book the hotel (9 a.m.EST) before you can book the conference (3 p.m. EST). Although there is nothing saying the hotel $ are not refundable explicitly, sometimes when there is a deep discount on the room as there is here, it is NCNR.
Not usually a concern with conferences that are so likely to sell out.
The Marriott requires a 72 hour notice to cancel a room. I just finished snagging my room.
I didn’t realize hotel registration opened so early in the day. Friday and Saturday are sold out. 
There are a LOT of hotels in the area. Check other websites (I use hotwire all the time) for rates that are just as good if not better than the AHA rate at the main hotel. Most will be within walking distance or at worst a short cab ride away.
I didn’t realize it either. Luckily the guy from my club that I’m sharing a room with was paying closer attention.
Word on the street is that the AHA is putting new hotel links on the page very soon.
Yup, I got a room directly across the street (Loews) for just a few bucks more.
Tomorrow actually:
Hotel Update: February 5, 2013, 10:45 am MT
Friday and Saturday nights are sold out at the host hotel. We’re in the process of securing more rooms at nearby hotels and will post more information on February 6.
Never listen to rumors.
Playing with the numbers a bit more… by the time its all said and done, or perhaps bought and paid for is a better term. I’m looking at close to a couple grand to pull this trip off. Think I’ll put that towards a single tier and see you all next year. Cheers and have fun… now where’s my MoreBeer catalogue?
The pre-conference nights (Sat Jun 22 - Tue Jun 25) were also sold out, or not available, and I was in there fairly early. Were those nights limited or were they just never really available?
Those were not available from what I understand because we’re coming right in on the heels of another convention (that will actually be wrapping up on Thursday - hence the odd “No Thursday” package)
My confirmation says the dates for the rate are the 25th - 30th.
My confirmation says the conference is 25-30, but the reservation form indicated the special rate days as starting the 22nd, and it’s usual for conferences to extend the rate a bit. But I guess not this time as Drew posted. I was mainly thinking about Tuesday night, to be prepared for any Wed AM tours or activities, so I’ll just find another room downtown…
I was in early and was told Monday was not on the discount price. Could have booked it for about double the conference rate, but did not. Might check out Delaware that night. I hear there is a little brewery there.
The hotel’s 3rd-party registration site began giving the AHA rate a 9am on 2/1. Several of us from my club got the 26th-30th that morning. Don’t know how widely that was known, but it explains the quick sell-out.