So the annual question of, "Where do we stay" arises again at GenCon.  It turns out we can get a hotel connected to the Convention center, for about $600/night.  A hotel within easy walking distance of the center for about $400/night, or something about 10 minutes drive away for about $200/night.  The "surge pricing" for Uber/Lyft adds about $100 to the driving option, which puts about $100/day in my pocket to buy things, instead of throwing money at hotels that are price gouging GenCon attendees out of staying.  The sad thing is, these prices are drastically better than the "50th anniversary pricing" last year.