I already booked a hotel room directly with a hotel but the rate is really high. How do I get the SXSW group rate applied to my room?

Neither we nor the hotel are able to change room rates for reservations booked outside of the  SXSW Housing portal. We contract a limited number of rooms per hotel at low conference rates, and these rates automatically populate in our booking portal. We do not have a discount code or any other way to apply these rates to outside reservations.

 

How to access the SXSW hotel rates:

  • If you’ve already made a reservation directly through the hotel or another third-party, and wish to instead book via SXSW Housing, you are welcome to do so. But we recommend that you do not cancel your current reservation until you’ve secured a SXSW reservation.
  • Our rooms can sell quickly, so we don’t want to leave you without a reservation if your preferred hotel/room sells out before you are able to book it. Please also review your current reservation’s cancellation policy to make sure that it allows for cancellations.
  • To book your SXSW reservation, simply follow the instructions in this FAQ.
  • Once you have received your SXSW reservation confirmation email, you may cancel your old reservation.
  • To explore our current inventory before booking, please visit the Hotel Availability page for your event.

 

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