I avoid conference times (I used to live in SF, so I know the hell of those weeks). Maybe the rates swing from outrageous to "maybe I'd be willing to pay that"

I avoid conference times (I used to live in SF, so I know the hell of those weeks). Maybe the rates swing from outrageous to "maybe I'd be willing to pay that", but in comparison to cities like NYC, Tokyo, New Orleans, etc, both the availability and price are completely out of line. Even 2-3 star hotels in SF are expensive and hard to book. Most of them tend to be in the tenderloin as well.