Welcome back Chris. Looks like a great trip!...I was looking at the 4 Continents schedule from last year. Not sure if they follow the same basic schedule every year, but what I saw was that practices are Tues. and Weds, competition Thurs. to Sat., and gala Sunday...I am going for convenience as far as the hotels go. I booked (online) a reservation from Monday to Monday at both Residence Inn and Hampton, just to get something for now. Both hotels have very lenient cancellation policies and both are super close to the arena. I called Residence Inn, and she said you walk across the parking lot from their hotel, definitely no car needed. Hampton is about $300 cheaper for a week's stay. The reviews from La Quinta sounded pretty scary! Looks like there is approximately a 10% daily hotel tax.
Your previous 4CC pictures are awesome Chris! Looks like a great time...It's a definite maybe (?!) for me as to whether I'll end up going. Like everyone else, I had hoped to learn the GP assignments today to know what my plans for the season would be.