After some recent unpleasant life events[1], and surviving the holidays, I'm feeling runover, flat, and in need of a bit of attitude adjustment.
What's the shortest notice on which it's reasonable to plan a mongering trip to SJ, including a few nights' stay in a monger-friendly hotel, preferably the SL? I'm not looking to go Super Bowl weekend, although I'd like to stay over *a* weekend, but otherwise, I'm flexible about travel dates and times. I'd like to stay at least about 4-5 days, to make the air travel out of Boston worthwhile.
I'm thinking you guys who fly airlines like Spirit that do last-minute airfare deals, and have the flexibility to take advantage of them, must know what to do to for monger-friendly, short-notice accommodations, so I look to you for advice.
My last trip was roughly a year ago, also in January, and this would be my second trip to the Gulch. Last time, I started planning and making reservations in, oh, I don't know, September or October, based on advice I found here. Stayed at SL, had one of the best times of my life. There's a chica or two I wouldn't mind seeing again too.
Thanks.
[1]Long story, nothing life-threatening or health-related, don't worry.
I booked a trip 16 hrs. in advance once and had plenty of time to buy condoms, pack, put my mail on hold plus find a room. You can always hunt for a better room after the first night. It's called flying by the seat of your pants...and an adventure 
