I have Friday and Sat nights at the hotel. Just wanted to add Thursday.
I reserved a hotel about an hour before the event. Leaving home around 6pm that night. Driving 5 or 6 hours to that hotel, get some rest and then hit the convention hotel the next morning.
Could have just left early in the am Friday and been out there by noon but then by 9pm we would have been dead. This way I will still be able to hang later. LOL