I go every year to Paducah but I don't make reservations until about a month before the show. I've never not gotten one but I pick motels that are 20-30 miles away. I drive so that isn't a problem for me. And the rooms are 1/2 the cost the Paducah places are. And just getting a one bed room makes it easier. I go alone to quilt shows. I learned my lesson about taking someone and definitively no family members. LOL