<font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2">Originally posted by stimpy:
I've managed to avoid CEBIT for years, but it looks like I may have to be there this year. What advice can others give for getting lodging? </font>
try looking for 2005 now... If you only need to be there for one day, stay in Hamburg and take a rental car or the ICE high-speed train.
Seriously, most companies seem to arrange for private places for their staff and I believe even that is arranged a long time in advance.