I fly in too, I ALWAYS book my hotel separate and first. Learned that lesson the hard way. Hotel prices will SKYROCKET by the time you book the flight, unless of course your willing to book it all way far in advance.
Silent Hill, lol! The other year paid $350 a night for the required three nites at the Marriott! It was Manning's Homecoming and think there were two other big activities at Indy that weekend.