Hotel
Accommodations for the GNSI Educational Series are offered at the Hilton Garden Inn, Fairfax, Virginia, 3950 Fair Ridge Drive; Fairfax, VA, 22033. (Call 1-877-STAY HGI or 1-703-385-7774 or visit www.fairfax.gardeninn.com). See the registration form for details on group rate discounts and deadlines. The Hilton Garden Inn in Northern Virginia is a convenient location within easy access to many shopping, entertainment and local business parks. It is located 11 miles from Washington Dulles International Airport, 18 miles from Ronald Reagan National Airport, and 18 miles from downtown Washington, DC/Smithsonian Museums/National Mall. Washington, DC is easily accessible from the hotel using the hotel’s courtesy shuttle to connect to and from Metro-rail’s Vienna Station metro stop, giving you hassle-free access to the entire DC area without paying parking fees or navigating the rush hour traffic.
Our hotel features elegantly appointed rooms offering an array of thoughtful amenities, including: complimentary high speed internet access, plush pillow top mattresses, 2 dual line speakerphones with data port and voicemail, 27” TV, chair with ottoman, large work desk, refrigerator, microwave, coffee maker, iron and ironing board. Hotel parking is free.
Reservations
A special group rate has been established for our event; mention the Guild of Natural Science Illustrators group rate when reservations by phone, or use the group rate code GNSI when reserving online. A reservations page has been created for us at: http://hiltongardeninn.hilton.com/en/gi/groups/personalized/IADFHGI-GNSI-20090326/index.jhtml. Double occupancy rate: $242.50+ tax per person (Thursday night through Monday night). Single occupancy rates: $89.00+ tax/night Thursday through Sunday, and $129+ tax/night Monday. To receive the special group rate, you must make reservations by March 5, 2009. These rates are based on allocated inventory and are subject to change in the event of low attendance. These are the very best rates to be had in the area during the onset of Cherry Blossom Season. Take advantage of this opportunity!!
All reservations must be guaranteed to a credit card or to company (if approved for billing). Any rooming list reservations not cancelled by 72 hours prior to arrival will be billed one night’s room and tax. Any individual reservations not cancelled by 4 p.m. on the day of arrival will be charged one night’s room and tax. All guests are asked to post a form of payment for incidental charges.
Meals
Breakfast is available at the hotel for an additional fee upon making a reservation; please ask about this option. Lunches and snacks will be brought in on-site at the museum and are included in the workshop registration fee. If you prefer, you can take your lunch to eat outside on the National Mall, or venture over to the Old Post Office Food Pavilion. NMNH Cafeteria is also open to grab an extra snack. Dinner will be “on-your-own” in the evenings. (An excursion to old town Alexandria is planned, weather permitting, for at least one evening of dinner together). Participants can find plenty of additional dining choices in and around DC, or near the hotel in Fairfax.
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