Please find below information about hotel accommodations near NOAO for the Telescope Proposal Process meeting, August 10-11, 1998, in NOAO's Main Conference Room.
We have rooms held at the Marriott University Park Hotel at a rate of $72/night (+tax of 9.5% and a $1.00 bed tax per night). If you choose to stay at the Marriott, please contact them by July 15th, to confirm your reservation with a credit card. Their number is 1-800-228-9290; tell them you are with NOAO. The Marriott is located at 880 East Second Street, on the west side of the UA campus.
Other options near NOAO are:
Peppertrees Bed & Breakfast (520-622-7167): single $68 - double $78. Peppertrees is located near the Marriott.
Plaza Hotel (520-327-7341): $69, or $79 for a room with a balcony. The Plaza is really close to NOAO (5 minute walk) but its drawback has been its location on noisy Speedway Blvd and rooms that haven't been spruced up in a while. However, they have recently remodelled to help with busy street noise and to update the rooms, but I have not actually stayed there myself so I can't vouch for it!
Arizona Inn (520-325-1541): Higher - from $84-103 per night, but a lovely historial setting.
These are all within walking distance (up to a 15-20 minute walk), although it gets quite warm in the afternoon (ok, hot) - so if heat is a problem for you, you may want to consider staying at the Plaza or renting a car or taking a cab (and we sometimes get afternoon storms in August).
Another place that is a favorite with NOAO visitors because of its studio-like rooms with kitchens is the Residence Inn. They are about a 20-minute drive from NOAO. Their one bedroom/one bath studio suite is $67/night this summer (tell them you're with NOAO - 520/721-0991).
It would be helpful if you could let me know where you plan to stay - the Marriott will release our rooms after the 15th, so if I don't see that everyone is staying there, I'll worry that you didn't get a room. Also, please let me know if you need parking reserved if you're renting a car. Visitors can park in one of the UA garages, but we need to reserve space ahead of time.
Please let me know if you have any questions. Thank you.
Kristen Thomson, kthomson@noao.edu, 520-318-8397
Posted: 07Jul1998