Holiday Inn Capitol Plaza
300 J Street
Sacramento, CA 95814
(located ~1 mile from conference site)

• Single Rate: $129 / night
• Double Rate: $139 / night

To Make a Reservation:
• Call the hotel directly at 1-916-446-0100
• Call the toll free number 1-800-Holiday (465-4329) and use the group code: UCE
• Click Here to make an online reservation at the discounted rate.

**Discounted Rates available to reservations made through March 10, 2008.
After March 10, 2008 rooms at the discounted rate are subject to availability.

The Holiday Inn Capitol Plaza is conveniently located adjacent to the Downtown Plaza Shopping Center. More than 100 shops and restaurants including Macy’s, The Hard Rock Café and a Century movie theatre are literally across the sidewalk. The State Capitol is close by and Historic Old Sacramento is a 2-block stroll away with unique boutiques, museums and world-class restaurants in a beautifully restored historic atmosphere. The hotel is a 10-minute drive to Sacramento Metropolitan Airport.

The completely renovated guest rooms rooms include:

• Premium Movie Channels
• Work stations and telephone modem ports
• Two telephones and two telephone lines on each phone
• Complimentary high speed internet in all guest rooms and complimentary wi-fi in the lobby.
• Web TV
• Coffee makers, full size ironing boards & irons, hair dryers
• Hotel restaurant Cyprus Grille offers full-service dining seven days a week and serves breakfast, lunch and dinner as well as room service. Guests have the option of working out in the executive gym or relaxing poolside.

Airport Transportation is available via Super Shuttle for approximately $14.00 one way and $28.00 Round Trip. Please contact 1-800-BLUEVAN for details and more information.

Residence Inn by Marriott Sacramento at Capitol Park
1501 L Street
Sacramento, CA 95814
(located ~1 block from conference site)

• Studio Suites: $159 / night

To Make a Reservation after March 9, 2008:
• Call the Sales Director directly at: GROUP RATE SOLD OUT
Use the Group Code: GHEGHEA

The Residence Inn by Marriott Sacramento at Capitol Park is a new hotel just opened summer 2007.
Offerings include:

• Walking distance to 20+ local restaurants/Bars • 1-block from the State Capitol • 1-block from the Sacramento Convention Center • Walking distance to the IMAX Theater • Walking distance to the Downtown Plaza Shopping Mall • Walking distance to Sacramento’s Historic Old Town

All room rates include the following and more:
• Fully equipped kitchen with stainless appliances and granite countertops
• All suites have King beds
• Hotel is 100% non-smoking
• Complimentary Buffet Breakfast each morning
• 32” LCD flat panel television with HD
• Complimentary wired high speed Internet access

Airport Transportation is available via Super Shuttle for approximately $14.00 one way and $28.00 Round Trip. Please contact 1-800-BLUEVAN for details and more information.

Prices for hotel accommodations are already low, but for even more affordable housing options in Sacramento, consider:

• HI - Sacramento Youth Hostel
925 H Street
Sacramento, CA 95814

This local hostel is approximately a half mile from the Sacramento City Convention Center and is housed in a 1885 Victorian mansion. There are about 75 beds available in dormitory rooms as well as 6 private rooms with different bedding variations (i.e. one room has only a queen bed, another room contains a pair of bunk beds, etc). Spring is an extremely busy season at the hostel. So book early if interested in reserving a space for conference time.

• Prices for a single bed: ~$23 per night
• Prices for a single room: ~$35 night

To make a reservation:
>> www.hiusa.org
or call 916-443-1691

• Joining the GHEC listserve “GHEC-C”
This listserve is created specifically for the purpose of assisting attendees seeking others to share a hotel room in order to economize on housing. Take advantage of this means to find a “match” or two who can share a room and hotel costs.

Just post your questions / offers to the server to reach other like-minded individuals. An archive is also available so that you can scan the questions / offers made prior to your joining the listserve.

To join the listserve, send an email to: >> listserv@listserv.hsc.unt.edu and in the BODY of the email type in “Subscribe GHEC-C [and your name]” without the quotation marks, as in:
SUBSCRIBE GHEC-C Joe H. Smith

Alternatively, if you want to subscribe anonymously, send the command:
SUBSCRIBE GHEC-C ANONYMOUS