Accommodations

The metropolitan area of downtown Seattle offers several choices of hotel accommodations. The Seattle C13 committee has made contact with multiple AAA 3 and 4 diamond properties and has been offered room rates starting from $129 double, $139 quad occupancy per night for our 2007 dates.

Sheraton Seattle Hotel

"Already recognized for attentive and exceptional service, our AAA Four Diamond hotel offers the freshest guest rooms, corridors, meeting space and lobby in the Northwest. Discover maximum comfort and convenience in each of our 1220+ guest rooms, carefully designed down to the smallest detail."

This hotel will be completing a $112 million expansion in the spring of 2007. The renovation includes an addition of 600+ guestrooms and a completely new catering and meeting room facility.

http://www.starwoodhotels.com...propertyID=460

Crowne Plaza Seattle

"The Crowne Plaza Hotel Seattle offers a superb location in Downtown Seattle, close to everything great in the Pacific Northwest."

The C6 Host hotel is eager to have the opportunity to welcome back Convergence attendees.

http://www.ichotelsgroup.com/h/d/cp/1/en/hd/seadt?irs=null

Red Lion Seattle

"The Red Lion Hotel on Fifth Avenue offers an upscale, boutique hotel experience, personal, award-winning service, first-class meeting space and - perhaps most importantly - breathtaking views of the Cascade Mountains, Elliot Bay, the Puget Sound and the Emerald City itself."

http://www.redlion5thavenue.com/

These hotels that we are currently in negotiations with also have all the amenities that are important to Convergence attendees. Most of these amenities are a given - bars and restaurants within walking distance, liquor store with in 2-3 blocks, as well as exceptional on site amenities including wi-fi. The host hotel will be within the downtown core of Seattle within the 'Ride Free Area' and close to major bus routes to make day activities accessible to everyone.

Once chosen the host hotel will provide us with space to host the Trade Show, Panels, Workshops, Art Show and Fashion Show. In light of the success of C12 room block and need for overflow hotels, it is a priority for us to provide enough 'rooms in the inn' for all attendees.