Hotel and Transportation Information
Conference Site: Crowne Plaza Hotel, 777 St. Clair Ave., NE, Cleveland, Ohio 44114. Phone: 216-771-7600, Fax: 216-566-0736. St. Clair Ave. runs east and west and is a few blocks north of Public Square, just west of East 9th Street, only a few blocks from Lake Erie.
Hotel Sleeping Rooms
We have negotiated a special rate of $119.00 (plus 15.25% tax) for sleeping rooms (single or double occupancy) for conferenceparticipants for June 27 and 28. These rooms will be held until May 27, 2008, after which a higher rate may be charged. If you plan to reserve a room at the hotel, we urge you to do so promptly.
Click here for Crowne Plaza Reservations
Internet Service
Wireless Internet Service is available in all guest rooms at no charge. The Business Center in the lobby has computers available at no cost.
Parking
Hotel parking for overnight guests is $10.00 per night and $20.00 for valet service. The hotel’s garage is just east of thehotel on the north side of St. Clair Ave. Free meter parking is available after 6 p.m. Friday and all day Saturday and Sunday.
Transportation
AIRPORT: The best way to get to the hotel is by taking the Rapid Transit from inside the airport. Exit at the “Tower City –Downtown Cleveland” stop ($1.75). Take the elevator or escalator from the basement floor to the 2nd floor. Go through front doors on the Terminal Loop (follow RTA signs to Euclid Ave.). Either walk to the hotel or take a Trolley Bus. Walking: Go toward the right to intersection of Ontario Ave. and Euclid Ave. Walk north on Ontario three blocks to St. Clair Ave.; go right to the 777 address. Trolley Bus: Go to the Renaissance Hotel which is connected to the Terminal Tower for pickup every 10 minutes. The bus will take you one block from the Crowne Plaza
Hotel and it is free.
TAXI: A cab from the Terminal Tower to the hotel would cost about $4.00 plus tip. A cab from the airport to the hotel will cost about $25.00 plus tip
DRIVING: From I-90, coming from west to east, get off at the East 9th Street Exit, loop around (you can only go one way) to St. Clair Ave. Turn left onto St. Clair. The hotel is on your right.
From I-90, coming from east to west, follow I-90 to Route 2. 90 and 2 merge for a stretch, then split. Stay on 2 (right hand lane) to East 9th St. exit. At top of exit turn left onto St. Clair Ave.; the hotel is on your right.
From the south on I-71, travel north to downtown Cleveland and get off at the East 9th St. exit. Take East 9th St. north to St.Clair Ave. Turn left onto St. Clair Ave. and the hotel is on your right.