Stay
in our Conference hotels
(map
is approximate)
Austin
Hilton
500
East 4th Street
Austin, Texas 78701
Phone: (512) 482-8000
Use
our private registraton link...direct to the Hilton...for reservations.
The Hilton is the host hotel for the meeting, all
events, social and scientific.
The Hilton Austin hotel is located in downtown Austin, one block
from Sixth Street entertainment and within walking distance from
the Warehouse Entertainment district, and is the only hotel in Austin
across the street from the Austin Convention Center. It is also convenient
for such attractions as the Capitol Building, Bob Bullock Texas Historical
Museum and the LBJ Presidential Library. Only seven miles or ten
minutes from the Austin Bergstrom International Airport, the property
features 800 rooms, each equipped with a spacious work desk with
two phones (each with 2 lines), voicemail, and a data port offering
Wireless High Speed Internet Service.
Rates: Single - $112.00
Double - $132.00
Triple/Quad - $152.00.
Stay at the Hilton; a full room block means free meeting
space...helps to keep the
meeting as economical as possible.
Hampton
Inn and Suites
200 San Jacinto
Austin, Texas 78701
Phone: (512)472-1500
www.hamptoninn.com
Note:
Use code - BOT for
Conference Rate when registering on-line
Hampton
Inn is the nation’s leading chain of quality, value-priced
hotels. Here you’ll find clean, fresh, comfortable rooms standard
with a coffee maker, iron and ironing board, data port, and free
in-room movie channel. Enjoy free local calls and no surcharge for
using a calling card, free breakfast bar, complimentary copies of
USA Today Monday through Friday, free coffee and tea in the lobby
24 hours a day, and 24-hour front desk, message and fax service.
The Hampton Inn is within walking distance to the Hilton, about 4
blocks.
Rates: Single - $105.00
Double - $125.00
Triple/Quad - $145.00
The
Dobie Center Dorms
2021 Guadalupe
Austin, Texas 78705
www.dobiecenter.com
Botany 2005 has contracted with a private residence hall for primarily
student housing at the conference. Dobie is located on the edge of
the University of Texas - Austin campus and is about 2 miles away
from the Hilton. Public transportation is available from the Hall
to the Hilton.
Check online at www.capmetro.org for the best route and times to
fit your schedule.
Reservations can be made through the Botany 2005 website. Linens
are included as well as a breakfast buffet.
Rates: Single - $45.00 per person
Double - $36.80 per person
Note: Registration
for Dorms only through Botany 2005
At this point -
reservations
can only be made through the Botany 2005 - by email - johanne@botany.org. Include
in the email your arrival and departure dates and the name of the person if
you wish to share a room.
Need
a roommate to share expenses....Use our roommate matching
service.
Botany
2005 will maintain a list of registrants who have submitted
their names and indicated an interest in sharing a room during
the conference. Botany 2005 is not responsible for assigning
roommates.
To
be included on the list, please submit your name, e-mail
address and pertinent information on the Room Sharing Service
link
Please
Note: Only one roommate should make the reservations, and
it is recommended that you make your reservations early.
Botany 2005 will assume NO responsibility for any difficulties
arising from a shared room and recommends that all potential
roommates be screened carefully. Registrants are responsible
for contacting individuals on the password-protected list
and for making their own arrangements.
