Dear Conference Participants,

We have been working to secure reasonable rates at area hotels for participants, which has been more difficult this year than in year’s past. It seems there is a Model United Nations summit on our campus that weekend, and rooms are going quickly. So please understand that the rates and places we are recommending are only available for a very limited time, and we urge you to take advantage of the opportunity as soon as possible.

Hotel Accommodation for 4th Annual New Voices Conference

Accommodations in the San Francisco Bay area tend to be a bit pricey, so we have gone ahead and blocked off some rooms at local hotels at group rates (the most inexpensive we could find that were easily accessible to/from campus).

Listed below are the hotels where we have made arrangements. The rooms have been blocked off for the dates of March 9th through March 11th so please be sure to let the reservation desk know which dates you will be staying and be sure to mention you are with the “New Voices Conference” at UC Berkeley.

We also encourage folks to check online hotel agents such as hotels.com/expedia.com/orbitz.com, etc. San Francisco is not geographically far away, but if you choose to stay outside of Berkeley, try to choose a hotel with access to BART (the subway). Although SF is less than 10 miles away, it can take up to an hour to commute on weekdays even on the subway.

As for airports, both SFO and Oakland have access to BART which can take you directly to Downtown Berkeley, a ten-minute walk to campus. Oakland is technically a lot closer so most people fly from there. Oakland also has door-door shuttle service and generally these cost around $20-30 for a single person to their destination. If you have any more questions about travel, please feel free to email danikams@berkeley.edu and she will be happy to answer questions.

Hotels Where We Have Reserved Rates:

The Rose Garden Inn
Tel: 510.549.2145
Toll Free:800.992.9005
We have blocked off eleven rooms at reduced rates, and they are as follows:

• Original Basic Rooms (no internet in rooms, but is accessible from the lobby) with full buffet breakfast included at a rate of $119+tax per night
• Garden Queen Rooms are available with a fireplace, free wireless internet and full buffet breakfast at a rate of $129+tax per night (only three rooms available for these dates)

Click here for direct URL for Attendee Registration (If you use this URL, no login for attendee is needed)

Click here for General URL for Attendee and Group Coordinator (requires login with attendee or group code).
Attendee Code: VOICES / Group Code: CGNVC)
The rooms/rates at The Rose Garden Inn are only available until 3:00pm(PST) Thurs. 2/16!! (after this date any rooms still available will be $10 to $60 more depending on demand)


Negotiating Rates with Hotels Below, As of 2/28 NO LOWERED RATES:

We are still waiting to hear back from the hotels listed below, but considering the way hotel rooms near campus are rapidly disappearing we thought it best to send you this info as soon as possible but we will send more information as it becomes available.

Holiday Inn Express, Berkeley CA
1175 University Avenue
Berkeley, CA 94702
Tel: 1-510-548-1700
Fax: 1-510-548-1705
Email: info@hiexberkeley.com
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Standard rates are $139+tax per night

Doubletree Berkeley Marina, Berkeley CA
200 Marina Boulevard,
Berkeley, California, 94710
Tel: 1-510-548-7920
Fax: 1-510-548-7944
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Standard rates are $179.95+tax per night

Marriott Oakland City Center, Oakland CA
1001 Broadway
Oakland, California 94607 USA
Phone: 1-510-451-4000
Fax: 1-510-835-3466
Sales: 1-510-451-4000
Sales Fax: 1-510-839-0677
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Standard room rate $239+tax per night

The hotels that we have recommended in the past, including the Bancroft Hotel, the Hotel Durant and the Shattuck Hotel are completely booked and unavailable during our conference dates.

If you are considering not coming to the conference because accommodations are cost prohibitive, PLEASE contact us and we will do our best to find student hosts, these spaces are quite limited, and we ask that they be available to those who are unable to stay elsewhere.