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November 17, 2008

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A few corrections. All three conference hotels have free parking (the Marriott and Sheraton limit it to one space per room). The Sheraton is NOT four-tenths of a mile from the convention center. It is diagonally across the street from the Convention Center with the hotel entrance in mid-block. The Clarion is seven blocks from the Convention Center. I walked it with ease when I was there earlier. I have stayed in the newly renovated Sheraton and personally viewed the recently renovated Clarion. Both hotels have nice, clean rooms with good beds. The Marriott is brand new. Both the Sheraton and Marriott have coffee bars in the hotel and all three hotels have coffee makers in the rooms.

Free high-speed Internet access is available in the Convention Center lobby and at the Clarion.

There is a charge for Convention Center parking; however, there is a free trolley that will run in the downtown area between the restaurants, museums and Convention Center. There is no need to rent a car.

Organizations work hard to find the appropriate mix of space and cost; it is not easy. We think we have found it in Raleigh.

Barbara Vines Little, CG
NHS Family History Conference Chair, 2009, Raleigh, NC

Another option.....
For those of you that have Recreation Vehicles there is the NC State Fairgrounds which is 5 1/2 miles from the convention center.

It is $25 a night full hookup 30 & 50 amp available.
Contact me for further info.

For Recreational Vehicles and the NC State Fairgrounds post above. I have more info available.
My apologies…. For not including how to contact me.
Carolyn Putterman
ancestor1776@optonline.net

I was able to book two rooms at the Clarion after they were full. Not at the $79 conference rate but close. After listing my various senior and other affiliations, I got two rooms with my Costco membership for $85. I think most hotels keep some rooms for other guests when a conference is booked so it may be worth a try.

Virginia

It is unfortunate that the hotel block at the Marriott is sold out already. Maybe a little more research as to what other events might be going on in the area at the same time might have helped prevent the primary hotel option from being sold out. I disagree that $124 a night at a brand new conference hotel is a rip-off. That would have been very acceptable. I always appreciate being able to go between my room and the conference and being able to settle down in a room that is at the comfort level of a Marriott room vs. an economy hotel room. Hotel prices do go up during events (supply and demand) and prices are higher within large cities and near airports that have conference facilities so not sure what you could expect that would meet the expectation levels of a wide range of members.

I just called the Raleigh Days Inn at 300 N. Dawson Street. The price was not $59.49 per night plus taxes. The man answering the phone said the room at this price must have been booked on-line. They wanted $129.00 a day for the room. Sounded good!

Sometimes Travelocity, Orbitz, and other travel sites have a block of rooms available. This worked for me in Salt Lake.
Disclaimer: I have no interest in any of these commercial ventures or hotels. This is FYI.

Yes, that room was booked online. I travel a lot and always book my hotel rooms online.

- Dick Eastman

I just checked the Days Inn web site again. They are still offering rooms at $59.49 per night for Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday ONLY but have now increased the rate to $102.00 for Friday and Saturday night. I am guessing that is in reaction to all the graduations going on in Raleigh that weekend.

That price is for one person staying in a non-smoking room with a single king-sized bed.

If you want to attend this conference, I'd suggest that you make reservations in some hotel NOW. I suspect that rooms will be difficult to find and/or priced out of sight if you delay much longer.

- Dick Eastman

When I checked the Sheraton Hotel online the AARP rate was about $159 ($179 with tax). Do we need a promotional code to get the $120 rate?

Trish Hackett Nicola, CG

Virginia, the Clarion is NOT sold out yet -- it is the Marriott that is sold out. I successfully reserved two rooms today at the $79 price by using the code shown on the NGS website.

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