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Because the Berkshires is the location of Tanglewood, the summer home of the Boston Symphony Orchestra, and numerous other cultural institutions (Jacob's Pillow Dance Festival, Shakespeare & Co., the Clark Art Institute, the Massachusetts Museum of Contemporary Art), there are an array of quality hotels within a 15-30-minute drive of Stockbridge. The primary symposium lodging venue will be Stockbridge's historic Red Lion Inn. | Because the Berkshires is the location of Tanglewood, the summer home of the Boston Symphony Orchestra, and numerous other cultural institutions (Jacob's Pillow Dance Festival, Shakespeare & Co., the Clark Art Institute, the Massachusetts Museum of Contemporary Art), there are an array of quality hotels within a 15-30-minute drive of Stockbridge. The primary symposium lodging venue will be Stockbridge's historic Red Lion Inn. | ||
Conference Hotels | |||
Berkshire Comfort Inn and Suites | |||
249 Stockbridge Road (Rt 7) | |||
Great Barrington, MA, US, 01230 | |||
Phone: (413) 644-3200 | |||
Fax: (413) 644-3212 | |||
The Berkshire Comfort Inn & Suites offers the newest hotel rooms in the Berkshires. A total of 93 rooms fully equipped with microwave, refrigerator, coffee maker, hair dryer, iron and ironing board, free high-speed wireless internet and satellite television. Guests enjoy a complimentary breakfast with Belgian waffles, hot and cold cereals, fruit, bagels, breads, muffins, Danish, hard boiled eggs, juices, and coffee/tea/decaf. Our new activities wing with large indoor pool and hot tub, fitness room and game room is just the place to relax and unwind after a busy day in the Berkshires. For more information about the hotel, visit www.BerkshireComfortInn.com | |||
A block of discounted rooms has been reserved at the Berkshire Comfort Inn & Suites approximately a 15 minute drive to the Norman Rockwell Museum. To make housing reservations, please call (413) 644-3200 and provide the Group Reservation #100498 to receive the conference discount. The cut-off date for this room rate is Friday, July 31, 2009, and space is limited. Attendees are encouraged to book their rooms early to guarantee availability. | |||
Deluxe Room Rate: $175 | |||
Please note that a two night minimum is required and rates do not include housekeeping gratuities. | |||
Red Lion Inn | |||
30 Main Street | |||
PO Box 954 | |||
Stockbridge MA 01262-0954 | |||
Telephone (413) 298-5545 | |||
Fax (413) 298-5130 | |||
The Red Lion Inn has been welcoming travelers to the Berkshires for more than two centuries. The Inn offers 108 individually decorated guestrooms, elegant and casual dining, live entertainment nightly, a year-round heated outdoor pool & hot tub, and shopping at The Red Lion Gift Shop and flagship Country Curtains Store. One of the few New England inns operating continuously since the 18th century, The Red Lion is convenient to the numerous cultural and outdoor attractions in the Berkshires. The Red Lion is a charter member of Historic Hotels of America and belongs to the New England Innkeeper and Resorts Association and Original Historic Inns of New England. | |||
A block of discounted rooms has been reserved at the Red Lion Inn approximately a 5 minute drive to the Norman Rockwell Museum. To make housing reservations, please call (413) 298-5545 and provide the Group Reservation #164329 to receive the conference discount. The cut-off date for this room rate is Tuesday, August 11, 2009, and space is limited. Attendees are encouraged to book their rooms early to guarantee availability. | |||
Deluxe Room Rates: | |||
Friday, September 11, 2009 $175 | |||
Saturday, September 12, 2009 $220 | |||
Please note that a two night minimum is required and rates do not include housekeeping gratuities. | |||
Additional Accommodations | |||
In the Berkshires you will find inns and B&Bs in rustic, antique-filled Colonial homes; turn-of-the-century mansions with majestic fireplaces and canopy beds; and a variety of modern, full-service hotels and motels. To search for alternative accommodations, visit the Berkshire Visitors Bureau web site www.berkshires.org. | |||
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TRAVEL AND ACCOMODATIONS
There are extensive options for travel to the Berkshires. The Albany (N.Y.) International Airport is less than an hour's drive from Stockbridge, Mass., and is served by all major airlines, as is Bradley International Airport, just north of Hartford, Conn., and about 70 minutes from Stockbridge. The Stewart Newburg (N.Y.) International Airport is about 90 minutes from Stockbridge.
The Hudson Line of the Metro North commuter railroad terminates at Wassaic, N.Y., about an hour's drive south of Stockbridge and Pittsfield, Mass., 10 miles north of Stockbridge, has daily Amtrak service from Albany, N.Y., and Boston.
Because the Berkshires is the location of Tanglewood, the summer home of the Boston Symphony Orchestra, and numerous other cultural institutions (Jacob's Pillow Dance Festival, Shakespeare & Co., the Clark Art Institute, the Massachusetts Museum of Contemporary Art), there are an array of quality hotels within a 15-30-minute drive of Stockbridge. The primary symposium lodging venue will be Stockbridge's historic Red Lion Inn.
Conference Hotels
Berkshire Comfort Inn and Suites
249 Stockbridge Road (Rt 7)
Great Barrington, MA, US, 01230
Phone: (413) 644-3200 Fax: (413) 644-3212 The Berkshire Comfort Inn & Suites offers the newest hotel rooms in the Berkshires. A total of 93 rooms fully equipped with microwave, refrigerator, coffee maker, hair dryer, iron and ironing board, free high-speed wireless internet and satellite television. Guests enjoy a complimentary breakfast with Belgian waffles, hot and cold cereals, fruit, bagels, breads, muffins, Danish, hard boiled eggs, juices, and coffee/tea/decaf. Our new activities wing with large indoor pool and hot tub, fitness room and game room is just the place to relax and unwind after a busy day in the Berkshires. For more information about the hotel, visit www.BerkshireComfortInn.com A block of discounted rooms has been reserved at the Berkshire Comfort Inn & Suites approximately a 15 minute drive to the Norman Rockwell Museum. To make housing reservations, please call (413) 644-3200 and provide the Group Reservation #100498 to receive the conference discount. The cut-off date for this room rate is Friday, July 31, 2009, and space is limited. Attendees are encouraged to book their rooms early to guarantee availability. Deluxe Room Rate: $175 Please note that a two night minimum is required and rates do not include housekeeping gratuities.
Red Lion Inn 30 Main Street PO Box 954 Stockbridge MA 01262-0954 Telephone (413) 298-5545 Fax (413) 298-5130
The Red Lion Inn has been welcoming travelers to the Berkshires for more than two centuries. The Inn offers 108 individually decorated guestrooms, elegant and casual dining, live entertainment nightly, a year-round heated outdoor pool & hot tub, and shopping at The Red Lion Gift Shop and flagship Country Curtains Store. One of the few New England inns operating continuously since the 18th century, The Red Lion is convenient to the numerous cultural and outdoor attractions in the Berkshires. The Red Lion is a charter member of Historic Hotels of America and belongs to the New England Innkeeper and Resorts Association and Original Historic Inns of New England. A block of discounted rooms has been reserved at the Red Lion Inn approximately a 5 minute drive to the Norman Rockwell Museum. To make housing reservations, please call (413) 298-5545 and provide the Group Reservation #164329 to receive the conference discount. The cut-off date for this room rate is Tuesday, August 11, 2009, and space is limited. Attendees are encouraged to book their rooms early to guarantee availability. Deluxe Room Rates: Friday, September 11, 2009 $175 Saturday, September 12, 2009 $220 Please note that a two night minimum is required and rates do not include housekeeping gratuities.
Additional Accommodations In the Berkshires you will find inns and B&Bs in rustic, antique-filled Colonial homes; turn-of-the-century mansions with majestic fireplaces and canopy beds; and a variety of modern, full-service hotels and motels. To search for alternative accommodations, visit the Berkshire Visitors Bureau web site www.berkshires.org.
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