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The Preconception Care Summit will take place October 29 - 31, 2007 at the Oakland Marriott City Center Hotel.
HOTEL
Oakland Marriott City Center Hotel
1001 Broadway
Oakland, California 94607
Reservations: 1-888-236-2427
Direct: 510-451-4000
Fax: 510-835-3466
Website:http://www.marriott.com/hotels/travel/oakdt-oakland-marriott-city-center/
As of October 19th, the block of rooms reserved for the conference is sold out. It may be possible to get rooms for a single night but in the event that you are unable to secure accommodation at the Marriott, the following hotel options are available to you (within walking distance):
Executive Inn & Suites – Oakland Waterfront
1755 Embarcadero
Oakland, CA 94606
Toll-Free: (800) 346-6331
Telephone: (510) 536-6633
Fax: (510) 536-6006
A block of 20 rooms at the $99 rate has been reserved by the conference planners. Guests making reservations at this hotel need to reference:
GR246UC/Preconception Care Summit
Washington Inn
495 10th Street
Oakland, California 94607
510-452-1776
510-452-4436
www.thewashingtoninn.com
A few rooms are available at rates ranging from $98 to $159.
Other hotels not within walking distance but a short distance away are:
The Waterfront: 510-836-3800
Homewood Suites: 510-208-3263
AIRLINE
Airline reservations can be made for travel to either San Francisco (SFO) or Oakland Airports (OAK). SFO is approximately 26 miles from the hotel; OAK is approximately 8 miles from the hotel.
TRANSPORTATION
SHUTTLES
The following shuttles service both San Francisco and Oakland Airports:
1. BayPorter 415-467-1800 or www.bayporter.com/. (One-way fare is $34 from San Francisco Airport; $23 from Oakland)
2. City Express 510-638-8830 (One-way fare is $49 from San Francisco Airport; $23 from Oakland)
TAXI
Estimated cab fares from both airports are as follows:
SFO: $80.00 (one-way)
OAK: $40.00 (one-way)
BART
Bay Area Rapid Transit (BART) train service is available at both San Francisco and Oakland Airports. (For details of how to access BART service at both airports, consult the Airport Service section of the BART website listed below.) The Oakland City Center/12th Street BART station is located directly across the street from the hotel.
BART schedule and rate information can be found in the Stations & Schedules and Tickets sections of the website at www.bart.com/ or by calling 415-989-2278.
If you are flying into Oakland airport, we suggest that you have some single dollar bills with you since the AirBART shuttle between the airport and the BART station requires exact change for the $3.00 fare.
PARKING
*Both Valet and Self-Parking are available at the Marriot Oakland City Center hotel. The rates are as follows:
Valet (day): $28.00 (overnight is $23)
Self (day): $22.00
*No in and out allowed.
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