Travel & Housing
HOUSING
3 Ways to Make Housing Reservations:
IMPORTANT NOTICE:
Two Hill AFB sponsored events are being held concurrently in the Salt Palace. While registration is separate, lodging reservations are combined for both groups so your confirmation will indicate SSTC 2009 and Hill Energy Forum.
- Make your housing reservations online
- Download the housing reservations form
- To make housing reservations by phone, please contact Salt Lake Housing at 888-665-1367
A limited number of both government and non-government rate rooms have been blocked for SSTC 2009 attendees at the following hotels and rates. All hotels are conveniently located across the street from the convention center.
Prevailing Government Rate at all locations will be $102.
*Marriott Downtown - $159 plus taxes (single – quad occupancy)
Hilton Salt Lake City Center - $149 plus taxes (single – quad occupancy)
Shilo Inn & Suites - $129 plus taxes (single – quad occupancy)
*Indicates Headquarters Hotel
TRANSPORTATION
Salt Lake International Airport is just 10 minutes from downtown. Taxis, limousines, busses, and shuttles provide airport service to anywhere in the valley and to local ski resorts. One-way taxi fare from the airport to downtown is approximately $14.
From downtown, the TRAX light-rail system makes it easy to move around the city. The convention center and conference-contracted hotels reside within the “free fare” zone.
CLIMATE
Spring is mild enough for golf in the valley while still offering good skiing at the mountain resorts. Expect light jacket temperatures.
SALT LAKE AREA
www.visitsaltlake.com
Salt Lake has all of the amenities of a major metropolitan city with the warm, welcoming friendliness of a small western town. Salt Lake is an urban center that's very user-friendly and safe. It’s the towering peaks of the Wasatch Mountains to the East and North that define Utah’s tree-lined capital. Seven spectacular canyons, not to mention incredible skiing and wilderness are just minutes from downtown.
Utah is known for having the "Greatest Snow on Earth," and while skiers and snowboarders are likely to vouch for this catchy phrase, snow sports aren't the only ticket in town. Salt Lake is home to professional sports teams. The Utah Jazz (NBA Basketball), the Utah Blaze (AFL Arena Football), Real Salt Lake (Major League Soccer), the Utah Grizzlies (AHL Hockey), and the Salt Lake Stingers (AAA Baseball) offer fans a professional sports experience any time of year.
The city also offers a wide spectrum of cultural options with nationally acclaimed symphony, opera, theatre, modern dance, and ballet. Salt Lake is home to the world-famous Mormon Tabernacle Choir, several professional theater troupes and two nationally acclaimed modern dance companies.
"Downtown is abuzz with swanky eateries and brew pubs and the architecture mixes classic elements with playful designs along the ultra-clean extra-wide streets."
- Golf Magazine
"Once written off as a dull western backwater, the city has morphed into a surprisingly diverse mini-metropolis with interesting restaurants, an arts presence and, believe it or not, a bar scene."
- San Diego Union Tribune
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