ACCOMMODATION OPTIONS

HOTELS AND MOTELS

• AIRPORT TRAVEL LODGE
  2280 Beacon Avenue, Sidney
  
  - just across the street from the Mary Winspear Centre (conference site) and offering a group rate. Smoking and non-smoking rooms available. Double rooms, either 1 queen or 2 doubles, are $99 per room IF booked before May 31/09. Remember to identify yourself as going to the VHS Hardy Plant Group Study Weekend. Airport shuttle service.
  
  Toll free: 1-866-656-1176.
  
  
• BEST WESTERN EMERALD ISLE MOTOR INN
  2306 Beacon Avenue, Sidney
  
  - also across the street from the Mary Winspear Centre. Smoking and non-smoking rooms available. Rate for Dbl rooms (1 queen or 2 queens) is $179. No airport shuttle.
  
  Toll free: 1-800-315-3377.
  
  
• CEDARWOOD INN & SUITES
  9522 Lochside Drive Sidney.
  
  8 min. by car from the Mary Winspear Centre. N/S facility. Rates: Standard room/one queen-$99; Double room/2 beds (2 dbls, 2 queens or 1 king) $125. No airport shuttle.
  
  Toll free: 1-877-656-5551.
  
  
• HOWARD JOHNSON HOTEL
  4670 Elk Lake Drive at Hwy 17 and Royal Oak Drive intersection
  
  (halfway between the conference site and Victoria City Centre). 15 min by car from conference site. N/S facility. Rates: Dbl room with 2 queen beds $169. No airport shuttle.
  
  Toll free: 1-866-300-4656.
  
  
• MIRALOMA ON THE COVE
  2326 Harbour Rd, Sidney.
  
  Boutique style waterfront inn 5 min. by car from conference site. Continental breakfast, N/S facility, underground parking. Conference discounted rates: harbour view suite for 2 people $188, one bdrm/sleeps up to 4 (1 king bed plus queen size sofa bed) $197, 2 bdrm/sleeps up to 6 (1 king, 1 queen plus dbl sofa bed) $359. Remember to identify yourself as going to the VHS Hardy Plant Group Study Weekend. No airport shuttle.
  
  Toll free: 1-877-956-6622.
  
  
• SIDNEY WATERFRONT INN & THE CANNERY
  9775 First Street, Sidney.
  
  5 block stroll to conference site (10-15 min). Smoking in designated areas only. Rate range: dbl rooms $114-167. No Airport shuttle.
  
  Toll free: 1-888-656-1131.
  
  
• THE SIDNEY PIER & SPA
  9805 Seaport Place, Sidney. _****1/2
  Boutique style waterfront hotel, 5 block stroll to conference site (10-15 min). Non smoking facility. Rates: 'Classic' Room (with peek-a-boo water views) range $149-199. Airport and ferry complimentary shuttle by arrangement.
  
  Toll free: 1-866-659-9445.
  
  
• WESTERN 66 MOTEL
  2401 Mount Newton X Road at junction of Hwy. 17 and Mount Newton X Road
  
  (2 highway traffic lights Victoria side of Beacon Avenue/Sidney turnoff) and about 5 min. from the conference site. Smoking in designated areas only. Rates: 2 persons 2 dbl. beds in one room $75.95 per room. Restaurant on premises as well as Whitespot Restaurant next door. No airport shuttle.
  
  Toll free: 1-800-463-4464.
  
  

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