Great Lakes Geometry Conference Hotel Information
Because of space limitations at any one hotel, conference
attendees are staying at one of two different hotels, both
within easy walking distance of the Math Department.
Please note the difference in hotels and take special
care that you go to the correct place!
Hotels: please email tjli@math.umn.edu so we can try to
reserve rooms by August 14.
Suggested hotel:
The
Days Inn
2407 University Ave SE
(Intersection of Univ Ave SE and Washington Ave SE)
Minneapolis, MN 55414 US
Phone: 612-623-3999
Walking from the Day's Inn to Vincent Hall
It is a 15 minute (approx) walk westward from the Days Inn to the
Mathematics Department.
To do this, you walk straight west on Washington Avenue,
until you come to the the silver bridge just west of Church
street.
At this point you should turn right and Vincent Hall will
be the second building on your right.
Click here for a
map of the area around Vincent hall, and a photograph of the
building itself.
Alternate hotel:
The
Holiday Inn
Holiday Inn Metrodome
1500 Washington Ave S.
Minneapolis, Minnesota 55454
Phone: (612) 333-4646 Fax: (612) 333-7910
For Reservations only: 1-800-448-DOME(3663)
It is a 15 minute (approx) walk eastward, across the Mississippi
River, from the Holiday Inn to the Mathematics Department. Ask at the
hotel desk for directions.
On the
Campus map, the Holiday Inn is just west of Mondale Hall.
Click on the campus map for a close up.
Directions to Hotels and Math Department from Minneapolis St.
Paul Airport
To get between the Airport in Minneapolis and the University of
Minnesota,
it is possible to take an airport shuttle (approx $15), a taxi
(approx $30)
or Public transportation (approximately $2.)
Depending on when you travel, it is probably easiest to take
public transport from
the airport to the hotel. The following is a description of how
to do this trip
from the airport. The description makes the trip look much more
difficult than it is
since it is written in (possibly annoying) detail.
Taking Public Transport from the Airport to the Hotel or
the Conference
The trip from airport to
hotel involves a 20
minute train ride followed
by a short bus ride. Even
when the roads are clear of traffic, the following
public transport is almost certainly faster than taking an airport
shuttle.
Here are the steps by public transport, in (probably) annoying
detail:
- From the baggage claim level of the airport (one level lower
than the
arrival level) go down one more level still and follow the
signs to
the Tram. (This Tram will take you to the transit center.
The transit center is the
location of the light rail station.)
- Get on the Tram. It goes in one direction only and does not
take long.
- When the tram stops you should get off, because you are in
the transit center.
Follow signs to the light rail station. You go down one floor
and buy your ticket
from one of the vending machines (it will be either $1.25 or
$1.75, depending on
whether you are traveling in rush hour or not.)
- After you purchase your ticket, go down one more floor to
the train platform. You
should wait on the side marked "to Minneapolis".
- Get on the train and take it to the stop marked "Downtown
East/Metrodome"
This ride takes 20 Minutes. Your ticket does not need to be
punched or turned
into anyone, but hold onto it as you will need it for the
duration of your trip
to the hotel.
- When you get off the train at the Downtown East/Metrodome
stop, walk to the bus stop
which is located at 4th Street and Chicago Avenue. This
walk should take less than
30 seconds - the bus stop is very close to the back of the
train you just got off. You will
be taking a bus going in the east direction, so wait on the
train station's side of
4th street. (East is the direction away from the tall
buildings of downtown which
you see on one side of you).
- You want to take either the number
16 or the number
50-S bus (limited stops), in the easterly direction
(The direction of St. Paul). The ticket you had for the
train is valid for this ride too.
You will take the bus for approximately 5-10 minutes.
If you are staying at the Day's Inn,
you can get off the bus at the intersection of Washington
Avenue (which you will be riding along) and Oak Street.
This is the 4th traffic light after you have crossed the
river. You should
walk east from the bus stop approximately 300 yards - until
Washington Avenue meets University Avenue SE.
If you happen to
catch a number 16 bus, you can stay on the bus for another stop
after Oak Street, in which case the Day's Inn will be a
very short walk back from where you get off.
(The number 50 bus has limited stops, and this is why it
involves a longer walk to the hotel.)
If you are staying at the Holiday Inn, you can get
off the bus earlier, at Cedar Avenue. Walk north about two blocks on
Cedar Avenue to Washington Ave. (the "seven corners" intersection),
where you will see the Holiday Inn.
If you miss your stop you needn't worry as the next stop is
not too far from your hotel, and you can simply walk back to the
hotel.
Note that if you are coming directly to the conference from the
airport, you should get off the bus as
soon as you cross the bridge on Washington Avenue. (The stop is
in front of Coffman Union, and both
the 50-S and the 16 bus routes stop here.) To get to Vincent Hall,
walk across the pedestrian bridge. Vincent Hall is the second
building on the right of the grassy mall.
Maps
Vincent Hall
neighborhood map
Directions
to the Minneapolis Campus
Full maps
of the Minneapolis and St. Paul Campuses
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