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I just sent out a newsletter with some more information about the hotel. Even though it’s early, we’ve already had questions about hotel registration!

I think Leanne picked a fabulous hotel this year! The Inn at USC is a small hotel that was originally built in 1912 as a family home, and it’s located immediately adjacent to the University of South Carolina campus. That means there are a lot of restaurants and shops near the hotel. (I counted over 100 restaurants within 1 mile of the hotel!) We’re also close to some of the local attractions, including Finlay park and the Columbia Museum of Art.

The hotel itself has a lot of great amenities. The rooms have complimentary wi-fi service, as well as pillow top beds and refrigerators. Attendees will be eating breakfast with our group, but if you have family staying at the hotel with you, they’ll also receive a complimentary breakfast. And the hotel has a fitness center, lounge and library, as well as free parking.

ROOM RATE

Our room rate this year is $125 per night. This is for a double room, either with two double beds or a king size bed. If you want to go ahead and make a reservation, please call the hotel at 866-697-8849 and tell the hotel that you are part of the Celebrate Romance group. It’s very important that you make your reservation through our group, because we need to fill a certain number of rooms to fulfill our contract with the hotel. You can find out more about the hotel at their web site, but please call to make your reservation, rather than booking online. (I’ll post this information again when we get closer to the conference date.)

If you have any problems making reservations, please email Leanne at ldavis9@ix.netcom.com and let her know. We should be in the system, but sometimes it takes a reminder from Leanne to get things going.

The Wikipedia page for Columbia includes a lot of interesting information, and there’s also a MySpace page for Columbia visitors. There’s a great site on historical buildings in Columbia that you might also be interested in. There’s lots to do!

ROOMMATES

If you are interested in finding a roommate, please email me at karen@crspring.com and I’ll add you to the roommate list. I’ll match people up a few weeks before the conference.

See you in a few months!