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Participants of the RC28 meeting need to arrange for their own accommodations. To simplify the process, we have made arrangements with several local hotels. We recommend that you make your reservation as soon as possible. There is a time limit for reserving the rooms that have been set aside for our use. Please read carefully the information about each hotel and then contact your selected hotel to make reservations. Rooms have been set aside for us at the following hotels:

The Cardinal Hotel ( $ / $$ )
235 Hamilton Avenue, Palo Alto, California (CA) 94301
Phone: (650) 323-5101; Fax: (650) 325-6086
Email: mail@cardinalhotel.com
Website: https://reservations.ihotelier.com/crs/g_reservation.cfm?groupID=99854&hotelID=3787

The historic Cardinal Hotel delivers an elegant, nostalgic atmosphere in culturally diverse Downtown Palo Alto. Outside the doors, the lively tree-lined streets along University Avenue are home to eclectic cafes, excellent restaurants, unique bookstores, art galleries and boutiques. The hotel is located 1 mile from Stanford University and the Stanford Shopping Center. Amenities include: complimentary tea/coffee/cocoa in the lobby, high-speed wireless internet access, complimentary incoming fax, a copy of USA Today (Monday - Friday), as well as on-site laundry facilities.

We have 40 rooms reserved at this hotel. Twenty of these are double rooms with private baths ($140 + tax) and another twenty are European-style rooms with shared hallway baths ($75 + tax). These rooms have been blocked under the name RC28 CONFERENCE and are available to us until July 6th.

The Stanford Guest House ( $$ )
2575 Sand Hill Road, Menlo Park, California 94025
Phone: (650) 926-2800; Fax: (650) 926-5388
Website: http://www.stanford.edu/dept/hds/guesthouse

The Stanford Guest House is located a slight distance from the center of campus. It provides hotel-style accommodations at non-Palo Alto rates. It offers wireless and wired internet access, air conditioning, free parking, shuttle service throughout campus, a fitness center, a 24-hour front desk, laundry room, dry cleaning services, and complimentary weekend pastries.

We have reserved 30 standard rooms (with one full size bed in each) at the rate of $89 per night. Please call the Guest House (650 926 2800) or email Janette Deeney (guesthouse@stanford.edu) with your reservation. Please be sure to mention RC28 CONFERENCE in order to get this rate. The deadline for making reservations at the Stanford Guest House is June 1, 2008.

Stanford Terrace Inn ( $$$ )
Address: 531 Stanford Avenue, Palo Alto, CA 94301
Phone: (650) 857-0343 or (800) 729-0332; Fax (650) 857-0343
Website: http://www.stanfordterraceinn.com/index.html

There are 30 rooms set aside for reservations at this hotel, 17 single queens ($159) and 13 double queens ($169). Please mention RC28 CONFERENCE to get this Stanford rate. To make a reservation, please call the hotel (650 857 0343) or visit the hotel's website.

The deadline for making reservations at the Stanford Terrace Inn is July 1, 2008. After this date, our hold on the blocked rooms will disappear.

Services and amenities include year-round outdoor heated pool, workout room, lobby computer kiosk, complimentary internet and wireless access, complimentary shuttle service to local destinations, in-room food service, guest laundry room.

Sheraton Hotel - Palo Alto ( $$$$ )
Address: 625 El Camino Real, Palo Alto, CA 94301
Phone: (650) 328-2800; Fax (650) 327-7362
Website: click here

There are 100 rooms set aside for reservation at this hotel. These rooms were reserved for us at a special discount rate of $199 per night. Please mention RC28 CONFERENCE in order to get our special rate. To make reservations, please call the hotel (650- 328-2800) or visit the hotel's website.

The deadline for making reservations at the Sheraton Hotel is July 1, 2008. We will lose our block (and our special rate) after this date; however, you may continue to reserve a room on your own at the current rate.

Services and amenities available: outdoor heated pool, spa treatments at Thermae Spa, business center/services, golf course nearby, high speed internet access (charge), fax/copier/printer, poolside dining.