Accommodations
The conference will be held at the Minneapolis Marriott City Center, 30 South 7th Street, Minneapolis, MN 55401. We suggest you make hotel and travel reservations as early as possible. A special conference rate of $172 per night is available.
To reserve a room at the Quality Health Care Conference rate please do one of the following:
1. Call the Minneapolis Marriott City Center Hotel direct at (612) 349-4000
2. Click here to make a hotel room reservation online using the "QHCQHCA" group code
1. Reservations should be made directly with the Minneapolis Marriott City Center Hotel at (612) 349-4000. Please ask the reservation agent for the “Quality Health Care Conference” discounted rate. Alternatively, call Marriott reservations at 1-800-228-9290. Please note this is the main Marriott reservations number, so you will need to specify city, state, hotel name, conference name and dates to reserve a room at the conference rate.
2. If making reservations online, this link should take you directly to the site for reserving rooms under our room block: http://www.marriott.com/reservations/init.asp?marshacode=mspcc&path=marriott&gc=qhcqhca
Otherwise, please go to www.marriott.com select the Minneapolis Marriott City Center and enter "QHCQHCA" as the group code.
The cut-off date for making reservations is August 29, 2008. Rates or availability cannot be guaranteed after that date.
More information about the hotel can be found on their website.
Please note: The cut off date for making reservations is August 29, 2008, but if our block fills before that, we cannot guarantee the conference rate, so please book ahead.
Local Transportation and Parking
The Minneapolis Marriott City Center is located in downtown Minneapolis and is easily accessible by public transportation and car.
Public Transportation:
From Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport:
- SuperShuttle is $15 one way and runs approximately every half an hour. Located one level below baggage claim. No reservation is necessary
- Lightrail is $1.50 or $2.00 during rush hour (6 - 9am & 3 - 6:30pm). Exit at the Nicollet Mall station. Then, you can either walk three blocks to 7th Street or hop on a Nicollet Mall bus for $0.50 and get off on 7th Street.
- Taxi from the airport to Marriot City Center should cost about $25-30.
On the Lightrail:
Take the Hiawatha Line to the Nicollet Mall stop. Walk three blocks north to 7th Street and make a right. The hotel is a half a block on your right.
Driving Directions:
From the South
Take 35W North. As you approach downtown, follow the “Downtown Exits” sign and exit on 5th Avenue. Follow 5th Avenue 3 blocks until you reach 7th Street and turn left (7th is one way). The Hotel is 5 ½ blocks on the right hand side.
From the East (St. Paul)
Take 94 West to 5th Street exit and at stop light (11th Ave S) turn left. Go 1 ½ blocks to 7th Street and turn right (7th is one way). Follow 7th Street 11 ½ blocks and the Hotel is on the right hand side.
From the Northeast
Take 35W South and follow detour to Highway 280 South, Follow detour signs to I-94 West. Follow 94 West to 5th Street exit and at stop light (11th Ave S) turn left. Go 1 ½ blocks to 7th Street and turn right (7th is a one way street). Follow 7th Street 11 ½ blocks and the Hotel is on the right hand side.
From the Northwest (North Mpls Suburbs)
Take 94 East to the 4th Street exit. Go 5 blocks to 2nd Avenue South and turn right. Go three blocks to 7th Street and turn right (7th is a one way street). Follow 7th Street 2 ½ blocks and the Hotel is on the right hand side.
From the West (Hwy 55)
Take Hwy 55 East to downtown. Make a right turn onto 7th Street; it will become 10th Street. Follow 10th Street to Marquette Avenue and turn left. Go 3 blocks to 7th Street and turn left. The Hotel is 1 ½ blocks on the right hand side.
From the West (Hwy 394/12)
Take 394 East to downtown. Take the 12th Street exit, go straight ahead 5 blocks to Marquette Ave and turn left. Continue 5 blocks to 7th Street and turn left. The Hotel is on the right hand side.
Additional transportation information, can be accessed on the Marriott City Center’s website - maps and transportation page.
Parking:
The City Center parking ramp entrance is just past the hotel on the right hand side of the street. The Marriott front desk sells discount parking vouchers for hotel guests at the rate of $15 a day for self-parking. Valet parking is also available at a higher rate. Daily rates for non-hotel guests are $18. Special weekend and hourly rates apply.