2008 IEEE International Geoscience & Remote Sensing Symposium
July 6-11, 2008 | Boston, Massachusetts, U.S.A.

Hotels

If you are not able to make hotel reservations at the Sheraton because their are no more rooms available, we suggest that you try one of these nearby properties:

The Colonnade Hotel is holding a small block for rooms for IGARSS at the government rate. Please let the hotel know that you are part of IEEE room block and wish to receive the government rate of $186. This rate is based on availability.

The Colonnade Hotel
120 Huntington Avenue
Boston, MA 02116
1-800-962-3030

OR

We suggest going online for the Boston Park Plaza to see what the hotel is offering as rates. The Boston Park Plaza does have some rooms available, but there is not a "special" conference rate available there.

The Boston Park Plaza
50 Park Plaza at Arlington Street
Boston, MA 02116
1-800-225-2008
www.bostonparkplaza.com

THE SHERATON BOSTON HOTEL

IGARSS 2008 has negotiated with the Sheraton Boston Hotel to offer attendees an extended window of opportunity to make reservations at a second conference rate. The $186.00 per night rate will be available until Friday, June 13. If you would like to take advantage of this rate, please make your reservation before June 13. Once this date has passed, no special rates will be available at a hotel for IGARSS 2008 attendees.

The Sheraton Boston Hotel is located immediately adjacent to the IGARSS'08 conference venue, the Hynes Convention Center. In addition to hosting several conference-related events, its most convenient location will allow attendees quick and easy access to the conference facility via short indoor walkways. Located in Boston's popular Back Bay neighborhood, it is just steps from some of the city’s most popular attractions. The hotel is directly connected to the Prudential Center and the upscale Copley Place Mall, offering more than 200 shops and restaurants, and is also just one block from famed Newbury Street, known for its designer boutiques.

THE WESTIN COPLEY PLACE

The IGARSS 2008 special room rate at the Westin Copley Place has sold out. No more rooms are available at the lower rate.

Conveniently accessible to the Hynes Convention Center via a 10 minute walk through the Prudential Center shops and a skybridge, the Westin Copley Place is also within walking distance to many options for shopping, popular attractions and dining. This smoke-free hotel features rooms overlooking Back Bay and the Charles. The deadline for reservations at the Westin Copley hotel to receive the group rate of $161.00 for double or single accommodations is May 03, 2008.

OTHER HOTELS

Alternative accommodations are also available throughout the Boston area. Several search engines commonly used for sorting hotels are:

A quick survey of these sites show that the minimum price for a hotel in Boston is approximately $180/night and goes up to $500/night, with the average being about $250/night. More imaginative forms of housing can be found at bed and breakfasts (www.bedandbreakfast.com), and in the surrounding cities. See for instance: Cambridge and Sommerville via the budget accommodations on the citysearch.com site.

The Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority website contains information regarding subway and bus lines throughout Boston.