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Get a Room! - Seattle Accommodations
by Bill Karnoscak, Academic Computing Resources and McCormick Learning Resource Center, Rush-Presbyterian-St. Luke's Medical Center, btk@lib.rush.edu
Seattle, as the conference site for the 1997 Annual meeting of MLA, has a natural queer tie-in: it's nicknamed "The Emerald City" (strains of "Over the Rainbow" come in about this point. Now I hope I don't have to spell this out for anyone!)
Getting to the point, however, this year's SIG hotspot is the Pacific Plaza Hotel. It is located at 400 Spring Street, Seattle WA 98104. This is a 10-15 minute walk to both the main conference hotel (Sheraton Seattle Hilton & Towers) and the convention center.
We have a preferred rate of $90/night (double occupancy available -- NO triples, however, due to local fire code ordinances). There is a 15.2% lodging tax (which comes to $103.68/night). Call TOLL-FREE at 1.800.426.1165 from 9a-6p (Pacific time) Monday through Friday. Our group name is Lesbian Gay Bisexual Special Interest Group of MLA. You must give our group name to the reservationist in order to qualify for the $90 rate. (I made my reservation on 2.13.97 and found out from "Joel" that the Promise Keepers [Christian Sexist Male Oppressers; my opinion, not Joel's] are in town the same weekend and no more rooms with two double beds in them were available for Friday 23 May; take note). So if you're hoping to snap up one later that weekend, you better reserve fast! Our original booking agreement was for 20 rooms, 15 w/ 1 Queen bed and 5 w/ 2 double beds. They will be flexible and deviate from that arrangement based upon availability.
See you in Seattle...
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