Travel and Lodging information
Participants in the conference will need to make their own hotel reservations. Information about some hotels/motels in Columbus area is provided below. There might be some limited transportation available for participants who need to go to The Ohio State University from the hotels/motels listed below. If participants who will have their own car could help us with some rides, their support will be much appreciated. Public transportation is also available; information is listed below.
Hotels/motels
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- (B on the map) Holiday Inn on the Lane (1 mile)
328 W Lane Ave, Columbus, OH
(614) 294-4848; manager: (614) 298-1793
- (C on the map) Red Roof Inn (2 miles)
441 Ackerman Rd, Columbus, OH
(614) 267-9941; toll-free: 1-800-733-7663
- (J) Baymont Hotel (formerly Cross Country Inn) (2.5 miles)
3246 Olentangy River Rd, Columbus, OH
(614) 267-4646; fax: (614) 267-1535
- University Plaza Hotel (2.5 miles)
3110 Olentangy River Rd, Columbus, OH
(614) 267-7461; fax: (614) 263-5299; toll-free: 1-877-677-5292
- University Inn (2.5 miles)
3160 Olentangy River Rd, Columbus, OH
614-261-0523
- (E) Marriot's Fairfield Inn (2.5 miles)
3031 Olentangy River Road Columbus, Ohio 43202
(614)267-1111
- (A) The Blackwell (0.5 miles)
2110 Tuttle Park pl, Columbus, OH
(614) 247-4000
- Holiday Inn Express (2.5 miles)
701 E Hudson St, Columbus, OH
(614) 263-7725
- Days Inn (2.5 miles)
1700 Clara Ave, Columbus, OH
(614) 299-4300
Transportation
Participants can use the local public transportation service, COTA (if you are familiar with OSU's location, you can find information on that site). For the hotels listed above on Olentangy River Road, line 18 will connect them to the University (approximately, bus #18 stops every hour, at 9:00, 10:00, 11:00, etc on the West side of Olentangy River road). We will provide maps and schedules at the conference; we will try to have some information on this page as well. The fare is $1.50 ($2 for express lines) - need exact change, coins or bancnotes.