Accommodations

Royer Activity Center, phone number 614-292-9725, will open at 10:00 a.m. Sunday, June 15 and remain open 24 hours a day through the Symposium. If you wait until check-in to pay your dorm bill, the dorm does accept MasterCard/Visa. You will be expected to pay the post-May 15 rate of $50/night for single, $30/night for regular double and $29/night for student double.

If you would like accommodations on Saturday night, June 14, call Holiday Inn on the Lane or the University Plaza Hotel. Identify yourself as being with the "Molecular Spectroscopy Conference" or "MSS" or "OSU Chemistry Department" to get the OSU discount. Pre-registration forms are available by thru this link in PDF or Word format.

Hotels close to campus include:

• Hilton Garden ~$105 plus tax King bed or 2 queen beds
• We were unable to secure a block of rooms at The Blackwell this year. The Holiday Inn on the Lane and the University Plaza Hotel have a block of rooms available. These will be released by May 9.
• Holiday Inn on the Lane, 328 W. Lane Ave., (614)294-4848, (614)294-3390 fax (OSU rate=$99+16.75%tax) NOTE: Please mention "MSS" to get this rate. (you have to call HI to get this rate) Hotel has shuttle service from airport.
• Bay Mount Inn , 3246 Olentangy River Rd., (614)267-4646 (OSU rate should be $69 plus tax)
• Fairfield Inn and Suites, 3031 Olentangy River Rd., (614)267-1111 (~$134 and $124) 2 double beds or king.
• University Plaza Hotel , 3110 Olentangy River Rd., (614)267-7461, (614)263-5299 fax (OSU rate=$99+16.75%tax) NOTE: The University Plaza Hotel does NOT have airport shuttle service. They do have shuttle service to campus. Reserve shuttle time upon check-in. DO NOT reserve your room on-line. You will not be able to receive the OSU discount. You should call 877-677-5292 and speak to Patrick at extension 283 to make your reservation and receive the OSU rate.
• Red Roof Inn State Route 315 & Ackerman Rd., (614)267-9941 $99 to start, dropping to $62 after 2 days plus tax, AAA discount available.