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Convention Hotel:
The Columbus Marriott Hotel
800 Front Avenue
Columbus, GA 31901
706-324-1800
(Kitty-corner to RiverCenter,
corner of 9th St., Broadway, and Front).
The SEMLA conference room rate is $110 plus 14% sales tax. The cutoff date for our block of 30 rooms is September 12, 2006. The rate will apply if you wish to come early or stay Saturday night. Please mention the SEMLA meeting and confirm the rate when you make your reservation. IMPORTANT: The Guitar Foundation of America (GFA) is also meeting at the RiverCenter, October 10-15. It is a major convention & competition so please be sure to make your reservation before the cutoff if you want to stay at the Marriott.

The Marriott offers free shuttle service to the Columbus airport and complimentary parking. There is a restaurant/lounge and coffee bar in the hotel.


Additional housing near the site:
Again, due to the GFA meeting, you may wish to make a reservation early if you want to stay at one of the hotels within walking distance of the meeting.
The Howard Johnson Express Inn
1011 Veterans Parkway
Columbus, GA 31901
706-322-6641
2½ blocks from the RiverCenter.
Quality Inn
1323 Veterans Parkway
Columbus, GA 31901
706-322-2522
Five blocks from the RiverCenter.
Rothschild-Pound House
201 7th Street
Columbus, GA 31901
706-322-4075; 800-585-4075
B&B in the historic district, three blocks from the RiverCenter.
The Gates House
737 Broadway
Columbus, GA 31901
706-324-6464
B&B in the historic district, one block from the RiverCenter.