Symposium Location

Royal Sonesta Hotel
5 Cambridge Parkway
Cambridge, Massachusetts 02142, USA
Phone: +1-617-806-4200
Fax :    +1-617-806-4232

The Royal Sonesta Hotel, located on the Charles River, overlooks Boston's historic Beacon Hill and is minutes from Cambridge high tech centers, MIT and Harvard. Its amenities include a health club featuring a sparkling indoor/outdoor pool with retractable roof, an elegant restaurant and a lounge, and indoor parking for guests.

Lodging at Royal Sonesta Hotel

• ROYAL SONESTA HOTEL RESERVATION FORM (PDF)

Participants are responsible for making their own housing arrangements. You are urged to do so at your earliest convenience.

A block of rooms has been reserved for PIERS participants at the location of the conference, the Royal Sonesta Hotel, at the rate of US$169/night (single/double).

Reservation requests will be accepted until February 1, 2006 on a first-come, first-serve basis. Late reservations will be accepted on a space and rate availability basis. Each reservation must be accompanied by first night's deposit, a guarantee from your company, or a major credit card number.

Parking at the Royal Sonesta is charged per day for overnight guests. PIERS participants not registered at the hotel may park in the hotel garage at an hourly rate.

Arrival Direction

The closest international airport is Logan International Airport. From Logan Airport, the participants can take a taxi to Royal Sonesta Hotel, which is the conference site.

For driving directions from Logan International Airport to Royal Sonesta Hotel, you may use the following link for step-by-step instructions with a map. Map and Directions

Public transportation from the airport to the Royal Sonesta is inexpensive, although cumbersome, and takes approximately 40 minutes. At the airport, take the shuttle bus (free) from your terminal to the Airport subway station. Enter the subway, at a cost of US$1.25, take the Blue Line train in-bound to Government Center, proceed to the upper level for the Green Line; take an out- bound Green Line train to the Lechmere station. Exit and follow signs to Cambridge Street. Cross to First Street and walk along the CambridgeSide Galleria to Charles Street/Cambridgeside Place. Take left and the Hotel will be at the end of the block. A map of the subway and the stops marked is provided here.

 
Sightseeing

Boston and Cambridge offer a wide variety of daytime and evening activities, boasting a combination of tradition and trend. Historic Faneuil Hall and Quincy Hall Marketplace, with their many fascinating shops, craft stands and restaurants, are popular gathering places for area residents and visitors from all over the world. The Copley Place shopping mall adds a different dimension to Boston's Copley Square, Back Bay and Prudential Center areas. Attractions of particular interest include the USS Constitution, the John F. Kennedy Presidential Library, and the Museum of Fine Arts. The historic Freedom Trail takes visitors from the Boston Common through the popular market areas of the North End and the waterfront district. Harvard Square, the Cambridge Common, and the university museums are but a few of the points of interest on the opposite side of the Charles River. One to two hours north and south of Boston stretches a magnificent and varied coast: from the rocky shores of Maine, by the stately mansions and sandy beaches of New Hampshire, along to the fishing villages and art colonies of Cape Ann, further on to Provincetown. The famous New Hampshire White Mountains are only 2 to 3 hours away.

Climate and Dress

Boston weather in March is generally cool. The daytime average temperature is approximately 32 degrees Fahrenheit (0 degrees Celsius).

 
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