Lodging in Milwaukee
Doubletree Hotel Milwaukee City Center
611 W. Wisconsin Ave.
Milwaukee, WI 53203
(414) 273-2950
Eight rooms @$99 are earmarked for
the Society of American Travel Writers Digital Travel Photography Institute.
Reservation group code: SAT. These are available on a first-come,
first-served basis. Subsequent bookings are available at the going
summer rate.
The Doubletree is five blocks to
the east of Johnston Hall, Marquette University. It is adjacent
to Midwest Airlines Center convention facilities and is within walking
distance of the Bradley Center sports and entertainment complex, the
Milwaukee Public Museum and IMAX Theater, and the many shops and eateries
of Grand Avenue Mall.
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Straz Tower, Marquette University
915 W. Wisconsin Ave.
Milwaukee, Wis. 53203
(30 rooms at $44 single are being
held for Institute registrants on a first-come, first-served basis.)
Institute attendees who wish to reserve
a room at Straz Tower need to contact Carrie Enea at 414-288-7208
or via email at carrie.enea@marquette.edu.
For more information on Straz Tower, www.marquette.edu (Under Site Index click on "C"
which will take you to the Conference Services area of the website.
Click on Summer Accommodations and Straz Tower, or click here. Other visitor resources
pertaining to MU and the city of Milwaukee are also provided on the
site.
Straz Tower is one block east of
Johnston Hall, site of the Institute. All floors have a
central common conversation room in the center. This block of
rooms is being reserved for Institute participants only until June 23,
at which time guest rooms may still be available but only on space
available basis.
Straz Tower is opposite the Wisconsin
Club and the Milwaukee Public Library. Each room has large
picture windows which provide some of the best views of the Milwaukee
West Side skyline. Personal refreshing beverages are allowed,
but if imbibing in the large common central area, Institute guests are
requested to pick up after themselves.
Room rates:
single occupancy $44.00
double occupancy $60.00 ($30/person)
Triple occupancy $72.00 ($24/person)
Quad occupancy $75.00 ($18.75/person)
Straz Tower was previously the central
branch of YMCA Milwaukee. Marquette first started leasing space in the
YMCA in 1974 and purchased the building in 1993. Formerly known on campus
as East Hall, the building was completely renovated in 2000. Straz
Tower is named after Marquette business alumnus David A. Straz, Jr.,
chairman of the board of Southern Exchange Bank in Tampa, Fla., and
a member of Marquette's Board of Trustees.
Straz Tower is an 18-story high-rise residence hall featuring the following amenities:
* Private baths with cups, soap, and towels
* Air-conditioning
* Extra-long twin beds with linens
* Dresser
* Closet with hangers
* Desk with chair
* Alarm clock/radio
* Free in-room Internet access (for use with your personal laptop and Ethernet cable)
* In-room micro-fridge units (by reservation only)
* Iron and ironing board available at front desk
* Parking (nightly rate)
* 24-hour desk service
* Security
* Coin-operated laundry
* Vending machines
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Rec Plex Fitness Center (nominal fee for use) - features a 25-yard lap
pool, suspended jogging track, two gyms, free weight room, fitness center,
golf practice area, racquetball courts, saunas, whirlpools and steam
rooms.
Rooms on the 17th and 18th floors are furnished with a television and micro-fridge. A charge of $10 is added to the basic nightly room rate for these amenities. A limited number of wheelchair accessible rooms with roll-in showers are available on floors 10-17.
Other hotels near Marquette campus
include:
Ambassador Hotel Milwaukee
2308 W. Wisconsin Ave.
Milwaukee, WI 53233
414-342-8400
The Hilton Milwaukee City Center
509 West Wisconsin Avenue
Milwaukee, WI 53203
Reservations: 414-271-7250 or 1-800-HILTONS
