Course headquarters:
Kahler Grand Hotel
Heritage Hall Ballroom (subway level)
20 Second Ave. SW
Rochester, MN
Meeting facilities are easily accessible by skyway and pedestrian subway, which connect Mayo Clinic to shops, restaurants and hotels.
Guest rooms have been reserved for attendees and their guests with special course rates at the following downtown Rochester hotel.
In order to receive the special rate, reservations must be made before the room block is filled or before the expiration date of October 4, 2012, whichever comes first. Reservations will be taken following this date based on space and rate availability.
Please identify yourself as a participant of the Taste of Tropical Medicine course when making your reservation.
Kahler Grand Hotel
20 Second Avenue SW
800-533-1655 (toll-free) or 507-282-2581
$79 single/double
Other downtown hotels nearby:
Doubletree Hotel
150 South Broadway
507-281-8000
Rochester Marriott Hotel
101 First Avenue SW
877-623-7775 (toll-free) or 507-280-6000
The hotels listed above are connected by skyway and pedestrian subway to conference facilities, downtown shops, and restaurants. You may wish to visit the Rochester Convention and Visitors Bureau for additional accommodation options and area information.
Rochester, Minn., is a friendly city that greets thousands of visitors from around the world each year. The city is serviced by a modern international airport with multiple flights daily via American or Delta Airlines. Access to and from the airport is provided by taxi, shuttle service, and rental car.
The airport is located approximately 10 miles from the Mayo Clinic campus.
Mayo Clinic's appointed travel company, Ultramar Travel, is available to assist with your travel arrangements. To make your reservation, phone Ultramar Travel 866-629-6885 (toll-free); then choose prompt #3 for Group/Meeting Reservations; then choose prompt #1 as a "traveler attending a meeting."
Several cities in the United States are named Rochester. When you make airline reservations and check your baggage, be sure that your destination is Rochester, Minn. (RST) and that your baggage has been properly tagged.
Travel arrangements are the sole responsibility of the individual registrant.
