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AccommodationWe are listing a few accommodation options. You are, of course free to look for others on the internet or through personal contacts. These are only suggested options for you. The organizers do not take responsibility for the quality of the accommodations, the service provided, or communications with them.
The Holiday Inn, Howard Johnson and Trinity College Residences are the closest to the conference venues. All three are holding a limited number of reserved rooms for conference attendees and the Holiday Inn and Howard Johnson are offering discounted rates for conference attendees. Trinity College Residences are student rooms and are the cheapest accommodation and are the closest to the conference site. Residence College Hotel is also a student style hotel. Wesley Manor Boutique and Madison Manor are bed and breakfasts.
- Holiday Inn Toronto – Midtown
280 Bloor Street West (at the intersection of St. George Street and Bloor Street)
Toronto, ON M5S 1V8 │ Tel: + 1.416.968.0010 │ Website
Holiday Inn is a 5 minute walk from the conference; and they are holding 15 reserved rooms for attendees of the 2009 Conference at the concessionary rates of $129.99 plus taxes. Please quote the code – AIM, May 21-24, 09, give the name of the conference and request the University of Toronto concessionary rate given above. The Holiday Inn is also a walking distance from the Royal Ontario Museum.
If you have any difficulty accessing their concessionary rates please contact us.
- Howard Johnson
89 Avenue Road (at the intersection of Avenue Road and Bloor Street)
Toronto, ON, M5R 2G3 CA │ Tel: + 1.416.964.1220 │ Website
Howard Johnson is also holding 15 reserved rooms at the concessionary rate of $119.99 plus taxes. Please quote the code - G0001121 - and give the name of the conference and request the University of Toronto concessionary rate given above. This hotel is located in the Yorkville area, with lots of restaurants, arts and clothing stores, and is a walking distance from the Royal Ontario Museum.
If you have any difficulty accessing their concessionary rates please contact us.
- Trinity College Residences
Contact: Agnes Sikora │ Tel: + 1.416.978.8680 │ Fax: + 1.416.946.7422 │ Email
Trinity College Residences are likewise holding rooms for conference attendees. These rooms are adjacent to the conference sites. These are student rooms in Trinity College, University of Toronto. The rooms are comfortable but there is no attached bathroom. Women and men are normally resident on different floors but if you wish to share a double room as a couple please indicate this to them; Rates: Daily - $43.25 & Weekly - $151.50. If you are staying more than three (3) days, you should pay the weekly rate.
To make a reservation please complete the registration form and send it to Trinity College.
- Residence College Hotel
90 Gerrard Street West (between the intersections of University/Gerrard & Bay/Gerrard Streets)
Tel: + 1.416.351.1010 │ Email
Residence College Hotel is a residence style hotel, 10-15 minute walk from the conference sites. There are no attached bathrooms, there is one male and female bathroom per floor. Each floor has 28 rooms. It is one block east of University Avenue on Gerard Street, or one block west of Bay Street on Gerard Street. This is the hospital area of Toronto with several of the city's major hospitals located nearby.They recommend that you call several weeks ahead of time for all inquiries.
Rates:
1 Person $57.76 per day, $339.50 per week (including tax)
2 Persons $92 per day, $577.50 per week (including tax)
You should contact them for inquiries about rates and reservations. We have listed the rates quoted last year. Prices are subject to change.
- Wellesley Manor Boutique Hotel
29 Wellesley Street East (at the intersection of Yonge Street & Wellesley Street)
Toronto, ON M4Y 1G7 │ Tel: + 1.416.927.8156 │ Website
All rooms have private ensuite shower rooms or bathrooms, a hairdryer, a coffeemaker and refrigerator, an alarm clock radio, a 27” LCD TV and DVD player, a satellite receiver with more than 70 channels, a telephone with voicemail and wake-up calls, free high-speed internet, daily housekeeping, keycards, luxury sheets and more.
Rates:
Single $129-139 (plus tax)
Double $154 (plus tax)
- Madison Manor
16 Madison Avenue (at the intersection of Bloor Street & Spadina Avenue)
Toronto, ON M5R 2S1 │ Tel: + 1.416.922.5579 │ Website
Rates:
$99 standard room (plus tax)
$129 deluxe (plus tax)
$149 (plus tax)
Prices are likely not subject to change.
Please bear in mind that May is quite a busy season for the hotels in Toronto, therefore, make your reservations well ahead of time, particularly for the Bed and Breakfasts.
- Travelling to Toronto
Jetspeed Travels handles all our travel arrangements.
If you are interested in using their services, please contact Murali Mahalingam at murali@jetspeedtravels.com, + 1.416.332.0082 and toll free + 1.877.337.7333. Please inform him that you are coming to Toronto for the conference.
- Travel in and around Toronto
Great Lakes Limousine Service has provided reliable and comfortable service to conference attendees since 2006. They can pick you up and drop you off at the airport. They can also provide day trips to the Niagara region.
If you are interested in using their services contact K. Siva at: 416-456-0078 or 647-686-4196 and inform him that you are in Toronto for the conference. (For those of you who are not from N. America, this is a taxi service but in more comfortable cars, and the rates are the same as those for ordinary taxis). - Toronto Airport to Trinity College
Public Transport
192 Bus & Subway
The 192 TTC (Toronto Transit Commission) bus runs every 15 minutes or so from the Airport terminals to Kipling Station. The trip is about 20-30 minutes depending on traffic.
From Kipling Station take the subway train to St. George Station. (All trains from Kipling go to St. George Station).
You pay only one fare for the bus and subway, $2.75
If you come out of St. George Station at St. George Avenue, walk to Bloor Street.
For the Holiday Inn, turn right (west) and walk along Bloor Street for about 50 metres.
For the Trinity College Residences, turn left (east) and walk till you come to Devonshire Place (on the right), turn onto Devonshire Place and walk down it for about 100 metres. The residences which are in St. Hilda's, are on the right.
For Trinity College, continue down Devonshire Place for another 50 metres till you come to Hoskin Avenue then turn left and walk along Hoskin Avenue for 100 metres (just past a traffic light) and the main entrance for Trinity College is on the left.
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- Taxis
Taxis/Limousines (including the service listed above) cost about $45-60 depending on where in the city you wish to be dropped off.