Register Early for Your Hotel
Here are some tips for your travel planning this year. Below you will find info about Hotels and Car Rentals:
Hotels:
If you are planning on attending this year’s School of Congregatoinal Development, we want to encourage you to make your reservations at your hotel as soon as possible, especially if you are going to Orlando. We were fortunate to make the Doubletree Hotel at the Entrance to Universal Orlando our host hotel. The good news is that is it in a great locale. You can walk across the street to the Universal Orlando Theme Park and to its entertainment complex. The bad news is that it’s extremely popular. It usually sells out during the summer months. So if you would like to stay at the Doubletree, don’t wait.
If you are going to Grand Rapids, the same is true. Grand Rapids is an attractive destination in the summer and boasts (if you are into shopping) one of the largest malls in the United States. The Holiday Inn is where the leadership team will be staying and it is surrounded by many restaurants as well. See below for hotel info — you can contact them directly to make your reservations.
Car Rentals:
As a reminder we are not offering transportation at this year’s school. In the last couple of years we have found fewer and fewer participants want this and as we are in desinations where people want to see the area, people enjoy having their own cars to get around. One of the best places to rent cars is at www.hotwire.com. So take a look at that site and see what you can find. Keep in mind that while rates may appear low in Orlando, its almost double the price because they love to tax the tourists!
Doubletree Hotel
at the Entrance to Universal Orlando
407-351-1000
800-222-8733 - reservations
SCD Reservations Online
5780 Major Boulevard
Orlando, FL 32819
Holiday Inn Express
To make reservations call:
800-875-6000
Group Name:
School of Congregational Development
6569 Clay Avenue SW
Grand Rapids, MI 49548
www.hiegr.com
Comfort Suites South
616-301-2255
7644 Caterpillar Court
Grand Rapids, MI 49548