EVENT Hotel and Flight Options

Here are some options for making your flight and hotel arrangements.
Note: David Ellzey is not affiliated with any of these hotels.

1. DURHAM, NC LODGING:

Extended Care America-Durham-University
Five minute walk from event location.
3105 Tower Blvd
Durham, NC 27705
Tel: 919-489-8444
Click here for website

AIRPORT: Raleigh-Durham Airport is about 45 minutes without traffic to the location.
CAR RENTAL: National Rental Car, 888-826-6890
TAXI: Cost is around $35.00 to location.

 

2. NEW YORK LODGING: These options are more like 2-3 star lodging and affordable.

Leo House (Reasonable, nice people, clean, I’ve heard good feedback)
332 West 23rd St. Between 8th and 9th Ave.
New York, NY 10011
212-929-1010. Call or fax to reserve a room.
$100 single room. ($90 shared bath) Double $150. Family room up to 4-6 people, $190
Continential breakfast $9.

 

Chelsea Inn (Reasonable and clean)
46 West 17th St. Between 5th and 6th Avenues. 
New York, NY 10011
(212) 645-8989 
$89 single room with locked bathroom between two private rooms.
$129 Private room with bathroom.
Continental breakfast included.
www.chelseainn.com
 

Grand Union Hotel (The feedback is that it is medium quality)
34 East 32nd St. Between Park and Madison Avenues.
(212) 683-5890. 
Cost: Single $137-$175.
Small cafe in restaurant.

 

House of the Holy Redeemer. Don’t let the name scare you. It is a nice place.
7 East 95th St. between Fifth Ave. and Madison. Half block from Central Park.
(212) 289-0399 
Cost: $90 single and $115 double with shared hall bathroom. $140 double with bathroom.
www.houseoftheredeemer.org
It is the past home of one of the Wealthy Vanderbuilt daughters, bought to offer lodging and events. 
A cab ride to the seminar will be about 15-20 minutes and around $15.

 

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Below are a few more places which we have not visited but which are more reasonable.
Ask questions when you call them to get the information you need.

Hotel 31
120 East 31st St. between Lexington and Park Avenues. 
(212) 685-3060

 

Seafarer Hotel
15th Street and 3rd Avenue 
(212) 677-4800

 

AIRPORTS:

LaGuardia Airport is about one hour to the seminar with no traffic. About an hour and a half on Friday night. On Sunday evening after the course, an hour will get you back to the airport. Taxi cost to location is around $40 including tip.
JFK Airport is about an hour and a quarter with no traffic. An hour and a half back to airport on Sunday evening. Taxi to location is around $65 including tip.
Newark Airport, New Jersey. Driving can be an hour without traffic. An hour and a half with traffic on Friday evening. An hour and quarter back to the airport on Sunday evening. Taxi can be $65 incl. tip.