CONvergence takes place at the DoubleTree by Hilton Hotel located at 7800 Normandale Blvd, Bloomington, MN 55439.
If you have any questions concerning the hotels, please contact hotel@convergence-con.org.
Shuttle Bus
The Hotel Department Announces that the shuttle service for Convergence 2013 is now official.
The service, provided by the DoubleTree will be available:
Thursday July 4th – Saturday July 6th
24 Hours on an Hourly Basis
&
Sunday July 7th
12:00am – 10:00pm
The schedule is currently set to leave every hour from the DoubleTree and will include stops at The Sofitel, Crowne Plaza, Days Inn, Country Inn & Suites , Staybridge, Hampton Inn, LaQuinta and include the Dairy Queen Int’l.and Lifetouch building parking overflow lots.
Confirmations
We have experienced a number of unfortunate delays in processing room requests with the Double Tree.
In the next few weeks, those with Double Tree room requests will receive a confirmation email from the Double Tree for your actual room reservation. Once you receive that confirmation, please be sure to contact the Double Tree and guarantee your room. You can do so via credit card and nothing will be charged to your credit card until you check out. NOTE: If you do not guarantee your room, your reservation may be cancelled without notice.
If you use a debit card, the hotel will pre-authorize the amount of your stay when you check in, and those funds will not be available to you. This is standard hotel procedure. Also note that if you guarantee the room via credit or debit card, and abandon your reservation without calling to cancel, the hotel will charge the first night’s stay. This too is standard hotel procedure.
If you have not heard from the Double Tree by May 5, 2013, please contact us and we will investigate for you.
Still looking for a room? The following hotels are available for CONvergence 2013:
Crowne Plaza
5401 Green Valley Drive
Bloomington, MN
(952) 831 – 8000
$101.00/night plus tax for two double beds or 1 king
To reserve a room click here
Country Inn & Suites, Bloomington West
5120 American Boulevard West
Bloomington, MN 55437
(952) 831-9595
$94.00/night plus tax for 2 queens
$84.00/night plus tax for 1 king
Please use the CONvergence name for the correct rate
Available amenities at the Country Inn & Suites, Bloomington West
- Complimentary hot breakfast buffet each morning
- Complimentary wi-fi
- 24-hour fitness and business center
- Indoor pool and whirlpool
- On-site restaurant
- Microwaves and mini fridges in each room
- Shuttle Service within 5 miles and to the MOA and airport
Rooms can be booked from their website at: http://www.countryinns.com/bloomington-hotel-mn-55437/mnblowst/home
Days Inn Bloomington West
7851 Normandale Blvd
Bloomington, MN 55435
(952) 835-7400
Room rate for any room type is $84.99/night plus tax
Hilton Gardens, Bloomington
5140 American Boulevard
Bloomington, MN
(952) 831-1012
$88.00/night plus tax for 1 king
$96.00/night plus tax for 2 queens
When making a reservation at the Hilton Gardens, please be sure to let them know the reservation code of CONVERGENCE (HGIB).
Please be aware that any decorations or signs in the guestrooms must be attached to the wall with Scotch 3M #2080 Safe-Release Painter’s Tape.
This can be picked up at most hardware/home repair stores for about $7/roll. It is the painter’s tape with the orange label on the inside.
In the past guests were allowed to use regular beige masking tape. We have tested the masking tape several times on the grey painted areas of the hotel and the beige masking tape pulls up the paint job.
If a guest uses anything other than the approved Scotch 3M #2080 Safe-Release Tape and the grey painted areas of the guestroom are affected, then an engineer will need to assess the room for damages and the guest registered to the room will be charged. This includes 3M Command Hooks; these also pull up the paint job.
DoubleTree by Hilton Bloomington – Minneapolis South
This tape is to be used in place of the beige masking tape and is the ONLY tape to use. Signage attached with any other tape, even this tape in different colors, will be removed and disposed.