Lodging :: Air Travel :: Ground Transportation (updated August 2)

Lodging

Rooms have been reserved at the below listed locations. The Conference Hotel (Sheraton) is located approx. 1 mile (1.6km) from the Arrillaga Center on the Stanford University Campus.

As with all the hotels listed on the FEL2005 website, be sure to mention you are attending the FEL2005 Conference in order to receive the conference room rate.

The cut-off date for making hotel reservations is July 21, 2005. After this date room availability and conference room rates are not guaranteed. Hotel accommodations the conference attendees responsibility. To make reservations, contact one of the hotels listed below:

Conference Hotel: online booking

 Phone Distance from Arrillaga Center (conference site)
Sheraton Palo Alto (Conference Hotel):
http://www.starwoodmeeting.com/Book/fel2005 		1-650-328-2800 1 Mile (1.6 km)


Air Travel

San Franciso International Airport   (25 miles/40 km)

San Jose International Airport   (25 miles/40 km)

Oakland International Airport   (38 miles/61 km)

Ground Transportation

Stanford is easily accessible from either San Francisco International Airport, San Jose International Airport or Oakland International Airport. Please see website for more details before choosing a flight. Public transportation (CalTrain) is available from San Francisco and San Jose airports and has a stop within walking distance from the Sheraton hotel. A reservation form and more information will be available from the Ground Transportation link on the FEL2005 home page as will more details regarding trains, shuttles, and buses.

Here are local maps for Palo Alto and the Stanford University campus.

Complete local transportation information is available on the Stanford University website: http://www.stanford.edu/home/visitors/directions.html

Free Campus Shuttle (including transportation to SLAC:
Extension of the Marguerite Line A, Line B, Line C, and SLAC lines to operate until 8:30 p.m. Monday through Friday. Extending the service until 8:30 p.m.
http://transportation.stanford.edu/marguerite/MargueriteSched.shtml

A few quick references:

Trains: Caltrain goes from San Francisco Airport to Palo Alto
Caltrain also goes between San Jose Airport and Palo Alto.

Airport Shuttles: Super Shuttle is a popular local shuttle service.

Rental Car: Enterprise Rent-A-Car will provide FEL2005 attendees with a consolidated, consistent rate structure for Enterprise Rental car locations at San Francisco International Airport, San Jose International Airport, and Oakland International Airport. For online registration: http://www.enterprise.com/car_rental/deeplinkmap.do?cust=23J2424 or Call 800-rent a car.....And give them the SLAC ID code: 23J2424.
CLASSDAILY*WEEKLY*MONTHLY*
Compact$22.99$137.99$551.96
Standard$26.99$161.99$647.96
Full Size$32.99$197.94$791.76

  • Taxes are additional.
  • A $10/day surcharge is added to the daily rate of all bay area locations except the airport.
  • May rent to 18-20 years of age if they have full coverage Insurance that transfers over to a rental car.
  • Rates are available for personal and business use
  • Outside the bay area, standard base rental charges discounted by 10% at all participating airport locations and 5% at all participating home city location in the United States, Canada, United Kingdom, Ireland, and Germany, subject to normal renter qualifications and standard terms and conditions.
  • Advance reservations are recommended.
*Mileage Charges: Base Rental Charges for rentals in the U.S. include 150 free miles per day, 1050 free miles per week and 3000 free miles per month, as applicable. Any additional miles will be charged at the rate of $0.25/mile.