Accommodations
GENERAL INFO
Dates: May 14-15-16, 2010

Santa Cruz Downtow
The conference will take place at the UCSC Inn and Conference Center.
Discounted room rates for the conference have been extended all the way up to our dates. Call now to reserve yours! University Inn & Conference Center, 831-426-7100.
Location: University Inn & Conference Center
611 Ocean Street, Santa Cruz, CA 95060
Phone: 831-426-7100
Toll Free: 1-866-827-2466
Fax: 831-429-1044
Cost: Rooms range from $99 to $119 per night depending on the room and the number of occupants (1-4). For room reservations, please contact the University Inn & Conference Center Reservations at 866-827-2466 and tell them you are booking for the “Understanding Deep Politics” conference to get the conference rates. Please note – you will not be able to book your reservations online.
Click here to view Guest Rooms
Directions to Conference @ University Inn
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Other Recommended Options
You can also check sites like hotels.com for other housing options. As well Ocean St has many options within easy walking distance of the UCSC inn.

Santa Cruz Amusement Park
Travel Lodge Santa Cruz Riviera
619 Riverside Avenue
Broadway & Riverside, Santa Cruz, CA, 95060
Phone: 831-423-9515
Fax: 831-423-1159
E-Mail: Kenblala@yahoo.com

Surfer Statue
Continental Inn
414 Ocean Street
Santa Cruz, California 95060
Hotel: 831-429-1221
Fax: 831-426-8561
Reservations: 800-343-6941
Santa Cruz Hostel : Carmalita Cottages
321 Main St., Santa Cruz, CA 95060
1-831-423-8304/ 1-888-GO-HI-USA
Group Reservation:1-831-429-8541 / groups@hi-santacruz.org
Reservation by internet: click here
Email: info@hi-santacruz.org

Santa Cruz Downtown
Ocean Pacific Lodge
301 Pacific Ave Santa Cruz, CA 95060
Phone: (831) 457-1234
TRANSPORTATION
San Jose Airport <-> UCSC University Inn & Conference Center
Earlybird Airport Shuttle
- charges by trip, not person – $73 for up to 3 passengers, each extra passenger $10 more
Phone: (831) 462-3933
Fax: (831) 462-6946

Santa Cruz Downtown
Santa Cruz Airporter
- 9 passenger van ferries guests to/from the San Jose Airport every 90 min from 9:00 AM to 9:00 PM – $40/person
Phone:(831) 475-0234
No website

Santa Cruz
OFFSITE TOURISTO INFO
The University Inn is located next to the San Lorenzo Park: You can walk on a pedestrian bridge over the San Lorenzo River directly to the Pacific Garden Mall and downtown.
FOR THOSE DRIVING
Santa Cruz is located on California’s Monterey Bay – 75 miles south of San Francisco 45 miles north of Monterey and Carmel, and just over the coastal mountains from Silicon Valley and the San Jose International Airport.
Directions to Conference @ University Inn
The University Inn & Conference Center is located on the Pacific Coast between the Monterey/Carmel peninsula and the San Francisco Bay Area, near the intersection of Highways 1 and 17 in Santa Cruz, California.
If you’re coming from the north on Highway 17, stay in your left hand lane to exit onto Ocean Street.
If you’re coming from the south on Highway 1, follow the loop up and over Highway 17. Immediately get in your left lane because you will be exiting approximately 50 yards past the overpass.
Once you are on Ocean Street, go through three traffic lights and begin looking on your right. The University Inn & Conference Center is immediately after the intersection of Ocean Street and Water Street.

Map to University Inn, Santa Cruz, CA
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