Hotel
Convivial will once again be held at the Holiday Inn Select in Bloomington, Minnesota. It’s located between the Mall of America and the Minneapolis/St. Paul International Airport along the light rail line.
Some of you may already be familiar with this hotel; Holiday Inn Select is currently home to both Marscon and Diversicon; CONsume was also held there in 2005; Fourth Street Fantasy Convention will be held there in 2008.
Amenities
You can read all about the pool, fitness center, internet access, etc. on the Amenities page.
Convention Space
The convention will take place on the 13th floor (a.k.a. the Concierge floor), with the consuite located in the “Presidential suite” and the “Concierge suite” across the hall– they’re both spacious suites. We’ll also have two of the “Murphy Bed suites” on that same floor; we intend to have gaming in one of them (this year it’ll be in the one closest to the consuite) and we’ll have programming in the other.
Consuite = Presidential Suite (1321)
Overflow Consuite (a.k.a. Music Room) = Concierge Suite (1332)
Programming Room (a.k.a. Video Room) = 1340
Gaming Room = 1318
Room Reservation Info
Rooms are available for $89/night for folks who want to stay at the hotel and/or who would like throw parties at the convention. Smoking rooms are available on the 12th floor (just one short floor down from the convention) for the same rate. The suites are very nifty and will run you $109/night; they have a sitting room with microwave, mini fridge, desk, and second TV. There are a limited number of these available, but the ones that exist on our floor are right next to the consuite so we’d love for people to use them.
Our room block is now closed If you would still like to reserve a room, contact us (using the form or send email to convivial@mnstf.org) by Noon on Friday and we may be able to help you (and even get the convention rate). But the hotel is filling up fast, last we heard there were only 20 rooms available for Saturday night. Last year the hotel sold out for the weekend we were there.
When you check-in, remind them that you’re with “Convivial,” and they should give you a room on the 13th/Concierge level (or 12th floor if you requested a smoking room). If you have any problems getting a room in the right place, come on up to the consuite (or call up to the consuite) and let us know.
If you have any questions, please get in touch with us.
Parking
There is a free parking ramp adjacent to the hotel. Most vehicles should fit into it unless they’re high profile. You should park in the hotel section of the ramp, we recommend parking on the top level as the door up there leads right into the hotel. Though if you’re staying at the hotel, you’ll probably want to temporarily park near the front door to check-in and unload. There’s more information about parking on the directions page.
Directions
Please check out the directions page for directions to the hotel.
Getting There by Bus and/or Light Rail
The hotel is 3 blocks from a light rail stop (Bloomington Central Station on the Hiawatha Line) . Free shuttles run regularly between the hotel and the airport; and between the hotel and the Mall of America (more details on the amenities page). There are light rail stops at both the airport and Mall of America.
