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Hotel Accommodations

The hotel has a block of rooms set aside for CWAG meeting attendees. Call the reservations number at 1-800-223-8772 and request the CWAG Annual Meeting room block. A variety of room styles and sizes are available. The CWAG discounted room rates are also available pre and post meeting. As Seattle is a premier vacation destination during the summer months, we strongly encourage you to make your hotel reservations first, then your air reservations as soon as possible. The last possible day to get room reservations within the CWAG room block is July 11, 2008. If the room block sells out prior to that time, the Fairmont’s Concierge will be happy to assist you in locating another property nearby.

Room Types and Rates

Room Capacity/Guaranteed Reservations/Amenities

The Fairmont is a non-smoking hotel but does have a limited number of smoking rooms available. Reservations must be guaranteed with a credit card and must be cancelled by 6:00pm the day of arrival in order not to be charged. In the event you check out prior to your reserved checkout date, the Hotel will add an early checkout fee to your account. In order to avoid this fee, you should advise the Hotel at or before check-in of any change in planned length of stay. Check in time is 3:00pm, and check out time is 12:00 Noon. Guests of the Fairmont Olympic Hotel will enjoy complimentary high speed internet access in all guestrooms and wireless internet access in all meeting spaces and public areas of the hotel, including the lobby. Complimentary coffee service is available in the lobby every morning from 5:00am – 8:00am. The following amenities are available upon request with your reservation: coffee maker, computer, connecting rooms, cot, crib, DVD player, fax machine, microwave, small refrigerator, umbrella, and VCR. In addition, the hotel offers the following business amenities in all rooms: All-news cable network, high speed internet access, modem phone jack, multi-line cordless phone, separate phone line dedicated to fax and modem hook-up, speaker phone, and voice mail. The Business Center, which is located on the 12th Floor, is open Monday – Friday from 7:00am – 6:00pm.

The Health Club at the Fairmont offers ample equipment and facilities for your use during your stay. Located on the second floor, the 10,800 square foot facility includes a swimming pool, whirlpool, cardio machines featuring CD and DVD capabilities. The health club is open Monday to Thursday 5:00am to 10:00pm, Friday 5:00am to 11:00pm, Saturday 6:00am to 11:00pm, and Sunday 6:00am to 10:00pm. All children under the age of 14 must be supervised at all times in the Fitness Center. No children are allowed in the Fitness Center after 9:00pm, supervised or unsupervised. If you are interested in any spa services during your stay, the Fairmont Olympic Hotel recommends the Gene Juarez Salon and Spa which is within walking distance of the hotel. For more information on the services that are available or to make advance reservations (which is highly recommended) please contact them directly at 206.326.6000. You can also view their menu of services and prices at www.genejuarez.com.

Both self parking and valet parking are available at the hotel – Self Parking is available at The Olympic Garage, located at the corner of 5th Ave. and Seneca St. – additional cost is $26 from 5-24 hours with no in/out privileges or $30 with in/out privileges. Valet Parking is available at the Grand Motor Entrance of the Fairmont Olympic Hotel – additional cost is $35 per 24 hour period (good until 6pm the next day)

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Children’s Amenities

To ensure that your child has all the comforts of home, the Fairmont Olympic Hotel offers the following amenities: Welcome amenity upon arrival, children’s menus in their dining room and in-room dining, bathrobes, toothbrushes, and no-tear shampoo, cookies and milk, candy and popcorn, toys, books, and board games. If babysitting services are required, the Concierge team would be happy to assist you. Please contact them as soon as possible to make the necessary arrangements. They can be reached at 206.621.1700 or via email at sea.concierge@fairmont.com.

Airport Information

Most airlines provide large jet service into the Seattle-Tacoma International Airport (SEA). All major rental car companies have desks at the airport. Make your car rental reservations in advance of your arrival. It is approximately a 20 minute drive from the airport to the hotel. Since the Fairmont is centrally located in downtown Seattle a rental car is not necessary unless you plan on visiting the area outside Seattle on your own. Gray Line offers a downtown shuttle service with a drop off/pick up at the Fairmont Olympic Hotel. The shuttle runs every 30 minutes. Adult pricing is $10.25 one-way or $17 roundtrip. For the shuttle schedule, reservations, and more information go to their website at www.graylineseattle.com and click on “Downtown Airporter”, or call 800.426.7532. A cab ride is approximately $35 one way.

Driving Directions

To get driving directions from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to the Fairmont Olympic Hotel, click here.

Meeting Attire

CWAG Meetings are entirely casual. Shorts and golf shirts would be most appropriate throughout the meeting. Temperatures in the summer usually 0hover around a pleasant 75, although occasionally it can reach into the 80’s and 90’s. Seattle summer climate tends more toward the dry than the humid. The best way to prepare for Seattle is to layer.

Restaurant Recommendations

Tom Douglas Restaurants - www.tomdouglas.com
Dahlia Lounge
EttaХs
Lola
Palace Ballroom
Palace Kitchen
Serious Pie
Wild Ginger - 206.623.4450 - www.wildginger.net
Sazerac - 206.624.7755 - www.sazeracrestaurant.com
Fox Sports Grill - 206.340.1369 - www.foxsportsgrill.com/seattle

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