Accommodation
Two blocks of guest rooms have been reserved at hotels in Halifax and Charlottetown for the symposium. Please note that from August 24 to 26, the conference will be based in Halifax. The field tour will occur on August 27, and the symposium will relocate to Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island for the remainder of the symposium (August 27 to 29). Therefore, accommodation arrangements in both Halifax and Charlottetown are required if you are planning on attending all of the symposium. The symposium is occurring during the tourist season so please make your accommodation arrangements as soon as possible.
The guest rooms and group rates negotiated with the hotels includes significant meeting room facilities required for the symposium. If a sufficient number of guest rooms are not occupied by symposium participants, the organizers will incur additional costs for meeting room rental and unused accommodation room charges. Therefore, we encourage all symposium participants to stay in the host hotels.
Participants NOT staying in the block of rooms set aside for the symposium at the Lord Nelson and Delta Prince Edward Island hotel will be charged a $75 per day facilities usage fee to cover their portion of meeting room rental charges incurred. This amounts to a minimum of 2 nights of accommodation in Halifax, and 3 nights accommodation in Charlottetown, respectively.
Reservations must be made by May 10, 2024, to receive the reduced group rate on available rooms. Please be aware the block of rooms may fill before the deadline, so make your reservation as soon as possible. After May 10, 2024, the discounted rate will not be guaranteed on remaining rooms.
Important notice
Hotel rooms have been blocked for the symposium at the Lord Nelson Hotel (Halifax) and also at the Delta Hotel (Charlottetown). The conference is occurring during the peak tourism period for both Halifax and Charlottetown so attendees are encouraged to please book their accommodation arrangements within these blocks of rooms as soon as possible. Efforts will also be made to arrange for overflow accommodations if required.
Part A: Lord Nelson Hotel [August 23 (for those arriving early for the preconference tour) to August 27 (departure to Prince Edward Island)
Part B: Deltas Hotel Prince Edward (August 27 to August 30)
The Lord Nelson hotel is being used for the Halifax portion of the symposium. The Lord Nelson Hotel is a landmark in downtown Halifax located at the corner of Spring Garden Road and South Park Street across from the beautiful Public Gardens and is in close proximity to the historic garrison, Citadel Hill. Accommodation arrangements for this hotel can be found at XIII International Vaccinium Symposium Reservation, Lord Nelson Hotel.
The Lord Nelson Hotel is the closest hotel to the venue location at Dalhousie University in Halifax (Marian McCain Arts and Social Sciences building of Dalhousie University), and is approximately a 15 minute walk.
Reservation and contact information
To book your room directly with our reservations team or for further assistance, please call 1-800-565-2020, 902-423-5130, or
email ask@lordnelsonhotel.com and refer to Block Name: 13th Int Vaccinium Symposium or Block ID: 252220.
Reservations: http://bookings.ihotelier.com/bookings.jsp?groupID=3896093&hotelID=13607
Delta Hotels Prince Edward by Marriott is being used for the Prince Edward Island portion of the symposium. It is attached to the Prince Edward Island Convention Centre. Accommodation arrangements for this hotel can be found at XIII International Vaccinium Symposium Reservation, Delta Prince Edward Island Hotel.
Reservation and contact information
Telephone: 1 902-566-2222; Marriott Reservations in the US and Canada: 1-888-236-2427. Worldwide: CALL YOUR RESERVATION CENTER
Reservations: https://www.marriott.com/event-reservations/reservation-link.mi?id=1684348780477&key=GRP&app=resvlink