ACCOMMODATION
FOR THE 12TH ANNUAL DICKENS
SYMPOSIUM
The
conference will take place at the Hotel du Fort in downtown Montreal,
August
17-19, 2007. The conference hotel rate
is $125.00 single/double
occupancy plus
tax. (All quoted prices here and below are in Canadian dollars.) To get
this
rate,
rooms must be booked by July 16, 2007. There is no guarantee that
rooms
will be available after that date. When calling,
e-mailing or faxing
reservations you should mention DICKENS SYMPOSIUM in order to get the
conference
rate.
For
reservations: (a) phone - 1-800-565-6333;
(b) fax - 514-938-2078; (c)
e-mail - reserve@hoteldufort.com.
A
credit card is necessary to guarantee the reservation.
Cancellation policy is up to 12:00 noon
on the day of arrival without
penalty.
If
you are flying, taxis from Trudeau International Airport to Hotel du
Fort cost
approximately $35.00. The taxi ride takes about
20 minutes. There is a shuttle
that costs $15.00,
but that only goes to the Bus Terminal and then you will have to take a
city
bus
to the hotel. That trip takes about 1 hour.
Hotel
du Fort website can be found at: http://www.hoteldufort.com.
CANADIAN
CENTRE OF ARCHITECTURE
The
Hotel du Fort is ½ block from the Canadian
Centre for Architecture.
The
building is magnificent--it was the Shaughnessy House, which was built
in
1874 and classified a historic monument by
the governments of Quebec
and
Canada. With its Devencore Conservatory and impressive reception rooms,
it is
one of the
rare nineteenth-century Montreal houses open to the public. http://www.cca.qc.ca.
MONTREAL
MUSEUM OF FINE ARTS
is
also within walking distance of the hotel, as is Concordia
University and Le
Faubourg. The Museum will
be
hosting an
exhibit of the work of the great Canadian painter Emily Carr during the
time of
the Symposium. Website for the Museum of
Fine Arts is: http://www.mmfa.qc.ca/en/index.html.
LE
FAUBOURG STE. CATHERINE is an
undercover market with colourful food and clothing
stores, as well as a host of
small multi-ethnic restaurants. It is well
worth a
visit, if only for the ambience (and if you want to spend some money).
Last modified 18 May 2007