Within walking distance, there is nothing less expensive, and plenty that is more expensive, since it is across the street from the Rosemont Convention Center. This is an area similar to the airport/Mall Of America area in the Twin Cities, though our Woodfield just doesn't have quite the tourist appeal of your MofA. This Holiday Inn is on a strip that includes Doubletree, Embassy Suites, Sofitel, and an enormous and witheringly expensive Hyatt. Though there are cheaper motels a bit of a ways away, they're not easily staggerable to. We are already in "the cheap place to stay" when you are at a meeting in this area. WE STRONGLY DISCOURAGE people from making any arrangement that requires that they must drive a car away from conference events! Illinois is a no-nonsense state for D.U.I., and the suburbs in particular take glee in incarcerating overserved out-of-towners. If you are legal to drive (.08) you have not properly appreciated a BEER conference. (So, I'm glad you framed the question "within walking distance".) To save money, share rooms - us locals are staying in the hotel and sharing. And, hey, it's great that you are serious enough about coming that this is even a question! Roger Deschner rogerd(a)uic.edu ========================"Don't Drink and Derive"======================== ============(Seen on a t-shirt at a Math Department picnic.)============ On Thu, 21 Nov 2002, Mike Moranz wrote: