The Hilton Garden Inn Ithaca hotel is situated on the Downtown Ithaca Commons. The hotel is the area's newest full-service hotel with 104 guest rooms, and is convenient to the beautiful Finger Lakes region, including Cayuga and Seneca Lake Wineries. Some of the areas best restaurants and local shopping is a short walk away, across the street on the Ithaca Commons. (see local map for location and travel)

The combined Owego/Brindley room is our workshop venue. There should be sufficient light from the downlighters but we strongly recommend you bring a desk lamp with you if possible. The hotel are supplying power extension leads for us.

King Bed room — $159 discount workshop rate
King sized bed with a new down duvet cover and crisp white linens, microwave, mini-refrigerator and coffee maker, comfortable seating area with ottoman, spacious work desk with a comfortable ergonomic chair, complimentary wireless internet, and two telephones with data port and voice mail. The hotel also offers eight 8 two-room suites (no discount).

Call 607-277-8900 or 877-STAY-HGI (toll-free) and ask for the Drawing Workshop group block, OR go online to www.ithaca.hgi.com and enter Group/Convention code: DRAW. The discount rate applies between: 7/21/2009 and 7/29/2009. You must book before 6/23/2009.

The hotel also features:

• Indoor Pool and Whirlpool
• Fitness center
• Business Center
• Great American Grill® - serves breakfast seven days a week.
• Kilpatrick's Pub - see www.kilpatrickspub.com for menus, a live music schedule and more.
• Starbucks® Coffee House onsite, serving seven days a week
• 24-hour Pavilion Pantry® - including travel amenities, snacks, beverages and frozen foods.

And convenient access to several attractions:

• Ithaca Commons (shopping and restaurants)
• The State and Kitchen Theatres
• Dewitt Mall
• Cascadilla Creek Gorge
• The History Center
• Sagan Planet Walk
• Cayuga and Seneca Finger Lakes Wine Trail
• Museum of the Earth
• Sciencenter
• Cinemapolis Movie Theater
• Buttermilk Falls State Park, Treman State Park, and Taughannock Falls
• Art Galleries and Book Stores (across the street)