Hotel Information

We have discounted rates at the Holiday Inn Brookline. They are $125 per night on the conference dates. The cutoff date for this discount rate is September 30. (Note this date is earlier than the October 10th date for early conference registration.)

The hotel code is "Boston University CAS Computer Science" (they may know it as "BU-CAS-COMPSCIENCE").

Getting There:

The holiday inn site also has directions posted.

Most visitors will arrive at Boston's Logan International Airport, only a mile away from downtown Boston. Unless you are planning on travelling outside of Boston, there is no compelling reason to rent a car during NGC, and several good reasons not to (Boston drivers, the Big Dig (www.bigdig.com), etc.). Boston has an excellent public transit system, including a highly usable subway system, "the T", which stops at the airport, the conference hotel, and at virtually everywhere you would want to go in Boston and Cambridge.

To get to the hotel from the airport, there are two reasonable options.

If you have $1 and 45 minutes: Catch the shuttle busses outside the terminal marked "MBTA" or "T" or "Subway" for a 3-minute ride to the Airport station of the Blue line. Take the Blue line inbound to the Government Center stop. Transfer to the Green Line and wait for a trolley marked C -- Cleveland Circle. When your C line trolley comes above ground, you're headed up Beacon Street and getting close. The Holiday Inn is on your right. Get off at the St. Paul St. stop.

If you have $20 and 15 minutes - 1 hour (depending on traffic, especially in the tunnel to the city): Get in a cab and direct them to the Holiday Inn, Brookline. 1200 Beacon Street, "near Coolidge Corner".

Ok, I'm There. Now I'm Bored/Hungry/Thirsty:

Mild to moderate cases of boredom, hunger and thirst can be treated within easy walking distance of your hotel. If you haven't taken the T yet, familiarize yourself with inbound (left) and outbound (right) directions on Beacon St. The most interesting concentration of shops, restaurants and cafes is in the outbound direction, at Coolidge Corner, at the intersection of Beacon St. and Harvard St, less than a five minute walk away. Here are some interesting/recommended options:

Peet's Coffee: Two blocks right on Harvard St.
Fugakyu Sushi: on Beacon St. before Harvard St.
Jae's Grill: sushi + pan-Asian cuisine on the opposite side of Beacon St. before Harvard St.
Pandan Leaf: decent Malaysian restaurant. Left on Harvard St.
Zaftig's: Jewish delicatessen/restaurant. 3 blocks right on Harvard St.
Anna's Taqueria: fast burritos. 3 blocks past Harvard St. on Beacon.
Brookline Booksmith: One block right on Harvard St.

There are some good restaurants a 5-minute walk inbound on Beacon St.

Elephant Walk: "French and Cambodian cuisine"
Taberna de Haro: small, crowded Spanish taberna serving tapas. 999 Beacon.

Severe cases of boredom, hunger or thirst may require specialized treatment. Take the T inbound or a cab to the North End (Boston's Little Italy), the South End, Chinatown, the Back Bay, or across the river to Harvard Square.