Events

PARTICIPATING HOTELS

The 2010 ACCT Leadership Congress will take place in the Sheraton Centre Toronto Hotel.  ACCT has reserved a special rate for ACCT Congress participants staying at the Sheraton Centre, as well as the Hilton Toronto, located just a few minutes away.  All guests staying in the Sheraton will receive complimentary in-room high-speed Internet access, and all Congress participants are eligible for discounted valet parking at the Sheraton Centre Toronto Hotel.  Both hotels are in the centre of the business and entertain­ment district, are CAA/AAA hotels, and are connected to the PATH, a 16 mile underground network of shops and services and just steps from the Eaton Centre Shopping mall, the Four Seasons Centre of Performing Arts, the CN Tower and many other local attractions.

Sheraton Centre Toronto Hotel
123 Queen Street West
Toronto, Ontario M5H 2M9

The 2010 ACCT Annual Leadership Congress will take place at the Sheraton Centre Toronto.  Approximately 25 minutes from Toronto Pearson International Airport by taxi, the Sheraton Centre is centrally located and is connected to PATH, a 16-mile under­ground shopping complex. Guests of this smoke-free hotel may access 24-hour room service, particularly practical for international travelers. Dining options include old-fashioned steakhouse Steak that serves entrees such as filet mignon, rack of lamb and seasonal seafood temptations. Traders boast over 25 brands of beers plus a respectable selection of martinis and single-malt scotches. Twelve LCD television screens are tuned to sporting events. A staffed business center offers extensive communication and shipping services. Wireless Internet access is available in public spaces and the hotel’s voice mail system operates in four languages - English, French, German and Japanese. An indoor/outdoor pool, on-site spa, and well-equipped fitness center cater to active and health-conscious guests. The hotel offers 1,377 guestrooms. Rooms include custom-designed pillowtop mattress sets with triple sheets, fleece blankets, plump duvets in rich colors, and choice of pillows. Rooms also offer high-speed Internet access, dial-up Internet access, large desks, and cable television with video games and complimentary premium television channels.

Hilton Toronto
145 Richmond Street West
Toronto, Ontario M5H 2L2

Additional sleeping rooms are available at the Hilton Toronto Hotel located across the street from the Sheraton Center Toronto Hotel. Approximately 23 minutes from Toronto Pearson International Airport, the Hilton Toronto stands in the center of Toronto’s financial and entertainment districts and is less than one kilometer from CN Tower and the SkyDome. Eaton Center shops are also located less than one kilometer from this property. Zen ambience and evocative stone décor distin­guish Tundra Bar and Restaurant, where international fare and traditional game dishes such as caribou, moose and pheasant accompany an extensive wine list. Leather seating and dark-wood paneling provide the ambience at Ruth’s Chris Steak­house, noted across the continent for its steak preparations. Ovo’s nautically themed bar offers coffee, sandwiches and pastries, with wireless Internet access at each table. Pub-style Barristers Bar invites patrons to laze on leather sofas while partaking of pizzas and burgers. Property amenities include an on- site convenience store, car-rental desk, florist and beauty salon. Recreation is offered at an indoor/outdoor pool and at the well-equipped fitness center. All accommodations feature workstations, minibars, two telephones and satellite television. Standard guestrooms are bright and airy with large windows that reveal city views. Hilton Toronto’s business center offers video conferencing and computer workstations with high-speed Internet access.

Deadline for making hotel reservations is Friday, September 20, 2010.

All hotel reservation requests must be made through ACCT housing and accompanied by your Congress Registration. Reservations are made on a first come, first served basis until September 20th or until rooms are not available. Only fully completed forms accompanied will be accepted at the ACCT Registration and Housing. ACCT will make every effort to ac­commodate your first choice, however if your first choice in no longer available, then you will be placed in the next available option. Book early as hotel inventory cannot be guaranteed.

2010 ACCT Room Rates/Taxes

Sheraton Centre Toronto
Standard - $229.00 CAD - $216.38 USD* Single/Double**
Club Level - $299.00 CAD - $282.52 USD* Single/Double**

Hilton Toronto
Standard - $229.00 CAD - $216.38 USD* Single/Double**

* Based on current US exchange of 1.25, subject to change without notice. To determine current exchange rate, please visit this website: http://www.xe.com/ucc/

**$30.00 CAD for each additional person. Hotel room rate is subject to applicable taxes and fees currently, 5% Provincial Sales Tax, 5% GST, and 3% Destination Marketing Fee.

 Changes/Cancellations

All Reservation cancellations must be received by the 2010 ACCT Annual Leadership Congress Housing Bureau by September 27, 2010. If you need to cancel after September 27, 2010, you must do so directly with the hotel. The hotel’s cancellation policy is deposits will be refunded if notice is received at least three working days prior to arrival.

Acknowledgments

ACCT Registration and Housing will send acknowledgment of your reservation within 10 to 14 days of receipt. Please review all information for accuracy. If you do not receive your acknowledgment please contact the ACCT Registration and Housing by phone at (301) 694-5234 or by email at acct@experient-inc.com. You will not receive a confirmation from the hotel.