The Grove Park Inn Resort & Spa
290 Macon Avenue
Asheville, NC 28804
(800) 438-5800
www.GroveParkInn.com
This award-winning Four-Star historic hotel was built in 1913 (see History of the Grove Park Inn and GroveParkInn.com) and has since been enlarged with two wings, bringing the room total to 512. Complete with a remodeled Donald Ross golf course, an indoor sports center and an underground spa considered the finest in the country, the Grove Park Inn has hosted the Arts & Crafts Conference since its inception in 1988. Nearly all of the conference events take place in the Grove Park Inn, making it the most convenient lodging choice for Arts & Crafts attendees. The Grove Park Inn consists of three sections:
Main Inn - Contains the original 142 rooms over the Great Hall Lobby (visible in photo).
Sammons Wing - Built in 1984, it contains additional guest rooms, as well as the meeting rooms we use for Small Group Discussions and Pre-Conference Workshops, plus the Heritage Ballroom where the major seminar presentations are held (visible in photo).
Vanderbilt Wing - Completed in 1988, it contains the hotel's main restaurant and additional guest rooms. We use all of the 8th floor meeting rooms and the Grand Ballroom for our three selling shows (visible in Home Page photo).
When making your reservation, you are encouraged to request a specific section of the hotel. All requests are filled on a first-come, first-served basis, starting on January 1, 2010 for the conference on February 18-20, 2011.
All of the 512 guest rooms at the Grove Park Inn are set aside for Arts & Crafts attendees reserving the Arts & Crafts Weekend Package, which includes lodging both Friday and Saturday nights, complete breakfast buffet on Saturday and Sunday mornings, use of the sports center, and the three-day Conference Events Pass ($145 per person).
Note: Everyone staying at the Grove Park Inn during the Arts & Crafts Conference will be registered under the Weekend Package, which automatically includes the $145 Conference Events Pass for each adult in the room. If either you or your partner do not wish to attend the conference events, you should make a reservation at one of our other lodging options, then reserve one Conference Events Pass through this web site or by calling Bruce Johnson's office (see Registration).
The Grove Park Inn rates for the Arts & Crafts Two-Night Weekend Package are:
One-Person $562 (includes $145 for a Conference Pass)
Two-Person $805 (includes $290 for two Conference Passes)
Additional Nights $115 (single or double occupancy)
To make or confirm your reservation at the Grove Park Inn, please call (800) 438-5800.
Although this phone call to the Grove Park Inn automatically registers you for your Conference Pass(es), please also complete the Registration Form on this web site, indicating on it that you have made a reservation at the Grove Park Inn. This insures that we will have your correct contact information, names of attendees and mailing address for additional conference information.
If you have any questions, just call Bruce Johnson's office at (828) 628-1915 (M-F, 8am-4pm, EST).
The Renaissance Asheville Hotel (Marriott)
31 Woodfin Street
Asheville, NC 28801
(800) 468-3571
(828) 252-8211
www.RenaissanceHotels.com
For nearly fifteen years the downtown Renaissance Asheville Hotel has served as our 'sister' hotel for the Arts & Crafts Conference. The twelve-story, 271-room hotel is part of the Marriott chain and has recently undergone a complete renovation. Located adjacent to the Thomas Wolfe Home and Museum as well as the downtown shops, restaurants and galleries, the Renaissance Asheville Hotel is little more than a mile from the Grove Park Inn.
The Grove Park Inn provides a free shuttle bus during the Arts & Crafts Conference between the Renaissance Hotel and the Grove Park Inn.
The Renaissance Hotel offers a special Arts & Crafts rate of $___ per night (either single or double occupancy), which also includes their full breakfast buffet. This does not include your Conference Events Pass, which you can purchase on this web site (see Registration).
For room reservations, please call (800) 468-3571. Ask for the special Arts & Crafts rate.
To reserve your Conference Pass, use the on-line Registration Form or call Bruce Johnson's office (828) 628-1915.
If either you or your partner does not wish to attend the Conference Events, but would like to see any of the three afternoon shows, he/she may purchase a $10 general admission ticket good for all three days at the show.
