Six hotels in the neighborhood of the Knoxville Convention Center have special rates for attendees. The Headquarters hotel is the Hilton. The conference room rate for the Hilton, Crowne Plaza, Four Points, Marriott, and Holiday Inn is $120 per night. The Hampton Inn & Suites rate including breakfast is $129. The Hampton Inn and Marriott include parking. For all other hotels, parking is $5 to $10 per day in any of several close parking garages and open lots. The Crowne Plaza includes free shuttle from the hotel to and from the convention center before (6:30 to 8:30) and after (5:00 to 7:00) the conference. The free City of Knoxville trolley service serves all hotels and the entertainment and dining district during the day.

All hotels provide free wireless internet to attendees in the room.

The Marriott, Hampton Inn & Suites, and Sheraton Four Points are completely non-smoking. The Hilton, Holiday Inn, and Crowne Plaza offer both smoking and non-smoking rooms.

The links below go directly to the hotel website with the conference code automatically selected. In order to get the conference rate, you should use these links. The special rate is available at the: Hilton, Hampton, and Holiday Inn for check-in beginning 28 October and check-out no later than 7 November; at the Marriott for the check-in beginning 30 October and check-out no later than 7 November; at the Crown Plaza and Four Points for the check-in beginning 31 October and check-out no later than 7 November. All hotels will honor the special rate for three days before and three days after the stated dates. The Hilton, Holiday Inn, and Hampton will accept reservations for check-in beginning 26 October and check-out up to 10 November on the website. For reservations before or after the conference dates above at the Crowne Plaza, Marriott, or Four Points, you must call the hotel directly.

Please read the hotel cancellation policy for the hotel you select which governs the reservation. There is no prepayment required for the reservation, but a credit card is needed to hold the room. There are a limited number of US Government rate rooms available at some hotels. The Holiday Inn and the Hampton Inn & Suites do not have any government rate rooms.

There are a number of dining and entertainment places near the Knoxville Convention Center and three other districts in Knoxville within walking distance: Market Square, the Old City and the Volunteer Landing Riverfront Area. The map below shows the entire area. The links below describe the four areas:

- Information on Knoxville

- Knoxville Dining Map (pdf)

- Knoxville Convention Center Area Map (pdf)

- Market Square District Map (pdf)

- Old City Map (pdf)

- Volunteer Landing Riverfront Map (pdf)

Hotels

* Hilton - Connected to the Knoxville Convention Center by a covered walkway. One block from the Center, 2 blocks from the Market Square dining, entertainment and shopping district, 5 blocks from the Old City entertainment and dining district, and 4 blocks from Volunteer Landing, the riverfront dining area.
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* Crowne Plaza - Five blocks from the Center,1 block from the Market Square dining, entertainment and shopping district, 1 block from the Old City entertainment and dining district, and 8 blocks from Volunteer Landing, the riverfront dining area.
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* Four Points by Sheraton Knoxville (formerly the Cumberland House) - Two blocks through a park from the Knoxville Convention Center, 5 blocks from the Market Square dining, entertainment and shopping district, 8 blocks from the Old City entertainment and dining district, and 6 blocks from Volunteer Landing, the riverfront dining area.
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* Marriott - Five blocks from the Center, 7 blocks from the Market Square dining, entertainment and shopping district, 9 blocks from the Old City entertainment and dining district, and 2 blocks from Volunteer Landing, the riverfront dining area.
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* Hampton Inn & Suites - Two Blocks from the Center, 3 blocks from the Market Square dining, entertainment and shopping district, 5 blocks from the Old City entertainment and dining district, and 2 blocks from Volunteer Landing, the riverfront dining area.
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* Holiday Inn Select Downtown at Convention Center - Directly across the street from the Center entrance, 6 blocks from the Old City entertainment and dining district, 3 blocks from the Market Square dining, entertainment and shopping district and 4 blocks from Volunteer Landing, the riverfront dining area. The Holiday Inn reservation link is currently inoperable. In order to obtain the conference rate for the Holiday Inn, the guest will need to manually enter the group code of "NSS" when making their reservation.
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Airport Shuttle Transportation

Special rates for transportation from the Knoxville airport to the downtown hotels have been arranged with Chariots of Hire.

One Way Service
$18.00 per person for advance reservations made up until the date of arrival.

Round Trip Service
$30.00 per person for advance reservations made prior to October 18, 2010.
$34.00 per person for advance reservations made between October 18, 2010 and the date of arrival.

To make advance reservations via the web, Click here, then click on the 2010 NSS MIC logo.

During the conference, you may make your return reservations at the Knoxville Tourism & Sports Corp. Information Desk located near the registration desk.