Lodging and Transportation


ANNUAL MEETING HEADQUARTERS

Carefree Resort & Villas
37220 Mule Train Road
Carefree, Arizona  85377
Phone:     480-488-5300, toll free 888-488-9034
Web:        http://www.carefree-resort.com/

Rooms will be available to meeting attendees at the Carefree Resort for the special rate of $165.00 (plus 13.27% tax) per night for Resort Room.

Make Your Hotel Reservations Early!
A block of rooms has been reserved at the Carefree Resort & Villas for meeting attendees.   Reservations are on a first-come, first-serve basis.  October 21, 2008 is the room block cut-off date.  The hotel is not obligated to offer the discount rate after this date.

To make discounted reservations online, click on:
http://reservations.ihotelier.com/crs/g_reservation.cfm?groupID=61251&hotelID=13181

To make discounted reservations by phone: 
Call Carefree Resort & Villas at 888-488-9034 and use Special Group Rate Discount Code 64231.

Check out their website at http://www,carefree-resort.com/ to learn more about what this beautiful resort has to offer you!

SPA SERVICES:
  Conference attendees receive a 10% discount off Spa services. 
To see a listing of available spa services, click on:
http://www.carefree-resort.com/PDF/CR_Spa_Brochure.pdf .
It is advisable to make your spa reservations early by calling 888-488-9034 - and don't forget to say you are with the Hispanic Dental Association.


TRANSPORTATION

CLOSEST AIRPORT:  Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport, 3400 East Sky Harbor Boulevard, Suite 3300, Phoenix, AZ  85034  http://phoenix.gov/skyharborairport/

SHUTTLE SERVICE from the Phoenix Sky Harbor Airport to the Resort: 

Shuttle Service from the Phoenix Sky Harbor Airport to the Resort is available by contacting Meridian Executive Limousine, Inc. at 480-276-5051 or 480-276-5949 or 602-625-3439. Or, you can email them your flight itinerary to: info@meridianexecutivelimo.com .

Pricing through Meridian will be based on the number of passengers in your vehicle. For instance, the cost for 2 persons riding to the hotel at the same time would be $45 per person. If there are 3 people riding, the cost would be $35 per person. If you choose to ride alone, the cost is $85. Please notify Meridian once you have your flight arrangements made and they can tell you whether or not there are other HDA attendees arriving the same time as you. For comparison, the average cost of a taxi from the airport to Carefree is $90.

You are responsible for making your own arrange-ments for transportation to and from Carefree resort. We hope the options we are providing are helpful.


RENTAL CAR:  Conference attendees receive a 10% discount off market driven pricing through Enterprise Rent-A-Car at all Phoenix Airport locations - Phoenix Sky Harbor and Phoenix Mesa Gateway.  A 5% discount is given at all neighborhood Enterprise Rent-A-Car rental branch locations.  To make a reservation, go online at the following link: 
http://www.enterprise.com/car_rental/deeplinkmap.do?bid=002&cust=50C0376
or call the local Enterprise office directly at 480-575-6527.  Remember to give the special group rate code with your reservation.