The New England Science Fiction Association

Boskone 42

February 18-20, 2005

Hotel Information

Boskone will be housed completely in the Sheraton Boston Hotel at 39 Dalton Street in downtown Boston. All official Boskone activities will take place in the hotel's function space, and our convention rate for rooms is $130 single, $139 double, $149 triple, $159 quad.

The Sheraton Boston is connected to the Prudential Mall and Copley Place, where Boskone members can dine at a choice of two Legal Sea Foods, Dick's Last Resort, Cheesecake Factory, California Pizza Kitchen, or many other restaurants within a short walking distance. There is also a fully enclosed walking route from Amtrak's Back Bay Station to our facilities.

Marché Movenpick, a fan favorite, recently closed. See the Boston Globe article.

Hotel Booking Information

Deadline

Update! Reservations must be made by 5 p.m. EST on February 14, 2005.

Online Hotel Reservations

Guests can access the site to learn more about the event and to book, modify, or cancel a reservation.

Access to the site is organized by guest type and can be obtained by going to the appropriate link below:

• www.boskone.org/hotel/non-party
• www.boskone.org/hotel/party

Telephone reservations:

Contact your local Sheraton phone reservations office. In the US, it's 800-325-3535; check your local telephone directory if you are calling from a non-US location. The names of the blocks are "Boskone 2005 Party block" and "Boskone 2005 Non-party block".

Special Requests

A limited number of handicapped-access rooms are available, so please let the hotel know right away if you have any special needs. Likewise, rollaway beds and cribs are in short supply, so let them know if you think you'll need one. Please specify a party or non-party floor room at the time of reservation. If you want to reserve a suite, please contact us at info@boskone.org or write to us at th PO Box.

Check-in and Check-out: Check-in begins at 3 p.m. Check-out time is 12 noon. A late check-out of 2 p.m. may be available. You can avoid morning check-out lines by pre-paying as early as the night before!

If you have to cancel your reservation, you must do so by 6 p.m. two days before your check-in date to avoid a penalty.

This year, we don't have any smoking rooms in our Party Block. Please email us at info@boskone.org is this is a problem.