Travel/Hotel
A Dream DeferredTM 2010 will be jointly hosted by Spelman and Morehouse colleges. Workshops and conference activities will take place on both campuses. The preferred conference hotel for participants is the Hyatt Regency hotel in Atlanta. Transportation to and from the hotel and the campuses will be provided and included in the registration fee.
Conference Locations
- Spelman College
- 350 Spelman Lane S.W.
- Atlanta, GA 30314-4399
- General Line: (404) 681-3643
- Morehouse College
- 830 Westview Drive S.W.
- Atlanta, GA 30314
- General Line: (404) 681-2800
Hotel Information
- Hyatt Regency Atlanta
- 265 Peachtree St. NE
- Atlanta, GA 30303
- Telephone: (404) 577-1234
- Fax: (404) 460-6544
To reserve your room, call (404) 577-1234 and request the rates associated with A Dream Deferred 2010. All reservations must be made by April 6, 2010 in order to receive these rates, pending availability.
Discount room rates:
- Single occupancy: $149
- Double occupancy: $149
- Triple occupancy: $174
- Quadruple occupancy: $199
Parking
Hotel parking (indoor valet) with in/out privileges:
- 0–1 hour: $8.00
- 1–2 hours: $12.00
- 2–4 hours: $16.00
- 4–6 hours: $20.00
- 6–24 hours: $27.00
Non-Hyatt parking:
Should the Hyatt's underground lot become full, additional, non-Hyatt parking is located in the Suntrust building, a half-block from the hotel.
Travel to Conference Locations
From I-75/85 North and South to Morehouse and Spelman colleges
Take I-20 West and exit (#55B) at Lee Street/Ft. McPherson/Atlanta University Center. Turn right onto Lee Street. If you turn right at the traffic light onto Westview Drive and proceed two blocks to the campus, you will find yourself at Morehouse College. If you continue through the next traffic light (Westview Drive), you will see a large parking lot on the right-hand side. Turn right into the first driveway and you will approach the gates of Spelman College.
From I-20 East to Morehouse and Spelman colleges
Exit (#55B) at Lee Street. Turn right onto Lee Street/Ft. McPherson/Atlanta University Center. Turn right onto Lee Street. If you turn right at the traffic light onto Westview Drive and proceed two blocks to the campus, you will find yourself at Morehouse College. If you continue through the next traffic light (Westview Drive), you will see a large parking lot on the right-hand side. Turn right into the first driveway and you will approach the gates of Spelman College.
From I-20 West to Spelman College
Exit (#55A) at Lowery Blvd. Cross Lowery Blvd. and continue on Oak Street to the next traffic light. Turn left onto Lee Street, cross the bridge over I-20, and continue through the next two traffic lights. You will see a large parking lot on the right-hand side. Turn right into the first driveway and you will approach the gates of Spelman College.
From the West to Morehouse College
From I-20 East, take Exit 55A, which is Joseph Lowery Blvd./West End. Turn left onto Joseph Lowery Blvd. and proceed through four traffic lights. At the fourth traffic light, turn right onto West End Avenue. Turn left at next light, which is Westview Drive, and proceed to campus.
From Downtown Atlanta to Morehouse and Spelman colleges
Take Peachtree Street south to Martin Luther King, Jr. Drive and turn right. Continue on M.L. King Jr. Drive to Northside and turn left. Continue on Northside through next three traffic lights (passing Burger King on the right). Turn right at the fourth traffic light (Greensferry Avenue). Greensferry Avenue is the street that is positioned between the two institutions.
