Dear Conch-L-istis

The Philadelphia Shell Show is on October 8th and 9th at the Academy of Natural Sciences in Philadelphia. The American Dental Assocation are having their annual convention in town at the same time, so the local hotels are a bit busy. Nevertheless, the following still have vacancies as of today:

Ramada Inn Phila Airport South
76 Industrial Hwy
Essington, PA 19029
610 521 9600 1-800 350 5708

Four Points By Sheraton Phila Airport
4101 A Island Ave
Phila 19153
215 492 0400 1-800 350 5708

Fairfield Inn By Marriott Phila Airport
8800 Bartram Ave
Phila 19153
215 365 2254 1-800 350 5708

Studio Plus Phila Airport
8880 Bartram Ave
Phila 19153
1-800 350 5708

Hampton Inn Phila Airport
8600 Bartram Ave
Phila 19153
215 966 1300 1-800 350 5708

Hilton Phila Airport
4509 Island Ave
Phila 19153
215 365 4150 1-800 350 5708

Comfort Inn Phila Airport
53 Industrial Hwy
Essington, PA 19029
610 521 9800 1-866 362 0030

Red Roof Inn
49 Industrial Hwy
Essington, PA 19029
1-800 843 7663

Holiday Inn Phila Int'l Airport
45 Industrial Hwy
Essington, PA 10929
1-800 345 8082

Sheraton Suites Phila Airport
4101 B Island Ave
Phila 19153
215 365 6600 1-800 350 5708

Howard Johnson Express Inn
2389 Rt 70 West
Cherry Hill, NJ 08003
856 317 1900 1-866 362 0030

The following hotels near the Academy can be checked for last minute cancellations, though they do not have rooms available now:
Best Western Center City
501 N 22 St
Phila 19107
215 568 8300
Hotel Windsor
1700 Ben Franklin Pkwy
Phil 19103
215 981 5678 1-800 350 5708

And as before, the following web sites are good for hotel hunting:

http://www.tripadvisor.com/Hotels-g60795-Philadelphia_Pennsylvania-Hotels.html

http://gophila.travelhero.com/index.cfm/subregionid/380/aid/584/index.html

http://travel.yahoo.com/p-hotel-191501998-b-31-philadelphia_hotels-i;_ylt=ArxItEdXtR64Z92PdBajn40J8b8F


For bed and breakfast:

http://philadelphia.about.com/od/bedandbreakfast/

http://www.bedandbreakfast.com/ppf/NodeID/88902/PrintCityPage.aspx

http://www.bnbphiladelphia.com/philadelphia/index.html

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My thanks to Mary Jane Schilling for compiling this list.

Regards,


Paul Callomon
President, Philadelphia Shell Club

Paul Callomon
Collections Manager
Malacology, Invertebrate Paleontology and General Invertebrates
Department of Malacology
Academy of Natural Sciences
1900 Parkway, Philadelphia PA 19103-1195, USA
Tel 215-405-5096
Fax 215-299-1170
Secretary, American Malacological Society
On the web at http://erato.acnatsci.org/ams/

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