Friends, Everyone planning to attend the Philadelphia Shell Show on October 8th and 9th and stay in a hotel should think about making bookings fairly soon. The American Dental Association is in town that weekend, and things are thus a bit tight as regards rooms. The good news is that Philadelphia has any number of good Bed and Breakfast places, and several smaller hotels that are a nice change from the usual national chains. A good place to start your search is at: 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 Regards, Paul Callomon President, Philadelphia Shell Club ---------------------------------------------------------------------- [log in to unmask] - a forum for informal discussions on molluscs To leave this list, click on the following web link: http://listserv.uga.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=conch-l&A=1 Type your email address and name in the appropriate box and click leave the list. ----------------------------------------------------------------------