Lodging

Rooms have been reserved at the Holiday Inn, across from The Inn at Virginia Tech and Skelton Conference Center, at the special rate of $95 plus tax per room for the evening of November 14, 2011 (good through October 14, 2011).

Holiday Inn (University-Blacksburg), 900 Price’s Fork Road, Blacksburg, Va. 24060 | Tel: (540) 552-7001 | Fax: (540) 552-0827

Special room rates are offered at $95/night (plus tax) on November 14th for symposium participants. Guest accounts are payable in full at check-out by cash or credit card.

To make your room reservation, call (540) 552-7001 and request the "Water Research Symposium" rate. The special rate only applies while rooms are available in our block and only until October 14, 2011. After October 14th, the hotel's standard room rates will apply. When making a reservation, be prepared to provide the guest name, symposium name, requested type of room, and check-in and check-out dates. Room types cannot be guaranteed. Any requests for special room arrangements must be made at the time of the reservation.

For more information as well as maps and directions, view the Holiday Inn website.

About the Area

Virginia Tech in beautiful Blacksburg, Va., is located in the New River Valley just a half an hour southwest of Roanoke. The Blue Ridge Parkway and the Appalachian Trail are nearby the plateau where the town sits between the Blue Ridge and Allegheny mountains. Blacksburg has a small town charm. 

Regional areas of interest include:

Mountain Lake Hotel
Historic Mountain Lake Conservancy & Hotel, a pristine 2,600 acre Virginia mountaintop property.

The Cascades Falls
A scenic, two mile hike to a beautiful 69 ft. waterfall.

The Blue Ridge Parkway
This very popular unit of the National Park System is celebrating its 75th anniversary this year. The parkway winds 469 miles through mountain meadows and features remarkable vistas.

The New River
Surrounded by scenic mountains and ideal for canoeing, the meandering New River is considered to be one of the oldest rivers in the world.

Smithfield Plantation
This 1774 plantation home is located on the edge of the Virginia Tech campus and is a living document of the rich history of the area.

Taubman Museum of Art
Located in the heart of downtown Roanoke, this contemporary structure evokes the drama of the surrounding mountainous landscape.

For more information about the Virginia Tech campus, visit: www.vt.edu/about/