Lodging and Meals

Lodging

A block of rooms for Jamboree participants has been reserved at the Embassy Suites. The hotel is a ten-minute drive from the JGI Production Genomics Facility and is handy to the Pleasant Hill BART stop. Rooms in the block at Embassy Suites will cost $104 per night (government rate). Government ID will not be required to receive this rate. Be sure to give the group/convention code "JGJ" when reserving your room. The hotel will hold the block of rooms until midnight Tuesday, March 14, 2007. After that date, the discount rate will apply based only upon room availability.

Embassy Suites Hotel
1345 Treat Boulevard, Walnut Creek, CA 94597
(925) 934-2500 or 1-800-EMBASSY
Online reservations: www.walnutcreek.embassysuites.com
Group/convention code: JGJ

Meals

Embassy Suites guests are offered a complimentary cooked to order breakfast each morning. A catered lunch will be served during the workshop each conference day. Dinner is on your own Monday and Wednesday. On Tuesday, we will have a working dinner at a local restaurant. Please advise us of any food allergies or vegetarian preferences.

Local Restaurant Picks

Breads of India^! 1358 N. Main St., Walnut Creek (Indian)
Café Delle Stelle^$ 1532 N. Main St., Walnut Creek (Italian)
Crepes A Go-Go 1432 N. Main St., Walnut Creek (Specialty)
Dragon 2000 1651 Botelho Dr., Walnut Creek
Havana (good for drinks) 1516 Bonanza St., Walnut Creek (Cuban)
Il Fornaio 1430 Mt. Diablo Blvd., Walnut Creek (Italian)
Koreana Kitchen 1546 Bonanza St., Walnut Creek (Korean)
Lark Creek Walnut Creek^!^$ 1360 Locust St., Walnut Creek (American)
Pasta Primavera 2997 N. Main St., Walnut Creek (Italian)
Plearn Thai Palace 1510 N. Main St., Walnut Creek (Thai)
Prima^!^$ 1522 N. Main St., Walnut Creek (Italian)
Pyramid Ale House 1410 Locust St., Walnut Creek (Brew Pub)
Royal Thai Palace 1414 N. Main St., Walnut Creek (Thai)
Ve de Vi^!$ 1511 Mt. Diablo Bldvd., Walnut Creek (Bistro)
Zheng Long 1448 S. Main St., Walnut Creek (Chinese)

^!Extra good
^$Expensive