Seminar Location
Fort Collins Marriott Hotel
350 East Horsetooth Road
Fort Collins, CO 80525

Transportation and Travel:

Closest Airports:
Denver International Airport (DEN)—55 miles N of the hotel.
Fort Collins/ Loveland (FNL)—13 miles SW of the hotel

Rental Cars: For a list of rental car agencies and directions from each airport, please click on the respective links.
Denver Rental Car Agencies and Directions
Fort Collins/ Loveland Directions

Shuttles: If you fly into the Denver airport, you may want to consider taking the Shamrock Express (970-686-5555). The roundtrip shuttle costs approximately $60 roundtrip and runs 24 hours a day. It will drop you off and pick you up at the Marriott.

If you fly into Fort Collins, the taxi ride through Shamrock Express will cost approximately $30/ one way.

Bus Stations: There is a Greyhound Station at 250 N Mason Street in Fort Collins, which is approximately 4 miles from the hotel.

Nearby Lodging
Guest rooms will be offered at a group rate of $109/night if reserved by February 25th.  After that time, the rooms will go up to the regular rate of $169/night - so RESERVE EARLY!!  In addition, discounted rooms will also be available for only $99/night if reserved by February 25th at the nearby Marriott Courtyard. A shuttle to/from the main hotel will be available.  These rooms will also go up to their regular rate of $159/night after Feb 25.
 
Room reservations are available now, and must be made directly through the hotel at 970-226-5200, 1-800-228-9290, or online at http://www.marriott.com/hotels/travel/ftcco-fort-collins-marriott/  (enter group code: SOLSOLA).  If calling for reservations, please reference the Colorado Solar Energy Industries Association event.

Food:
As a note, full registration includes a continental breakfast and a buffet lunch on Thursday through Saturday. Participants who are only coming for the Bill Brooks NEC training will have continental breakfast and buffet lunch on Thursday.

There is a restaurant and bar at the hotel, in addition to several good restaurants within the immediate area. For a more complete list, please click here.

Weather: The weather in Fort Collins in March should be in the 50s or 60s during the day and then drop into the 30s or 40s at night. For a more detailed look at the weather, go to weather.com.


What to Bring
There will be numerous training sessions full of valuable information. We suggest that you bring a pen and pencil and paper for notetaking and business cards for networking. In addition, you want to bring a reusable coffee mug.