Accommodations

The Hampton Inn is the host for guests of Orphans 4. The hotel is located at 822 Gervais Street in The Vista, a downtown historic district with galleries, shops and restaurants. The Hampton Inn is in walking distance of The State Museum, EdVenture Children's Museum, the Riverwalk, the State House and the University of South Carolina campus. All of the Orphan Film Symposium events are within walking distance of the hotel, but a shuttle bus will also be available to take you to and from events.

A block of rooms is reserved for symposium participants.  When making a reservation, you MUST ASK for the Orphan Film Symposium rate:  $99/night for a single room.  Breakfast is included.

The Hampton Inn
www.hamptoninn.com
1-800-HAMPTON or dial the Columbia location directly: 803-231-2000
Fax: 803-231-2868
email: reservations@hamptoninncolumbia.com


Other hotels nearby include:

Clarion Town House Hotel  
1615 Gervais Street,   Columbia, SC   29201
Phone:  803-771-8711
Fax:  803-252-9347

Holiday Inn
(803)799-7800,
630 Assembly Street
(near the USC School of Music, where two feature film screenings will be held during Orphans '04). Some rooms are available at a university
rate of $75 + tax, but there will not be Orphans shuttle service running there.  Inquire about rates for University of South Carolina guests.  

Best Western Governor's House Hotel  
1301 Main Street  (across from the state capitol)
803-779-7790
Reservation:  800-780-7234
FAX: 803-779-7856

Adam's Mark (803) 771-7000, 1200 Hampton St.
Claussen's Inn (803) 765-0440, 2003 Greene St.
Whitney Hotel (800) 637-4008, 700 Woodrow St.

Traveling to Columbia

The Columbia Metropolitan Airport (CAE) is served by Continental, Delta, United, and US Airways. Direct flights from New York City take less than 2 hours.

If you are driving, three interstates bring you to Columbia: I-77 from the north; I-20 from the southwest/northeast; and I-26 from the northwest/southeast. Drive times run about 75 minutes from Charlotte, North Carolina; 80 minutes from Charleston, South Carolina; 3.5 hours from Raleigh-Durham; and 4 hours from Atlanta.

Amtrak and Greyhound both stop near the conference site.
Parking at the university is limited, but some spaces are available with advanced notice. Both the city and the university have in-town public transit.