City, Hotel & Travel Information

General Information

Language
The official language of the meeting is English.

Local Climate
Average temperature in San Juan all year round is 82oF or 28oC.

Hotel

The Condado Plaza Hotel is the host hotel for EPR 2010.  To reserve a room, please click here.  To receive the guaranteed room rates, we advise making the room reservation early. 

Group Rate:
The room rate for Group is as follows:


Room

Single Rate

Double Rate

City Vista

$195.00

$195.00

The Condado Plaza Hotel, located on the Condado Strip, is the only luxury property overlooking both the Atlantic Ocean and Condado Lagoon.  This exclusive San Juan hotel provides an enchanting setting. Its unique location boasts cool ocean breezes, breathtaking sunsets, and a shimmering beach. This spectacular hotel provides an ideal business or leisure experience, and offers three refreshing pools with outside dining, a 24-hour casino, a protected beach, excellent restaurants and a vibrant nightlife. Surrender to the lure of this oceanfront paradise.

Additional information:
5 minutes from Old San Juan
10 minutes from Luis Muñoz Marin International Airport
45 minutes from El Yunque Rainforest
An array of restaurants from which to choose, nearby and within walking distance

Easy access to museums, historic landmarks and sizzling nightlife.
Travel

To San Juan:
San Juan is well connected from all major cities in the US mainland and international flights. The airport code for Luis Muñoz Marin International Airport is SJU.
 
Special savings for EPR participants in American Airlines and Continental Airlines see below for more information:

aa
GROUP NAME:  EPR
DESTINATION CITY:  San Juan
VALID TRAVEL DATES:  April 25 – May 13, 2010

Group travel discounts include:

  • Low-rate “Zone Fares”, refundable less $150.00USD fee, minimum two night stay, Saturday-night stay not required
  • 5% off any applicable fare

For reservations, call 1-800-433-1790, and refer to authorization number: A1340AM

For reservations online at www.aa.com, please enter promotional code: 1340AM

continental

Continental Airlines offers discounts off published fares of 2% to 15% or Zone fares.
Call your travel professional or Continental MeetingWorks at 800-468-7022 for reservations. Z Code ZGHK and Agreement Code ANF2TM.

Save an additional 3% off by booking your own reservations at www.continental.com.
Choose your flight times and access your meeting discounts by inserting ZGHKANF2TM in the Offer Code box.

Within San Juan:
There are taxis available everywhere in tourist areas such as Condado, Old San Juan and Isla Verde.
Within the San Juan metro area, outside of the tourist area, you can travel by train (metro) or by bus.

Immigration requirements:
No visa is required for US passport holders traveling to San Juan.  International travelers, please contact the American Consulate in your country regarding visa regulations for travel to the United States.  Obtaining a visa may take several weeks or months, depending on your location, so we encourage you to contact the Consulate as soon as possible.  Information is also available on the U.S. Department of State website at www.travel.state.gov.

Tours

Private Tours for EPR 2010

Note to all participants:
Minimum of 12 participants must reserve for each tour except for the Bioluminescent Bay Eco Adventure a minimum of 18 is required. Reservations must be made by Friday April 23, 2010. To reserve e-mail tours@epr2010.org. Credit Card will be needed to reserve.

Please see below for tours, dates and times available.
* These prices are for guests and children as well as conference participants.

All Tour buses are Air Conditioned. Pick up for private tours will be at the EPR 2010 conference host hotel, the Conrad Condado Plaza Hotel and Casino.

Tour options include:

Camuy Cave Park and Arecibo Observatory
BacardiMonday May 3, 2010
This tour takes you to Northwestern Puerto Rico, part of the third largest underground river cavern system in the world. Also takes you to see the largest radar/radio telescope. Operated by Cornell University, the telescope probes the ionosphere, examines planets and monitors natural radio emissions from distant galaxies, pulsars and quasars.

Hours: 8:00am – 4:30pm
PRICE: $95 per person


Full MoonEl Yunque Rainforest ˝ Day Tour:
Tuesday May 4, 2010
This tour will pick you up at your hotel at 8:15am taking you for a tour of our famous rainforest El Yunque, on the running list to be one of the Wonders of the World. After touring the rainforest it will take you back to the hotel dropping you off at 12:45pm.
Hours: 1:00pm – 5:00pm
PRICE: $55 per person

Bioluminescent Bay Eco Adventure 

An adventure not to be missed while in Puerto Rico! Join this fully guided night trip into one of the most amazing natural phenomenons of the world! Paddle your way through the mystical mangrove channels leading to “Laguna Grande.” There, you will meet our glowing friends, the Pyrodinium Bahamense, a microscopic plankton capable of producing natural light at the touch of your hand! Explore this amazing organisms up close as our professional eco guides take you to discover all its secrets. The tour includes interesting interpretations about the reserve fragile ecology, star constellations, and a fascinating encounter with billions of bioluminescent organisms. Watch how every stroke of your paddle leaves behind a glowing swirl of blue light, and fish light up their path like shooting stars in the water. The adventure to Laguna Grande can only be described as magical, join this unique eco kayak adventure and learn how you can protect this important and special ecosystem.
Hours: 7:00pm – 11:30pm (tour hours: 8:15pm – 10:15pm)
PRICE: $95 per person

Do Both! El Yunque Rain Forest and Bioluminescent Bay Eco Adventure

Full MoonHours: 1:00pm – 11:30pm
PRICE: $150
*There will be a stop between tours to eat.

Bacardi Rum Distillery and Old San Juan

RainforestWednesday May 5, 2010
Visit the world’s largest rum distillery, sample their goods and buy liquid souvenirs. Afterwards visit the preserved Spanish Colonial city of Old San Juan, learn its history, walk its streets and be prepared to be enchanted.

Hours: 8:00am – 12:00pm
PRICE: $55 per person

 

   
         

For additional information regarding these tours, contact
Laura del Cuadro
ldelcuadro@lccmanagement.com