Hotels, Food, & Transportation
Lunch Options
Lunch is not provided as part of conference registration. There will be food options available for credit card purchase in Exhibit Hall B during the assigned lunch breaks. There will be different events in the Exhibit Hall during the lunch breaks, such as the vendor raffles and the Geeky T-Shirt contest. Be sure to check out the conference schedule for more happenings during the lunch break in the Exhibits Hall!
Additionally, you can check out the two restaurants on the ground level of the Marriott or walk next door to the Salt City Market, which boasts many different international food options. Last, within a short walk, you can visit the many different restaurants in the Armory Square! Be sure to check out the Visit Syracuse kiosk in the Oncenter Convention Center for more food and entertainment ideas in the area.
Additionally, you can check out the two restaurants on the ground level of the Marriott or walk next door to the Salt City Market, which boasts many different international food options. Last, within a short walk, you can visit the many different restaurants in the Armory Square! Be sure to check out the Visit Syracuse kiosk in the Oncenter Convention Center for more food and entertainment ideas in the area.
Parking
If you are driving to the conference, there are parking options at both the Marriott and the Oncenter. Additionally, if you are staying at the Crowne Plaza, there is an adjacent parking garage. The daily cost for each of the parking facilities are as follows:
- Oncenter Convention Center: $6 per day
- Marriott Parking: $10 per day (Look for Purple and White Signs NOT the old Hotel Syracuse Parking Garage attached to the hotel)
- Crowne Plaza: Free for hotel guests
Bus Schedule
Buses will run between the conference locations on Saturday, Sunday, and Monday. As we get closer to the event, we will post a bus schedule for your planning purposes.
Buses will run between the conference locations on Saturday, Sunday, and Monday. As we get closer to the event, we will post a bus schedule for your planning purposes.
Hotel Information
- All Conference attendees are responsible for making their own Hotel Reservations.
- Arrangements have been made for special conference room rates with the Marriott Syracuse Downtown and the Crowne Plaza Syracuse.
- Each hotel has a link to a page to access the 2024 STANYS Conference Rates. To view the the individual hotel pages for hotel specific information, see the links below.
- Attendees are strongly encouraged to contact the hotel as soon as possible. There are a limited number of rooms that are available at the "Conference Rate" and there is a cutoff date imposed by the hotels. When the room block has been reached or after the deadline, rooms at both locations will likely not be available.
- Both conference hotels are ADA compliant.
- Exhibitors: please use the separate hotel booking page for the room block set aside for you.