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Location: San Francisco Airport Marriott, Burlingame CA

Hotel & Travel

Reservations | Getting There | Area Airports | Other Transportation | Room Sharing | International Attendees | Travel Assistance | Rental Cars

Conference Location

Velocity, The Web Performance and Operations Conference will be held at the San Francisco Airport Marriott. The Marriott has 684 guest rooms (all with high speed internet access) including 26 suites. You will get a good night's sleep on the new Marriott bed recently upgraded in every guest room. The hotel is centrally located on the San Francisco Bay, just 1 mile south of the San Francisco International Airport, 20 minutes from downtown San Francisco, and 20 minutes to the Silicon Valley. Complimentary Airport Shuttle is available 24 hours a day to and from San Francisco International Airport.

Hotel Reservations

• Please call Marriott reservations at 1-800-228-9290 or the hotel directly at 650-692-9100.
• The cutoff date for room reservations will be: May 30, 2008.

Guest Room Rate: $185.00 for single or double room.

To receive the discounted room rate, please identify yourself as attending the "O'Reilly Velocity conference." The cut-off date for the group rate will be May 30, 2008. Reservations received after this date (or after the room block sells out, whichever comes first) will be honored on a space-available basis at the prevailing rate of the hotel. All rates are single or double occupancy. The above rate does not include applicable state and local taxes (currently 10%) and San Mateo County Tourism Assessment (currently $0.85) in effect at time of check-in. Please provide 72 hours notice when canceling your reservations to avoid deposit forfeiture or penalties.

Getting There

Parking at the San Francisco Airport Marriott

• Overnight self-parking: $2.00 per hour, $18.00 per day
• Valet Parking: $22.00 per day
• (Parking rates subject to change without notice)

Area Airports

San Francisco - SFO

Phone: 1-650-821-8211

Hotel direction: 1.0 mi S

Driving Directions: As you exit SFO International Airport take Highway 101 South towards San Jose. Exit from Highway 101 at first exit, Millbrae Ave. East bound. Follow Millbrae Ave eastbound towards the bay which will end at Old Bayshore Highway. Turn right on Old Bayshore Highway. Hotel is located 1/4 mile down Old Bayshore Highway on the left hand side. Turn Left at Mitten Ave into hotel driveway. Complimentary airport shuttle service available 24 hours a day to/from SFO International Airport.

• Airport shuttle service, complimentary
• Bus service, fee: 1.25 USD (one way)
• Estimated taxi fare: 7.0 USD (one way)

San Jose, California - SJC

Phone: 1-408-501-7600

Hotel direction: 32.6 mi N

Driving Directions: Airport parkway to Highway 87 (Guadelupe Parkway) north, towards Highway 101 North. Continue north to Millbrae exit. Go east towards the bay, turn right onto Old Bayshore Highway. Hotel in front on left hand side.

• Bus service, fee: $45.00 USD (one way)
• Estimated taxi fare: $85.00 USD (one way)

Other Transportation

Nearest Bus Station: SamTrans bus #292 (.2 mi S)

Nearest Public Transportation: BART (Bay Area Rapid Transit) - SFO Airport Statio (1.5 mi N)

Train Station Caltrain Millbrae Station (2 mi W), Shuttle service for a fee

Room Sharing

If you are looking to save money on your housing costs, you may wish to room-share. The Velocity wiki contains a Room Sharing page where you can post information about yourself along with the type of room sharing situation with which you are most comfortable. If you are not comfortable with posting your info, simply peruse the listing of others looking for room sharing situations who you can contact.

International Attendees

Please visit unitedstatesvisas.gov for important information about international travel to the United States.

Travel Assistance

The official O'Reilly conference travel planner offers one-stop shopping for your air travel and other travel needs in connection with your attendance at Velocity.

Rental Cars

Should you choose to make travel arrangements independently, you may go to the "Hertz Interactive Reservation System" to receive the special O'Reilly discount on rental cars at Velocity.

O'Reilly Media, Inc. assumes no responsibility or liability for the facilities or services provided by the vendors and suppliers. Anyone attending this conference releases O'Reilly from any and all claims that may arise out of attending at this conference.