Lodging

The Galt House Hotel & Suites
140 North Fourth Street
Louisville, KY 40202
Phone: 502-589-5200
Toll-free: 800-THE-GALT
Fax: 502-568-3498
www.galthouse.com

The Galt House Hotel & Suites is a waterfront property located in downtown Louisville. The hotel has a wide variety of restaurants and lounges conveniently located throughout the property and a host of attractions within walking distance including the Louisville Slugger Museum and Science Center & IMAX Theatre, Glassworks, Frazier International Arms Museum, Muhammad Ali Center, Belle of Louisville and the Kentucky Center for the Arts. The hotel is located seven (7) miles or approximately fifteen (15) minutes from the Louisville International Airport.

Room Reservation Procedure

A guest room will be reserved in your name once we receive your completed registration form. Please be sure to indicate your arrival and departures dates, sleeping room preferences and any special needs on the registration form. Please do not contact the hotel directly to make your room reservation. All room reservations, including reservations for federal employees, must be made by the Program Manager for Recruitment and Outreach (PMRO).

For Non-Federal Employees - Your guest room and tax charges will be prepaid. However, you will be required to present a credit card at check-in to pay for your incidental charges such as room service, movies, dry cleaning, etc.

For Federal Employees – Federal employees are required to pay for their lodging and request reimbursement with their agencies under regular Federal travel rules.

Guest can check in any time after 3:00 p.m. and must check out by 11:00 a.m. on their scheduled date of departure. Guests arriving at the hotel prior to 3:00pm will be accommodated as rooms become available. The front desk will provide a baggage storage area for early arrivals or late departures

Guest Room Reservation Changes or Cancellations
If you need to cancel or change your guest room reservation, please send an e-mail to ticketpartnerssummit@cessi.net or call 703-448-6155 extension 214 or via TTY at 703-448-3079 by February 25, 2008

Each room at the Galt House features:

• Cable television
• Dual phone lines with voice mail
• Coffee maker
• Hair dryer
• Complimentary high-speed wireless internet access

In addition to the items listed above, each accessible guest room also features:

• Lever door handles
• Lowered peepholes
• Delayed door closure
• A wide entranceway to allow a large turning radius
• Lowered light switch, thermostat
• Long drapery rods
• Closet with lowered shelves and clothing rods

Air Travel

Air Travel Procedure

All non-federal employees must make their air travel arrangements through Up and Away Travel. Please contact travel agent, Sharon Wahlgren between 8:30 a.m. and 5:30 p.m. EST at 1-800-373-5261 or 703-691-9232. You may also contact her by email at sharonw@uandatravel.com. Once your travel itinerary has been established, the travel agent will send a copy of the itinerary to you to review and approve prior to issuing the travel ticket. You must provide the travel agent with approval in writing within 24-hours of receiving your itinerary. All travel arrangements made through Up and Away Travel must be made no later than February 25, 2008.

Federal employees should contact their designated federal travel agent to make flight arrangements.

If you have questions about the air travel procedure, please send an e-mail to ticketpartnerssummit@cessi.net or call 703-448-6155 extension 214 or via TTY at 703-448-3079.