Great Plains TRAC 2009 Annual Conference
Hotel Information
Park Plaza Hotel
4460 West 78th Street Circle
Bloomington, MN 55435
Phone: 952-831-3131
Fax: 952-831-6372
Web site: http://www.parkplaza.com/bloomingtonmn
Please call 952-831-3131 to reserve your room and make sure you mention that you are with the Great Plains TRAC group to get the conference rate.
The Park Plaza hotel is a great full service hotel in Bloomington a few miles west of the Mall of America and Minneapolis / St. Paul International Airport. The Park Plaza offers the following:
- Restaurant
- Lounge (with bar in the evenings)
- Large indoor heated pool & whirlpool
- Fitness center
- Laundry service
- A business center
They also offer free shuttle service to airport, and Mall of America, as well as, free high speed internet service in the lobby, lounge, and guest rooms.
If you are flying in and would like to take advantage of the FREE airport shuttle service, please obtain your luggage and then call the hotel to arrange shuttle service pick-up.
The hotel's main number for shuttle arrangements and reservations is 952.831.3131.
When making your reservations, please ask for the "Great Plains TRAC" group block to obtain the discounted group pricing.
Directions to the Park Plaza Hotel
From the East (Mall of America)
| Take 94 West to 494 South, exit on France Avenue. |
| Go straight through the stop light onto West 78th Street. |
| At the stop sign turn left to continue on West 78th Street (it is the frontage road that runs parallel to 494 on the north side). |
| Follow West 78th Street until you see Keystone on the right hand side, turn right onto West 78th Street Circle. |
| The road will curve back to the Park Plaza Hotel. |
From the Airport
| Follow the signs to 494 West. |
| Continue on 494 West exit on France Avenue. |
| Go straight through the stop light onto West 78th Street. |
| At the stop sign turn left to continue on West 78th Street (it is the frontage road that runs parallel to 494 on the north side). |
| Follow West 78th Street until you see Keystone on the right hand side, turn right onto West 78th Street Circle. |
| The road will curve back to the Park Plaza Hotel. |
From the North
| Follow 35 W South. |
| Exit on the 494 West Exit. |
| Continue on 494 West exit on France Avenue. |
| Go straight through the stop light onto West 78th Street. |
| At the stop sign turn left to continue on West 78th Street (it is the frontage road that runs parallel to 494 on the north side). |
| Follow West 78th Street until you see Keystone on the right hand side turn right onto West 78th Street Circle. |
| The road will curve back to the Park Plaza Hotel. |
From the South
| Follow 35 W North. Exit on the 494 West Exit. |
| Continue on 494 West exit on France Avenue. |
| Go straight through the stop light onto West 78th Street. |
| At the stop sign turn left to continue on West 78th Street (it is the frontage road that runs parallel to 494 on the north side). |
| Follow West 78th Street until you see Keystone on the right hand side, turn right onto West 78th Street Circle. |
| The road will curve back to the Park Plaza Hotel. |
From the West
| Follow 494 East to the France Avenue exit. |
| Turn left onto France Avenue. |
| Continue on France Ave across 494 to the first stop light (West 78th Street). |
| Turn left onto West 78th Street. |
| At the stop sign turn left to continue on West 78th Street (it is the frontage road that runs parallel to 494 on the north side). |
| Follow West 78th Street until you see Keystone on the right hand side, turn right onto West 78th Street Circle. |
| The road will curve back to the Park Plaza Hotel. |
