Lodging near the University of Florida

Visitors with special year support are strongly encouraged to have Margaret Somers make their reservations so their lodging can be billed directly to the department (see the procedures on the Financial Support Page). For directions to the hotels and from the hotels to the Math dept, see the Travel Page.

Short term

The following motels offer special rates for University of Florida visitors.

• Reitz Union Hotel. Located in the student union on campus. Renovated Summer 2005. Twenty of the rooms are $70 and come with two double beds. The remaining rooms range from $70 to $100 per night. A block of rooms has been reserved for the Combinatorial Set Theory conference.

  Telephone: (352) 392-2151

• The University Hotel (formerly the Holiday Inn University Center). The University Hotel provides shuttle service to and from the Gainesville airport free of charge to their guests. Rates have gone up to around $90 (without tax) as of January, 2007.
  Change: This hotel is temporarily know as the University Inn while it is undergoing restaurant renovation; it expects to be a Holiday Inn again by mid-March.

  The University Inn is conveniently located near the Department of Mathematics.

  Telephone: (352) 376.1661
  Fax: (352) 336.8717

Gainesville and the surrounding Alachua County has numerous hotels/motels as well as several Bed and Breakfasts Inns. Below are a couple of examples.

• Rush Lake Motel A reasonable hotel at a good price, $42 + tax per night. Some regular Gainesville visitors prefer the Rush Lake to the Holiday Inn independent of price. It is about one mile to both the Mathematics Department and the Reitz Union.

  Telephone: (888) 787-4525 and (352) 373-5000.

• The Gainesville Days Inn (University) is a moderate cost hotel on SW 13th Street.

  Telephone: (352) 376-2222
  Fax: (352) 374-6729

• Hilton, Gainesville The Hilton Hotel is the area's premier full service hotel. It is located approximately 4 miles from the Department of Mathematics.

  Telephone: (352) 371.3600
  Fax: (352) 371.0306

• Sweetwater Branch Inn. The Sweetwater Branch Inn is located just east of downtown on University Avenue. It is about a mile and a half from the corner of University Avenue and 13th Street and the Mathematics Department.

Extended stay

• The Rush Lake Motel (see above for information) also offers extend stay lodging.

• Lakeshore Towers. Lakeshore Towers is located about a mile and a half south of the corner of University and 13th Street and the Department of Mathematics. They offer short term rentals of efficiencies, one bedroom and two bedroom apartments.

  2306 SW 13th Street
  Phone: (352) 376-4456
  Fax: (352) 376-0537
  linda@butlerenterprises.com

Questions? Contact us at logicyear@clas.ufl.edu