Festival Hotel and Food Information

Parking for the Festival:

Please make every effort to park at the Sheraton Hotel and take the shuttles to CCSU.
If you must park on campus, please use the following address to navigate to parking:
105 Ella Grasso Blvd
New Britain, CT 06053

This will lead you to parking behind the Student Center (location of the registration table). There is limited parking here, but attached to the lot, on the west end (to the right if you are looking at the Student Center), is the Welte Parking Garage which is available to festival attendees. If both lots are full, please use the Kaiser Parking Lot. From the Student Center, head east (take a right) on Ella Grasso, and then take the second right in Kaiser Drive. Kaiser Parking Lot will be immediately to the left.

Please reference the downloadable campus map https://www.ccsu.edu/campus-map
Student Center Parking Lot – E
Welte Garage – 40
Kaiser Parking Lot – A

No parking pass is required for those areas. All other lots require a CCSU parking decal.

Reserve your Hotel Rooms:

Primary Hotel:

Sheraton Hartford South Hotel | Visit CT

 

Sheraton Hartford South Hotel
100 Capital Boulevard Rocky Hill, Connecticut 06067   Phone: 1-860-257-6000
Directions From Sheraton to CCSU

Hotel rates for 2024 are as follows:
Rates are Per Room, Per Night: $109 plus 15% Room Tax ($125.35 inclusive of tax)
Single/Double/Triple/Quad (Max of 4 Adults Per Room)

Be sure to make your hotel reservations early, as the hotel will book up quickly! Students should check with their school to see whether the school or the student will submit registration and hotel info.

Important Information:

    • Room configurations consist of One King Bed or Two Double Beds only.
    • Please note: ROLL AWAY BEDS ARE NOT AVAILABLE AT THIS HOTEL.
    • All hotel rooms must be reserved and paid for before January 1, 2024.  After this date, any unreserved rooms will be released to the public.
    • The reservation will only allow for three rooms to be booked per transaction.  If your school needs more than three rooms, you will need to submit multiple hotel reservations.
    • Any room cancellations must be made with the hotel directly.

 

Overflow Hotel:

Use this link to Book your Group Rate at the Residence In Hartford Rocky Hill

RESIDENCE INN HARTFORD ROCKY HILL
680 Cromwell Ave. Rocky Hill, CT 06067

Residence Inn hotel rates are as follows:
Rates are Per Room, Per Night: $139 plus 15% Room Tax ($160 inclusive of tax)
Studio Suite, Studio, 1 Queen(s), Sofa bed

Be sure to make your hotel reservations soon, as the hotel only has 20 AVAILABLE ROOMS! This special rate is only available through Jan 10th, 2024.

UPDATE: The festival shuttle WILL be stopping at this hotel!!!

A Note about Food at Festival:

On-Campus Dining:

CCSU is offering a pre-purchase meal plan that can be loaded to a conference dining card for the first 300 students who would like to sign up. Swipe your card at the Memorial Dining Hall for convenient on-campus breakfast, lunch, and dinner. Our on-campus dining offers a variety of meals for vegetarians, vegans, and those with food sensitivities and allergies.

ALL MEAL CARDS MUST BE PURCHASED BEFORE JANUARY 10TH, 2024.
CCSU HAS A LIMIT OF 300 MEAL CARDS AVAILABLE.  WHEN THAT NUMBER IS REACHED, THE LINK BELOW WILL NO LONGER BE AVAILABLE.

Cards can be preloaded with:
4 meals = 55.00
8 meals = 110.00
12 meals = 165.00

Meal Hours:

Monday-Friday
Breakfast 7:30-11
Lunch 11:30-2:00
Light Lunch 2:00-4:00
Dinner 4:30-7:00

Saturday and Sunday
Breakfast 9-10
Brunch 10-3:30
Dinner 4:30-7:00

Please note, meal plans are non-transferable and cannot be shared. These meals are only redeemable at Memorial Dining Hall and cannot be used in the Student Center at Devil’s Den. Devil’s Den can only accommodate CCSU students.

For off-campus dining options, please see this convenient list of nearby locations. Off-Campus Food Options