Hotel

SABE KC 2010 will be hosted at

Westin Crown Center
1 Pershing Road
Kansas City, MO 64108
Phone: (816) 474-4400 or Toll-Free: 866-716-8137 (general information only: not a reservation number)
Fax: (816) 391-4438
Hotel website

 

The hotel block at the Westin-Crown Center is full! 

We have an overflow block at the Hyatt Regency-Crown Center.  The overflow hotel is attached to the Westin via the Link.

To make a reservation or get more information, click here: http://crowncenter.hyatt.com.  Please be sure to cite the SABE conference when you make your reservation.

 

Accessible Rooms

If you need an accessible room, you must make a reservation with the hotel for a regular room and then fill out our request for an accessible room.  Click here to request an accessible room.

 

Scooter Rental

To reserve a rental scooter before the conference, contact United Seating & Mobility, the sponsor of our wheelchair repair clinic:

 

Travel

Arriving in Kansas City

Ground Transportation

Amtrak: Amtrak connections are located in union station located across the street from the hotel.  For Amtrak rates and schedule information, call1-800-872-7245 or www.amtrak.com

Air travel

Airport information

Kansas City International Airport (MCI)                   
816-243-5237 or www.flykci.com
MCI is located 22 miles north of the Westin Crown Center, approximately 25-30 minutes away. The airport is divided into 3 terminals with curb-side drop off and pick up outside of gates.

Driving directions from the airport:
Take Interstate 29-South to 169-South. Continue on 169-S across the Missouri River towards Broadway Boulevard (169 south turns into Broadway). Follow Broadway to Pershing Road (equivalent to 24th street). Make a left turn at stop light.  Continue past the stop light onto Main Street.  Take first right into our front drive.

Super Shuttle
To reserve a shuttle with Super Shuttle, click here or call 1-800-BLUEVAN and use code 9UXGT.  This code will grant you a discount of $6.00 off the round trip.  Please make sure that if a wheelchair accessible vehicle is needed, to check the box or let the customer service rep know on the phone.

For other shuttle providers, click here.

Directions to the Hotel

From Kansas City International Airport
    Take I-29 South to Highway 169 south (turns into Broadway).  Follow Broadway
    through downtown.  Turn left on Pershing for 4 blocks.  The hotel is on the right
    after crossing Main street.

From the south
Take I-35 north to the Broadway exit.  Make a right onto Broadway to Pershing.  Make a left on Pershing to the hotel.

From the east
Take I-70 west to interstate 35 south to the Truman/McGee Street exit.  Follow truman to the second light and turn left onto grand street.  Follow Pershing Road and make a left.  The hotel is at the corner of Pershing Road and Main Street.

From the west
Take I-70 east to interstate 670 east to I-35 south.  Take the 20th street exit and turn left at the bottom of the ramp.  Proceed to the third set of lights and turn right onto Main Street and drive one block.  Make a left on Pershing Road.
 

Hotel Parking

Parking is available on property for overnight guests as well as those here to attend a meeting.  Overnight valet parking services are available for $16.50 per night, per vehicle.  Overnight self-parking in our underground parking garage is available for $13.50 per night per vehicle.  For those individuals attending a meeting, there is an early bird rate of $7.25 per day (effective April 1, 2007), provided that you enter the garage by 10:00am and exit by midnight.   The day rate if you enter the garage after 10:00am is $9.00.  If additional oversize vehicle parking is necessary, please contact the conference planning manager for availability and current pricing.  The hotel has a limited number of valet parking spaces.  Please discuss parking requirements with your conference planning manager.

Bus Parking: Busses may park complimentary on the crown center lot.  Union station bus parking is $40.00 per bus.  Based upon availability. 

Once you're here

Local transportation
 

  • Taxis:Taxis are available outside the main entrance of Kansas City International Airport (KCI).  Approximate fare is $50, with possible surcharges.
  • Rental cars: Rental car facilities are located at the Kansas City International Airport (KCI), as well as many other locations throughout the area. KCI recently opened a new state-of-the-art Rental Car Facility. You’ll want to catch the shuttle that runs between the airport and rental facility.
  • Metro:  For assistance in planning your travel, contact our concierge, or visit http://www.kcata.org/ for complete maps, schedules and trip ideas. Click here to access the Metro website.