Convention Lodging

Below are the Convention accommodation options available for your stay.  Room rates have been greatly discounted for our Convention. Attendees are to make their own accommodation arrangements.

Murphys Inn Motel is one block from downtown. Murphys Suites is another long block away. Murphys Inn, is nicely maintained and a few years older than Murphys Suites.  Angels Inn is in Angels Camp, ten miles away.

Murphys Inn Motel
76 Main Street (at Hwy 4), Murphys CA 95247
888-796-1800; 209-728-1818
Web Site: MurphysInnMotel
Thirty-seven rooms, each with 2 queen beds, available at $75 per night (plus tax). Attendees must book for all four nights - Thursday through Sunday.

Murphys Suites
134 E. Highway 4, Murphys CA 95247
877-728-2121; 209-728-2121
Web Site: MurphysSuites
Seventy suites: 16 one-room with 2 queen beds, 10 two-room with 1 king bed, and 43 two-room with 2 queen beds. Also one larger two-room suite with 2 queen beds and a hide-a-bed. The rates are $85 per night (plus tax) for the one-room suites and $95 per night (plus tax) for the two-room suites. Attendees must book for all four nights - Thursday through Sunday.

Angels Inn Motel
600 N. Main Street (Hwy 49), Angels Camp CA 95222
888-753-0226; 209-736-4242
Website: AngelsInnMotel.com
Fifty rooms with 2 queen beds at $75 per night (plus tax). Attendees must book for all four nights - Thursday through Sunday.

 

Room Rate Expiration
Persons arriving earlier or staying later will enjoy the same nightly rate. All rooms will be blocked for Convention-attendees only until February 11, 2010. Persons seeking reservations will be told the facilities are full - unless they identify themselves as attending the Daffodil Convention.    After February 11, the Convention room rates will still be valid (and available only if the Daffodil Convention is mentioned) but rooms will also be sold at the regular rates to others seeking accommodations.

Vacation Cottages. Much of the ambiance of Murphys is captured in the fully-furnished cottages tucked into scenic lots around the town. Most of these cottages have two bedrooms with separate baths and are ideal for two couples. Convention shuttle buses will serve attendees staying in these cottages. There are two sources for renting cottages.

Cynthia Trade, Murphys Realty
(209) 728-3404
email: cynthia@realtyworld-murphys.com
website: www.realtyworld-murphys.com

Eleven vacation-rental properties in Murphys. These properties are small houses or cottages sleeping up to six persons. Photos and brief descriptions of these properties are on the website. Rental rates in 2008 ranged from $100/night for a cottage sleeping two to $250/night for the house sleeping six. 2009 rental rates shown on the website will be reduced to the 2008 rate for each of three nights – and the fourth night will be free. There will be a one-time cleaning fee of $50.

These cottages will be reserved for Convention attendees through January 15, 2010.  To get the special rate, attendees must identify themselves as “Daffodil Convention.”  Bookings would require a four-night stay (longer stay would be optional).  Early leaving would forfeit unused nights.

Anna Gutierrez, Murphys Vacation Rentals
(209) 736-9372
email: info@murphysvacationrentals.com
website: www.murphysvacationrentals.com

Five rental cottages in Murphys. Three are in the historic downtown. Photos and brief descriptions of the cottages are on the website. Four cottages are 2-bed, 2-bath and one is 2 bed, 1bath. High-speed Internet is provided. Cottage rental rates are either $150 or $165 per night, plus a $25 one-time cleaning fee.

The rental fee for Convention attendees for week-day nights (Sunday through Thursday) will be reduced by 50% (i.e., four nights for the price of three). Bookings will require a minimum four-night stay for the discount to be applied (longer would be optional). Early leaving would forfeit unused nights. Reservations should be made by January 15, 2010. Attendees must identify themselves as "Daffodil Convention" to get the special rental rates.

Wednesday Arrivals into Sacramento
We offer an option to attendees who either are unable to find a flight into Sacramento Airport (SMF) that arrives early enough on Thursday to make the last (4pm) coach to Murphys - or who simply dislike starting the Convention on Thursday evening exhausted from an extra-long travel day. We suggest you fly to Sacramento on Wednesday, March 10.  Arrive into Sacramento Airport (SMF) on whatever flight is convenient and stay overnight in Sacramento. Then return to the Airport on late Thursday morning to take our first coach departing for Murphys. You will arrive in Murphys mid-afternoon on Thursday, rested, and with time to settle into your accommodations (and perhaps even to scout out the town of Murphys) before taking the shuttle to Ironstone Vineyards for the Welcoming Buffet.

A small block of rooms is reserved for March 10 at Ramada Inn Limited, Sacramento. The room rates are:
  Non-smoking room with one king bed: $71.10 plus tax.
  Non-smoking room with two queen beds: $80.10 plus tax

To get one of these rates, you must reserve three days or more ahead (there is 24-hr cancellation period) and give the Daffodil Convention Group Confirmation Number: 61678147.  You must use a credit card to reserve your room. The telephone reservation number is: 1-877-361-2502 (if this number should not be available overseas, please try the direct motel number 1-916-442-6971).

The Ramada Inn is downtown but provides complimentary shuttle service from and to the Sacramento Airport - a distance of 11 miles. There are no accommodations nearer the Sacramento Airport.  We suggest you spend some free time in "Old Town" Sacramento with its California State Railroad Museum, and a variety of shops and restaurants.

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