Release: 11/07/2006

Greetings from the Medalist Club,

The 2007 NCAA Women's Gymnastics National Championships will be held April 26-28, 2007, on the campus of the University of Utah in Salt Lake City, Utah. For the championships, the Alabama gymnastics team will be staying at the Hilton Salt Lake City Center (the former Doubletree). There are rooms available at the Hilton. However, the Medalist Club was unable to secure a block of rooms there at a rate favorable, and with other considerations acceptable, to our membership.

Fortunately, we have been presented with an opportunity to block 20 one-bedroom suites and 15 two-bedroom suites rooms at the Residence Inn City Center, which is only a block or two away from the team hotel. The rate for a one-bedroom suite is $129.00 per night, while the two-bedroom suites will cost $149.00 per night. These rates include free high-speed internet, free parking, a free hot breakfast each morning, and a free hospitality bar (for Monday through Thursday evenings, only).

These rooms are blocked for five nights, April 24th through 28th, 2007,checking out on the 29th. In order to book your suite, you may book online at [ marriott.com/property/propertypage/slcri ] using the group code of "uaguagc" for the one-bedroom and "uaguagb" for the two-bedroom suite (leave out the quote marks) - or by calling Marriott reservations at 1-800-331-3131 and asking for the "Residence Inn City Center" in Salt Lake City and the "University of Alabama Gymnastics" block. If you want to book rooms before or after these dates at the special rates, you will need to call the groups sales representative, Joe Pepper, directly at 1-801-656-6135.

There is a cancellation policy in force for this opportunity. If you choose to cancel your rooms, you must do so no later than seven days prior to arrival. Otherwise, one night's lodging and tax will be charged to your credit card.

The block of 35 rooms will be held for us until March 24, 2007. However, we urge you to make your reservations as soon as possible in the event that we need more than 35 rooms for our group. Naturally, we will only be able to add more rooms to the block if they remain available.

For those of you needing transportation to and from the airport in Salt Lake City, the hotel uses the services of Express Shuttle, which charges $7.00 per person, each way.

We hope to see all of you in Salt Lake City for the Championships. If you have any problems reserving a room or have any other questions or concerns, please contact us.

Roll Tide!!!
Lyle Herring
President,
The Medalist Club