The Sydney Salsa Congress is held at Sydney Olympic Park - home of the 2000 Olympic Games. The venue is about a 30 minute drive West of Sydney and is well serviced by buses and trains. Most activities take place at the State Sports Centre which boasts a fantastic stage with arena seating, and one of THE biggest and best dancefloors in Australia.
This year, you have a choice of accommodation options:
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Sydney Olympic Park at night.
Why Stay at the Official Congress Hotels?
We know from our own experience at overseas congresses, that staying at the official congress hotel is half the fun. In fact, many of the local Sydney salsaroes choose to stay at the hotel, even though they have their own homes within a 30 minute drive. It's a great opportunity to meet fellow interstate and international salseros, and it puts you right in the thick of the action. You certainly won't have trouble locating the party! For the 2009 Sydney Salsa Congress, the official hotels will be the Novotel/ Ibis Hotel (located in the same building) at Sydney Olympic Park. These two world class hotels are in the same complex, and share common lobby facilities. Furthermore, they are truly convenient, being a 5 minute stroll straight down the road from the State Sports Centre congress venue. All you have to do is roll out of bed and be ready to party!
Hotel Rooms for 2011 Will Book Out Fast!
Every year, we SELL OUT of hotel rooms and people who missed out had to experience the inconvenience of staying at the next nearest hotel, which is a 10 minute taxi ride away from Sydney Olympic Park. Do yourselves a favour and make sure that you book in early so that you can enjoy the conveniece of being a 5 minute walk away from where all the workshops and parties are held.
We have negotiated hard with the hotel for them to guarantee that the rates offered to the Sydney Salsa Congress will be the cheapest (i.e. even better than rates offered on Wotif.com.au, Lastminute.com.au, or discounted rates for travel agents). If you do not book via the Congress, you will be missing out on great value for money and paying the expensive rates charged by the hotel.
To ensure that you secure your accommodation for the Congress, we strongly recommend that you book your accommodation with us as soon as possible. To be eligible for the special rates offered by the Novotel & Ibis, you MUST book through the Sydney Salsa Congess. Prices are as follows:
IMPORTANT: Prices quoted are PER ROOM.
* Only ONE of your room mates needs to pay for your room.
* Please note that the Triple Rooms for the Novotel & Pullman hotels comprise of 2 double beds i.e. at least 2 of your room mates must be happy to share a bed.
* Triple rooms for the Ibis comprise of 3 single beds.
* Triple rooms for the Formule 1 comprise of a bunk bed (the bottom bunk being a Queen bed and the top bunk being a single).
* Quad rooms for the Forumle 1 comprise of a Double bed + 1 bunk bed with 2 single bunks. 2 people must be prepared to sleep together in the double bed.
* Breakfast is not included in the price of the Formule 1 hotel
Hotel | Formule1 | Ibis | Novotel | Pullman | | Quad Room (3 nights - Fri, Sat, Sun) | $567 | N/A | N/A | N/A | | | | | | | Quad Room (4 nights - Thurs, Fri, Sat, Sun) | $716
| N/A | N/A | N/A | | | | | | | Triple Room (3 nights - Fri, Sat, Sun) | $507
| $780
| $960 | $1,080 | | | | | | | Triple Room (4 nights - Thurs, Fri, Sat, Sun) | $646
| $1,010
| $1,250 | $1,410 | | | | | | | Double Room (3 nights - Fri, Sat, Sun) | $447 | $615
| $705 | $765
| | | | | | | Double Room (4 nights - Thurs, Fri, Sat, Sun) | $576 | $800
| $920 | $1,000
| | | | | | | | Single Room (3 nights - Fri, Sat, Sun) | $417 | $585
| $675 | $735
| | | | | | | Single Room (4 nights - Thurs, Fri, Sat, Sun) | $546 | $770
| $890 | $970
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Prices Quoted Include:
* Buffet Breakfast each morning (NOT INCLUDED for Formule 1)
* Transfers to and from Sydney Domestic airport at scheduled times (see Event Schedule)
*NB: These prices are for accomodation only and do not include entry to the Sydney Salsa Congress
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The State Sports Centre with arena seating and 3,254 square meeting timber floor
The venue for the Sydney Salsa Congress is the State Sports Centre.
We think it's fantastic - and we're confident you will too!
You'll enjoy spacious, air-conditioned surrounds, that are amongst the best available for dancers in Sydney . The State Sports Centre's main arena, Sydney Arena , is one of Sydney's most popular auditoriums for dancing events, with an impressive space of 3,254 square metres . Features include a Tasmanian Blackbutt timber floor - just perfect for smooth spins and fancy footwork!
Part of this highly versatile venue will be transformed into a theatre with a tiered seating capacity for 1,000 people - so you can sit back and enjoy the performances in style. The separate social dance floor will be huge, and provides an ideal location for 2,000 plus Salseros to burn the floor during the Sydney Salsa Congress parties.
There will be a bar and seating areas for when you need to kick back and enjoy the spectacle of the live band. Also, you can browse the Dance Bazaar for some goodies to take home - so leave space in your luggage for videos, shoes, clothes...
Venue Address and Directions:
Sydney Olympic Park - Sports Centre - Homebush - Sydney,
Cnr Olympic Boulevard & Sarah Durack Avenue
 | By Bus:
Sydney Buses operates two daily fulltime bus services to and from Sydney Olympic Park to the following locations: | :: Burwood (Westfield , Strathfield Station, Newington ,
Rydalmere, UWS Nepean Campus, Paramatta Station,
Lidcombe Station, Homebush Bay Ferry Wharf) | :: Sydney Buses route 525 - From Parramatta Station to Burwood
Station via Olympic Park Station, Rydalmere, UWS Nepean Campus,
Newington (Daily full-time service)
:: Timetable :: Route Map | :: Sydney Buses route 401/404 - Service Lidcombe Station to
Olympic Park Station via Homebush Bay Wharf , Newington
(Daily full-time service)
:: Timetable :: Route Map | ::Baxters Bus Lines route 904 - Parramatta to Auburn & Lidcombe via
Parramatta Road , Carter Street (Limited service) | By Train:
CityRail operates three types of rail services to and from
Sydney Olympic Park (Olympic Park Station): | Olympic Park Sprint operates between Lidcombe and Olympic Park Station
at 20 minute intervals | Direct services between Central Station for Olympic Park Station
(limited - weekdays only) | | Major Event rail services | | By Car: | Below are driving instructions to your preferred Sydney Olympic Park venues.
Just insert the details about your point of departure in the relevent section and
we will guide you to the best car park near the venues clustered below: Click Here |
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