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•Pg_56-70__BMT_pg86-162 9/25/13 5:28 AM Page 69 AREA GUIDES also in majestic settings. Just imagine your opening reception atop Mount Roberts, offering sweeping views of the town and valley below, or along the banks of the Gastineau Channel or Auke Lake. There are a variety of hotels in the heart of the downtown district within easy walking distance of the Alaska State Museum, the Juneau-Douglas City Museum, shopping, and restaurants. Several Juneau hotels are within a few minutes walking distance of the tours that depart from the waterfront area/cruise ship docks. Built to rival the most lavish hotels of its day, the historic Westmark Baranof Hotel serves as a second home for visitors from around the world as well as legislators and corporate travelers doing business in Juneau. Located downtown within walking distance of the capitol, cruise ship docks, shops and state offices, the nine-story, 195 room "Jewel of Juneau" offers guests elegant, art-deco public areas and comfortable accommodations. Best Western Country Lane Inn is a quaint, locally owned, 51-room hotel conveniently located in the Mendenhall Valley near the airport, ferry, and the Mendenhall Glacier, yet still only minutes away from a multitude of exciting Alaskan adventures. The obvious, must-do activity is checking out the glaciers. Mendenhall Glacier is Juneau's most popular attraction, and when you see this thing you'll know why. At its widest point, the glacier is about a half mile wide, with ice 300 to 1,800 ft. deep. The fact that something that big can still move is pretty magnificent. Everyone wants to see a little wildlife, even if from afar. Juneau has such an abundance of air, land and sea creatures that you are more than likely to catch a glimpse of a bear, bald eagle, or even a humpback whale while you are here especially April through November. Juneau also has a thriving arts community with a local symphony, two major statewide music festivals, an award-winning theater, and countless local artists. Best of all, these authentic Alaskan experiences are all within 15 minutes of your hotel door or the cruise ship dock. Daily jet service offers the quickest, easiest access to Juneau. Alaska Airlines is the only jet service provider to Juneau and offers daily connections north from Seattle and south from Anchorage. • • • STATS • • • HOTEL ROOMS Westmark Baranof Hotel 195 The Prospector Hotel 62 Best Western Country Lane Inn 51 Juneau Travelodge Hotel 86 Goldbelt Hotel Juneau 105 EXHIBITION FACILITIES Centennial Hall Convention Center Total Exhibit Space Meeting Rooms 20,000 sq. ft. 4 WHO YOU GONNA CALL? Juneau Convention & Visitors Bureau (888) 581-2201 http://www.traveljuneau.com Going to meetings is no vacation… to vacation… unless you meet in Juneau, you Juneau, Alaska's b Alaska's beautiful capital city! capital A perfect blend of p e r fe c t b l e n d o f modern facilities and modern facilities and majestic forests, meeting m a j e s t i c f o r e s t s, m e e t i n g agendas and mountain splendor, action items splendor, ac tion items and awesome activities… a n d a we s o m e a c t i v i t i e s … Alaska's capital city makes Alaska's c apital makes business a pleasure. pleasure. Glaciers Wildlife Wilderness rs Wildlife Wilderness Juneau Convention & Visitors Bureau View Juneau travel guide at traveljuneau.com/bt 888-587-2201 Convention Visitors Bureau View travel at traveljuneau.com/bt Travel Juneau Travel B M & T ••• Septmeber/October 2013 ••• www.blackmeetingsandtourism.com 69