MIT Professional Education - Short Programs
Summer 2013
On-Campus
Housing Information
Please review this information and keep a copy for
your reference.
| On-Campus Housing Request Deadline: two weeks before requested arrival |
Housing
Requests and Deadlines
On-campus housing may only be requested by participants who have enrolled in and paid for an MIT Professional Education - Short Programs course. All applications for housing must be made at least two weeks in advance of the requested arrival date. Housing requests cannot be processed on-site. Please visit the Professional Education - Short Programs site to see the courses being offered. Please note: We urge you to make your reservations early; rooms are booked on a space-available basis.
Applications
will not be processed until payment is received. Payments may be made via credit card (MasterCard, Visa, American Express or Discover); or check in US dollars, drawn on a US bank.
Housing request forms
are processed in the order in which they are received. All changes must be submitted in writing.
Guests will receive a written confirmation
of accommodations which will include the address, telephone number and location
of their residence hall assignment. This confirmation must be presented to the
desk staff upon arrival. MIT retains the right to refuse entry to guests without
proper identification.
All correspondence regarding your reservation should be directed to the MIT Conference Services Office at conferences-www@mit.edu.
About the Residence Halls
Traditional Residence Halls/Shared Baths
Single and double accommodations are available in non air-conditioned residence halls. Rooms with private baths are not available. Shared
bathroom facilities are available on every floor.
All room types have a twin-size (single) bed(s), a desk and chair, and a closet.
There are common lounge areas in each residence hall for informal gathering;
refrigerators are located in some of these areas. Each building has vending
machines and coin-operated laundry machines on the lower level.
General
Amenities and Information
Guests are provided with sheets, a blanket, a pillow, and towels. Toiletries are
not provided. Rooms are serviced daily (towels changed, waste receptacles emptied),
and linens are changed weekly.
Telephones are not provided in each room. Hallway phones are available for emergiencies and local calls. All dorms have both wireless and wired internet access for no charge; you must choose the MIT Guest network.
Check-in time
for all residence halls begins at 3:00 PM. Departing guests must check out at
the front desk by 11:00 AM. Front desk staff can arrange to hold luggage for
a short time after check-out on the date of departure.
Please note that smoking is only allowed outside of the residence halls.
Parking
On-campus parking spaces are limited and available only
to persons registered for MIT on-campus housing. Parking is only
available as a package coinciding with the dates of your housing stay. The non-refundable
fee for on-campus parking is $23.00 per day. Parking reservations must be made
in advance and paid for upon reservation. A parking permit indicating the assigned
campus lot will be provided upon check-in at the residence hall.
On-Campus Housing Fees
| Traditional Residence Hall/Shared Bath Non Air-conditioned |
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Room Type |
# of Beds |
Rate |
Per ... |
|
Single |
one |
$76.00 |
room, night |
|
Full Double* |
two |
$100.00 |
room, night |
|
Shared Double** |
two |
$50.00 |
person, night |
*Full Double: If you are booking and paying for your roommate,
you should request a Full Double. |
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Cancellation
Policies
On-Campus
Housing: All cancellations of on-campus housing must be sent in writing
(via fax or email) to the MIT Conference Services Office. Written cancellations
received one week before your arrival will receive a full refund (excluding any parking fees). After that, refunds
will be made less a penalty equivalent to the cost of one night’s stay;
provided the cancellation is received no later than 24 hours prior to the scheduled
date of arrival. No refunds (full or partial) will be granted for cancellations
received within 24 hours of the scheduled arrival date or thereafter, nor for
any nights the dormitory room is not occupied during a reservation period.
Parking: Once
paid, parking fees are non-refundable.
Please GO HERE to complete the on-campus housing application. |
Links to
Course/Housing Information Pages
Short Programs
Homepage
General
Dorm Information
Dorm Map (PDF)
Links to Local Area Information Pages
MIT Homepage
Cambridge Office for Tourism
Greater Boston Convention and Visitors Bureau
Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority
Contact Us
MIT Conference Services Office
Room 12-156, 77 Massachusetts Avenue
Cambridge, MA 02139-4307
617-253-1700 phone
617-258-7005 fax
conferences-www@mit.edu