2003 ARES annual meeting
You are invited to join the thought leaders of real estate at the

Nineteenth Annual American Real Estate Society Meeting

on

April 3-5, 2003
at

Doubletree Hotel
Monterey, California

by Art Schwartz,
University of South Florida
ARES Meeting Planner, Director, Past President

The Nineteenth Annual Meeting of the American Real Estate Society (ARES) will be held at the Doubletree Hotel in beautiful Monterey, California.

After a three year absence from the Golden State, ARES returns April 2-5, 2003, to spectacular Monterey. The Monterey Peninsula offers an incredible meeting venue with World Class scenery and golf, great restaurants and attractions. Our headquarters hotel is the newly renovated Monterey Doubletree, ideally located adjacent to Monterey State Historic Park and Fisherman's Wharf. All of downtown Monterey is within walking distance as is the Monterey Bay Aquarium, Cannery Row and Lower Presidio Historic Park. You can kayak Monterey Bay with rentals available nearby. Dramatically gorgeous Big Sur, Seventeen Mile Drive and Carmel are a short drive away. For more information on the Monterey area, check out: www.montereyinfo.org or www.monterey.com.

 

The Monterey Peninsula is home to the number one rated golf course in the USA, Pebble Beach Golf Links, where a round with cart costs $375. Call 831-624-3811 to book your tee time there as well as at famous Spyglass, $275 including cart. For a less expensive but still highly enjoyable experience, you might prefer to join Don Jud and myself at Pacific Grove Municipal Golf Links where a fine round can be had for under $50.

 

The Doubletree is currently undergoing extensive renovation and a nearly brand new hotel will be yours to enjoy. The hotel's perfect location will allow you to easily enjoy all the delights that Monterey offers. Booking your room in Monterey is very easy. You can call the hotel at: 831-649-4511 or 800-222-TREE or FAX the hotel at: 831-649-3109. Additionally, reservations can be booked directly on the internet at: www.doubletreemonterey.com. Click " group reservations " and enter our group password " ares ". Room rates are $151/night for run of the house and $191/night for guaranteed bayview room. The Monterey hotel tax is 10.05%. Please book your room by February 15, 2003.

 

I would not be without a car in Monterey. Hertz has special ARES rates out of Monterey, San Jose and San Francisco Airports. Call 800-654-2240 and mention Meeting Number: 02EL0003. I recommend the drive south on Highway One to Big Sur and Hearst Castle. The road clings to the mountainside as the surf breaks below. Lunch at Nepenthe in Big Sur offers an unforgettable vista. Delta Airlines is offering special meeting fares into San Francisco, San Jose and Oakland Airports and through Delta Connections into Monterey. Call 800-241-6760 and mention the ARES Delta File Number: 187753A for the discount airfares.