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Hotel and Travel information



Please visit https://nerlscd.abrf.org/hotel-travel/ for 2019 Hotel and Travel information








2018 HOTEL

Our main hotel has sold out!

Conference Center Hotel:
 Hotel UMass  
1 Campus Center Way
Amherst, MA 01003

A conference rate of $150 per night is available from Wednesday, November 7th, 2018 to Saturday, November 10th, 2018. Reservations must be made by November 1, 2018. You must reference the NERLSCD 2018 meeting when you call or register online at the link below to receive the conference rate.

Please register via Hotel UMass and use block code "NER18C"

There may be limited availability left based on cancelations. Please call ((877) 822-2110) & reference the room block. 

Secondary Hotel
Holiday Inn Express
400 Russell St 
Hadley, MA 01035

Please make Reservations by calling (413) 582-0002 and identify affiliation with NE Regional Life Science to receive the group rate of $146/night. 

Additional Hotel Options

Things to do in the area 


By Air
Airport Transportation Services
By Car
  • From the North 
    • From I-91 South, take exit 25 in Deerfield. At the end of the ramp, turn left and follow road to the intersection. Turn right onto Routes 5 & 10 South. Go 1 mile, then turn left onto Route 116 South. Follow 8 miles to the UMass exit. 
  • From the East 
    • Via Route 2 West to Exit 16 (Belchertown/Amherst). From Route 2 take Route 202 South for about 15 miles to a blinking yellow light at Amherst Road. (You will see signs "to Rt 9 and Rt 116"). Turn right and follow Amherst Road (becomes Pelham Road after about 4 miles) for 7 miles to Amherst center. Follow signs to UMass. 
  • From the South 
    • From I-91 North, take Exit 19 in Northampton. From the exit ramp, turn right onto Route 9. Travel approximately 4.5 miles to Route 116 North (turn left at traffic lights). The UMass exit is 1 mile up. 
  • From the West 
    • From Route 2 East, follow to Greenfield/I-91 exit. Take I-91 South to Exit 25, Deerfield. At the end of the ramp turn left and follow the road to the intersection. Turn right onto Routes 5 & 10 South. Go 1 mile, then turn left onto Route 116 South. Follow for 8 miles to the UMass exit. 
  • From I-90 (Mass Pike) 
    • Take Exit 4 (West Springfield). Follow I-91 North to Exit 19. From the exit ramp, turn right onto Route 9. Travel approximately 4.5 miles to Route 116 North (turn left at traffic lights). The UMass exit is 1 mile up.