California Academy of Physician Assistants

Join us at the beautiful Renaissance Palm Springs! In early 2010, the Wyndham Palm Springs became the Renaissance Palm Springs. A 25-year franchise agreement with the Marriott was signed and 23 million dollars in renovation is complete.

Reserve your Renaissance Hotel room early! We have a very special room rate at the Renaissance (see the new online registration process below). Just $162 – almost $100 off the regular rate in the fall. We also have rooms blocked at the Palm Springs Hilton. Both hotels are downtown within blocks of all of the Palm Canyon Drive activities. The Renaissance is connected to the Palm Springs Convention Center. All lectures and workshops take place at either the Renaissance or the Convention Center. The Hilton is just a short walk away. The Renaissance and Hilton are offering the CAPA Conference rate a day or two before and/or after the CAPA Conference.

Make your reservations now. The hotels will sell out quickly. You must book your room no later than September 1, 2010 in order to take advantage of the special rate (assuming there are rooms left in the block on that date). You should call the hotels directly. Be sure to mention the CAPA Conference to receive our special group rate of $162 per night at the Renaissance and the Hilton.

New Renaissance Hotel online registration process: Click on a link below that matches your room type request. You will then be directed to the website with the group code already entered in the appropriate field. To begin the reservation process, enter your arrival date and proceed through the reservation process.

Standard City View Room (King or Two Queens)

Pool View Standard (King or Two Queens)

Resort Suite – King

To reserve a room at the Hilton, please click here.

Fly Into Ontario (45 minutes from Palm Springs)
Try Southwest Airlines. We checked Southwest.com and found roundtrip fares from Sacramento/San Jose/ Oakland to Ontario for $160. We added a sweet little Sebring Convertible for 4 days ($200) – come on, you deserve it! Or, a compact car for ($90) – more money for shopping in Palm Springs!! Total for roundtrip airfare and car can be as low as $250!!

Fly Directly To Palm Springs
You can fly directly into Palm Springs. Check with United or Alaska Airlines. We checked United.com and found roundtrip flights from Sacramento/San Francisco/Oakland/San Jose to Palm Springs for $184 - $274 per person. There is a free shuttle to and from the Renaissance and since you are staying downtown, almost everything is within walking distance.

For more information about Palm Springs:

Palm Springs Aerial Tramway

Balloons Above the Desert

The Living Desert

Children’s Discovery Museum

Palm Springs Art Museum

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