National Specialty

   

HOTEL INFORMATION

LAWRENCE HOLIDAY INN CONVENTION CENTER
200 Mc Donald Drive
Lawrence, KS 66044

Hotel Front Desk: 1-785-841-7077; Hotel Fax: 1-785-841-2799 http://www.ichotelsgroup.com/h/d/hi/1/en/hotel/lwrks?_requestid=239944

The Holiday Inn Convention Center is a full service hotel located 2 blocks south of the I-70 West Lawrence turnpike exit 202, 40 miles (all Interstate) from Kansas City International Airport. It is located just 1 mile from the University of Kansas, 2 miles from historic downtown Lawrence, Kansas, and 5 miles from Haskell Indian Nations University.

The hotel is 4 stories high, was built in 1983 and renovated in 2002, was refurbished in 2006 with new carpeting and furniture, and has 192 guest rooms, two restaurants, abundant grassy areas, excellent parking including RV parking without hookups, and great ballroom and meeting room facilities in the adjacent Convention Center. Several nearby hotels accept dogs and could accommodate overflow, and there is a KOA RV park 4.3 miles from the hotel (http://www.koa.com/where/ks/16104/).

For a virtual tour of the hotel go to http://www.performancemedia.com/photos/holidayinnlawrence/

On the weekend before the Specialty there will be two all-breed shows hosted by the Lawrence Jayhawk Kennel Club. These will be held at the Douglas County Fairgrounds, just ten minutes away from the hotel. RV sites with electrical hookups are available there with advance reservations (see the LKJC Premium List for info).  See "MAPS" for a map showing the route from the hotel to the all-breed shows.

Holiday Inn rates for FBDCA specialty attendees:
$79 per night, King or Double
One-time non-refundable $35 pet charge (these rates good from Nov. 15, 2007 through Sept. 25, 2008

First and last night's charges will be charged to credit cards when reservations are made. Reservations cancelled less than 72 hours prior to scheduled arrival time will forfeit this deposit. 

OVERFLOW HOTEL:  if you can not get a reservation at the Holiday Inn, we have arranged for a special group rate at the Econo Lodge, which is less than one mile away.
Econo Lodge
2222 West 6th Street
Lawrence, Kansas
1-785-842-7030 (the hotel itself)
1-877-424-6423 (nat'l reservations EconoLodge)

Room Rates:
$72/night for Fri and Sat, Oct. 10 and 11
$55/night for Sun through Fri, Oct. 12 – 17
There is a $10 non-refundable pet fee

Reference the French Bull Dog Club when you call
For these rates, reservations must be made by Sept. 10, 2008

Other alternate hotels are also available, some of which accept dogs.  Click here for list.

 

Special Needs

French Bulldogs have special needs and are not for everyone.  Living with them is not the same as looking at them and admiring them.  See whether this is the breed for you.