Accommodation

Recommended Hotel 

The Holiday Inn Santa Ana-Orange County Airport in Santa Ana is a 10-minute drive from both John Wayne Airport and the conference’s location at SCCWRP. Through a long-standing partnership with SCCWRP, the hotel offers special rates for all SCCWRP visitors.

A block of rooms has been reserved from March 16 – 19, 2025. The special room rate is valid until March 3, 2025, or until the group block is sold out, whichever comes first. Rooms and rates are subject to availability after the deadline. Rooms for Workshop participants will be billed directly to SCCWRP.

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Reservations may also be made by calling 1-855-846-7312.  Please ask for the “Ocean Acidification (OA) eDNA Workshop” or Group Code EDN. A credit card is due at time of booking.  Reservations can also be made by calling the hotel directly at 714-481-6300. Should you experience problems or need dates outside of the reserved block dates, please call Annette Anderson at 714-481-6304 or email at annettea@hi-oca.com.

Holiday Inn Orange County Airport services and amenities:

  • $10.00 Parking fee is included for one vehicle per room/day.
  • Breakfast for up to 2 people is included in the room rate, daily.
  • 24-hour Business Center
  • On-site Fitness Center
  • Free High-Speed Internet access in all guest rooms
  • Toast to Toast Restaurant is open for breakfast daily from 6:30 am-9:30 am and
  • for dinner Monday – Saturday 5 pm – 10 pm
  • Toast to Toast Lounge is open Monday – Saturday 5 pm – 10 pm

Transportation to and from the Holiday Inn OCA 

Transportation services are available through Lyft, Uber or Taxi. The hotel is located off the 55 Freeway and Dyer Road exit at 2726 S Grand Ave, Santa Ana, CA 92705.

Other accommodation options 

There are many hotel, Air BnB, VRBO, etc. options in the vicinity of SCCWRP. If you choose to arrange alternate hotel accommodations, it is strongly encouraged that you stay within about a 10-mile radius, as traffic in the L.A./Orange County area can significantly increase travel times, regardless of time of day. Edit