Location and Venue
"Welcome to The Rock"
The 2022 Qualitative Analysis Conference and Couch-Stone Symposium will be held at the Delta St. John's Hotel in downtown St. John's, Newfoundland, Canada, with institutional support from Memorial University.
Known as the "oldest post-Columbian European settlement in North America," St. John's is recognized for its rich cultural life, British colonial architecture, and warm hospitality.
From the conference venue, you will be a very short walk from St. John's' many attractions: the beautiful harbour, downtown shopping areas, the night life of George Street ("The Biggest Little Street in North America"), and the provincial museum and archives, The Rooms.
We hope that you will plan to spend some extra time in the city before or after the conference to enjoy all that "The Rock" has to offer! Conference room rates at the are available for up to three nights before and after the Qualitatives/Couch-Stone.
Short drives from the city will bring you to Cape Spear (the Easternmost Point in North America), boat tours of seabirds (including the largest Atlantic Puffin colonies on this continent), stunning ocean views, hikes of all difficulty levels. By late June there could still be icebergs in the area and - if you're lucky - humpback whales will have arrived to their summer feeding areas in the waters around St. John's.
The St. John's International Airport has multiple daily flights from Toronto, Montreal, and Halifax, with connections to international destinations and is served by all of Canada's major airlines.
We look forward to June, when we will all "Come From Away" to enjoy St. John's.
Learn more about visiting St. John's at:
https://destinationstjohns.com/
Hotel Booking
Our room block is full! You might consider some of the options below:
A phone call to the Delta could also open additional opportunities:
+1 709-739-6404
Nearby Downtown Hotels
As our room block is almost full, you may wish to look at alternative nearby hotels. We are providing the advertised lowest rates below. There are also many AirBNB rentals in the downtown area.
The are the advertised rates - by the hotels - as of May 13 and are subject to change. The conference does not have specific arrangements with these locations.
Under 5 Minutes Walking from Delta:
JAG Boutique Hotel, $169/night
Hilton Garden Inn, $207/night
5-10 Minutes Walking from Delta:
Murray Premises Hotel, $269/night
10-15 Minutes Walking from Delta:
ALT Hotel, $249/night
15-20 Minutes Walking from Delta:
Hilton Doubletree, $212/night
Sheraton Hotel Newfoundland, $222/night
A Little Farther Afield
30 Minute Walk from Delta (downhill to get there, uphill back):
The Guv'nor Inn and Pub, $130/night
There are numerous hotels in the "Kenmount Road" area and near the Airport which would require driving/cabbing to/from the conference venue. There is no Uber or Lyft in St. John's.
TravelLing to St. John's
We look forward to welcoming you all to St. John's. Below, please find information to help you find your way here!
Air Travel
St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador is served by St. John's International Airport (YYT/CYYT).
Please DO NOT FLY to Saint John, New Brunswick.
St. John's Airport has flights from all of Canada's major airlines, with new flights being introduced by "low-cost" airlines this spring/summer. Most connections go through Toronto, Montreal, or Halifax each of which is well-connected internationally.
Current airlines include:
Air Canada (daily, worldwide connections)
WestJet (daily, Canada, US, and Europe connections)
Porter (daily, Canada and Select US connections)
PAL Airlines (daily, Eastern Canada)
The following low-cost airlines are scheduled to start service this spring. Fair notice: neither has yet flown to St. John's.
Taxis
There is a taxi stand at the St. John's airport. A taxi to the Delta Hotel is a flat-rate of $25 plus $3 per extra person.
There are no ride share (Uber or Lyft) programs in St. John's.