The Ramada Mall of America Hotel (2300 East American Blvd.) is located two blocks North of the world-renowned Mall of America in Bloomington, MN only 5 minutes from both the Hubert Humphrey Terminal (Southwest Airlines) and the Lambert Terminal (all others) of the Minneapolis St Paul International Airport. The facility offers numerous amenities, such as: complimentary parking, complimentary Airport and Mall of America shuttle service, high-speed wireless internet throughout the hotel, cable TV, fitness center, and large indoor pool.

PLEASE NOTE: Lodging accommodations must be made separately from conference registration. Remember that your staying at Ramada Mall of America both enables us to have such a low room rate for such a fine facility and keeps us from having to pay more for meeting space for the conference. To make reservations at Ramada Mall of America,

1) Call their direct number, (877) 731-8238 or (952) 854-3411, and be sure to mention the ACL Congress on the Lutheran Confessions; OR

2) Go to the Ramada Mall of America website and make your reservation using the Group Code: Congress-Lutheran ACL

to get the special room rate of $89.00/night (plus tax) for single, double occupancy (no more than four per room). Reserve before April 13, 2011 to get the special group rate!

The links in this paragraph will take you to a description of the hotel and its amenities and a link to driving directions and a more complete map than the one found on this page. In short, however:

HOW TO GET TO THE RAMADA MALL OF AMERICA:

From the North:  Follow I-35W South to I-494 East; exit at 24th Avenue (Exit 2A). Turn Right and immediately turn Right again into the entrance. (Or I-35E South to I-494 West.)

From the South:  Follow I-35W North to I-494 East; exit at 24th Avenue (Exit 2A). Turn Right; immediately turn Right again into the entrance. (Or I-35E North to I-494 West.)

From the East:  Follow I-494 West, and exit at 24th Avenue (Exit 2A). Turn Left at light.  Immediately turn Right into the entrance.

From the West: Follow I-494 East, and exit at 24th Avenue (Exit 2A). Turn Right and immediately turn Right again into the entrance.