Springfield Hotel Reservation Information

Hello Soccer Parents!

You can now start calling the University Plaza in Springfield to book your individual rooms. As you know, we have 15 double-double rooms reserved. The confirmed rate is $99 per night, not including tax. It should be worth it, this is a very nice hotel. It is like the Embassy Suites in design (same parent company) but the rooms are just rooms, not suites like in Little Rock. Suites are available, but not at the team rate. Their AAA rate for a King suite (w/sleeper sofa if above the 4th floor) is $149, if anyone is interested. The hotel address is 333 S. John Q. Hammons Pkwy, Springfield, MO 65806.

The # is 417-864-7333. Ask for Reservations. Tell them you are with ESC '98 White team, coming for the Lake Country Soccer Tournament. They will take special requests, like a King room w/sleeper sofa, or a double-double with sleeper sofa, and everyone please mention that we'd love it if the whole team could be on the same floor. They make no promises, but say they'll do their best. Remember all rooms that have a sleeper sofa in them are on the 4th floor or above.

Rosie, I put in an extra special request for a low floor for Tess with the contact person in group sales at the hotel and she said it shouldn't be a problem. She said they'll treat that a little more seriously than just somebody wanting a particularly type of room.

Now - I have to pass along a very stern warning I got from the group sales contact: She stressed that this is a business hotel. They are not going to be as lenient as hotels in the past have been about kids running around without an adult. She made it very clear that if any other guest complains about the girls and it can be traced to an individual family, that family will be asked to leave the hotel - no refund. So I think we may need to keep a bit tighter rein on the girls this trip. She did say noise levels at the pool (sorry, Austin) are okay, just not out in the halls or too much noise in the rooms to the point where it bothers the neighbors. Apparently this hotel stopped booking teams several years ago because of the disturbance some of them caused, so we just need to be good ambassadors for OFC/ESC.

If anybody has any question, feel free to email me or call me at 359-0998 (H) or 315-7970 (cell).

Thanks! Kacee