Accommodations during this year’s festival are available in the residence halls on the CSUMB campus. If you stay in the dormitories on-site, you can relax and enjoy three days of wonderful Zimbabwean music without having to leave. There is also a very rustic campground available nearby.

Accommodations: The dorms are located within a 5-minute walk from all Zimfest activities. Three options are available: single, double, and triple occupancy rooms. Most rooms have their own bathroom with shower. The cost is $65 per night for a single room, $100 per night for a double room ($50 per person), or $105 per night for a triple room ($35 per person). Housing is available as early as Wednesday evening. REGISTRATION IN ADVANCE IS REQUIRED AND PAYMENT MUST BE RECEIVED BY JUNE 30. Rooms requested after that date will be on a space-available basis only.

Meals With Housing: Three meals per day are included in the price of the room. Meals start with lunch on your arrival day and end with breakfast on your departure day. You will receive meal tickets when you check into your room, including one for the Saturday night Zimbabwean dinner. There will be no monetary adjustments for missed meals. With advance registration, meals are available on campus from Wednesday lunch through Monday breakfast. Meals will be served buffet style. Vegetarian foods will be available.

Registering for Housing and Meals: Please complete the CSUMB Housing Reservations Form (on the reverse of the Zimfest 2001 Registration Form) and return it with your payment. You can also register online and mail your payment with a Payment Voucher. REGISTRATION IN ADVANCE IS REQUIRED AND PAYMENT MUST BE RECEIVED BY JUNE 30.

Zimbabwean Dinner: There will be a Zimbabwean Dinner on Saturday night. Due to CSUMB’s exclusive food-service contract, we will provide Zimbabwean recipes to their chefs. We think the dinner will probably be good, and also provide a nice social occasion. Registration in advance is required, as with all meals at Zimfest this year. If you register for Saturday dinner (either by staying in the dorms on Saturday, or by buying a Saturday dinner ticket), you will be served the Zimbabwean dinner. This is the only meal provided at CSUMB on Saturday evening.

Camping: A campground has been made available to Zimfest attendees and their families. The “Travel Camp” is a very rustic BLM (bureau of land management) campground located 3.7 miles from the University Center. It is extremely rustic and overgrown, but there are flat campsites with plenty of shade, running water and port-a-potties. Facilities are very minimal and there are no showers and no electricity. There is no street lighting, so you must arrive there (for the first time) before dark or you will never find it. Really! The fee is $10/night per vehicle. Campers and RVs are allowed only if they are self-contained.

Reserving Camping: Zimfest needs to provide to CSUMB a list of occupants of the Travel Camp. Please email housing@zimfest.org (no later than July 23) and tell us the names of the people who plan to use the campground and the number of vehicles. Please pay when you arrive at the Zimfest registration desk during check-in.

Meals Without Housing: People not staying in the dorms can eat on campus only if meal tickets are purchased in advance. Meal tickets cost $5 for breakfast, $6 for lunch, and $7 for dinner, including the Saturday night Zimbabwean dinner. You may purchase tickets for any meal, beginning with Wednesday lunch and ending with Monday breakfast. There are no lower prices for children (sorry). There will be no refunds for missed meals. Meals will be served buffet style. Vegetarian foods will be available.

Registering for Meals Without Housing: Please complete the Meal Reservation Form and return it with your payment. REGISTRATION IN ADVANCE IS REQUIRED AND PAYMENT MUST BE RECEIVED BY JULY 9.

Parking: Parking permits are included in the price of the room. For those attendees NOT staying in the residence halls, parking permits can be obtained at campus parking lots for $1.50 (bring quarters) per day. Vehicles not visibly displaying a parking permit are subject to ticketing and/or towing. This is enforced!

Camping, Hotels and Motels Nearby: There are other places to stay a 15 or 20 minute drive away. Hotel and motel prices are typically higher than the dorm prices. This is a coastal resort area, so off-site campsites will fill up. Most campgrounds in the area are first-come first-served and cannot be reserved in advance. You will need to make your own arrangements for anything other than the on-site accommodations.

Restaurants and Stores Nearby: There are very few businesses nearby. Except for a Burger King on the edge of campus, the nearest off-campus place to buy food is a 15-minute drive away.

Questions: If you have any questions about housing or meals, please email housing@zimfest.org.