Accommodations & Meals

Dorms

Reed College has a beautiful campus and we have plenty of great dorm space available. Furthermore, the festival will be rewarded for Zimfest participants staying in the dorms — we will be charged less for the overall use of the facility. So please consider the dorms as your first housing option.

There is a tradition of late night singing, dancing and mbira playing at Zimfest. This year we have a spacious, comfortable lounge in one of the dormitories in which to hold these parties. Therefore, we will designate one dorm the “quiet dorm” and another dorm the “late night mbira party dorm.” Please specify on your registration if you have a preference.

Dorm space is charged per bed. If you are signing up as a couple know that you will be charged for two beds (these are two twin beds that can be pushed together). If you have children 14 and under, you can request a rollaway bed be brought in and be charged a lower rate. Children 2 and under are not charged. The dorms do not have cribs available.

The dorms have small kitchens and you are welcome to use them — ideally for keeping snacks, or for breakfast and lunch foods. The kitchen facilities are not large enough to prepare dinners (see below for details on the cafeteria).

Dorms rates for persons over 14 years of age are $35 per bed per night. Dorms rates for persons 14 and under using a rollaway bed are $10 per night. Children 2 and under are free.

Private Homes

We are not going to coordinate home stays this year. If you have extenuating circumstances please contact us and we will see if we can help.

Hotels

Three hotels have offered festival discounts to Zimfest. However, you have to confirm the discount with the hotel as it may be cancelled if too few people avail themselves of this option. The hotels have deadlines by which time these rooms must be booked. Check with each hotel (Portland fills up fast in the summertime). None of these hotels are walking distance from Reed. They are a 15–20 minutes car ride and more by public transportation. Hotel tax is 11.5% (there is no hotel tax on dorm rooms).

Doubletree Hotel 310 SW Lincoln 503-221-0450		$89 single or double occupancy
Marriott Residence Inn 1710 NE Multnomah 503-288-1400		$139 studio suite (for 3) $159 for 2-bedroom suite (for 4) $169 penthouse suite (for 5)
Holladay Hotel (new name) 1021 NE Grand 1-800 343-1822		$84 (2 queen beds)

Food

Reed has an outstanding caterer for their cafeteria — Bon Appetit. They carry a great variety of foods including many excellent vegetarian dishes. We encourage you to eat with us on-campus. The dining area is indoor/outdoor and is central to the festival with a great vantage over the amphitheatre where the outdoor concerts will be featured. Your meal tickets will allow you to eat an entrée, make selections from the salad bar, as well as choose drinks and a dessert. The Zimbabwean dinner will also be prepared through Bon Appetit under the direction of Zimbabwean chefs. There will be plenty of food and no long waiting periods. Please purchase your meal tickets through the registration packet as the caterer cannot accommodate large numbers of festival-goers at the last minute. Unfortunately, there are no discounts for children.

Breakfast
Lunch
Dinner

$4.75
$6.25
$7.25

The Zimbabwean dinner will be the meal served on Saturday night and will cost $7.25.