Conference Hotel
The 2024 Tempe conference will be held at the Tempe Mission Palms, conveniently located a few miles from PHX airport, and close to Arizona State University and the thriving Mill Avenue restaurant district.
NOA conference attendees are offered an excellent rate of $189 plus $9.95/night resort fee + tax, for single, double, triple, or quad occupancy. Reservations at this rate will need to be made online, at the link below, by the cut-off date of Dec. 13, after which no guarantee of rate can be made. *** We encourage attendees to book their rooms well in advance of the deadline in case the group room block sells out prior to the deadline.
The conference rate is available for arrivals up to two days before and after, for those wishing to extend their stay at the property. This rate is on a space-available basis, and attendees are encouraged to plan ahead to reserve in advance to obtain this room rate.
Link to the reservation website:
Arizona State University School of Music, Dance and Theatre welcomes you to Tempe!
WHAT TO PACK
- Layered clothing
- Sweater or jacket
- Water bottle for refilling at water filling stations
- Sunglasses and sunscreen – regardless of the temperature, it’s almost always sunny!
- Swimsuit
- Umbrella or light raincoat
Sonoran Desert temperatures in January can be in the 60’s and 70’s during the day and drop to the 30’s and 40’s at night. There are often a few days of rain in December or January.
TRANSPORTATION AND DIRECTIONS
Transportation from the airport to the Tempe Mission Palms Hotel
Tempe Mission Palms – NOA Conference Hotel – has an airport shuttle service, included as part of the resort fee for guests staying at the hotel. 60 E 5th St, Tempe, Arizona, United States, 85281; Phone: 480 894 1400
Valley Metro Rail – stops across the street from the hotel - Light Rail – easy to use, cost effective – at the airport follow signs to the light rail, to Tempe, Mill Ave stop. The Light Rail stops across the street from the conference hotel, Tempe Mission Palms.
Uber, Lyft and Taxi (15-minute ride)
Daily Transportation between Tempe Mission Palms and the ASU Music Building
We do not recommend driving to ASU for evening performances due to Broadway tours playing at ASU Gammage. It will be quicker and easier to walk or take the free trolly or bus (information below). If driving is necessary, take a ride share in order to avoid parking.
Easy, 15-minute walk, south on Mill Ave, directly to the ASU Music building (50 E Gammage Parkway).
There is a free streetcar that goes up and down Mill Avenue every 15-20 minutes. There are stops right by the hotel and directly in front of the Music Building (3-minute ride).
Free Tempe Orbit Bus, a 5-minute ride from the hotel to the front of the music building. This bus runs every 15 minutes between the hotel and music building (6:30am-10:30pm)
Download the Valley Metro App for live updates and Bus oriented mapping on Apple or Android.
