Emory Conference Center Hotel

This expansive hotel is 10 minutes from downtown Atlanta and 17 miles from the airport in a largely residential neighborhood near Emory University. The lush wooded setting is a perfect backdrop for the lodge-style lobby which features a roaring fireplace in winter and opens onto a small cafe and flagstone courtyard. Lots of glass is used throughout giving the property a spacious light ambience that is cozy and comfortable.A popular hangout is the lounge with a billiards table old-fashioned jukebox and big-screen television. The vaulted-ceiling dining room--serving generous buffets for breakfast lunch and dinner--opens to the courtyard and woods with floor-to-ceiling windows.For fitness and recreation the hotel offers nature paths a lighted outdoor tennis court saunas indoor pool whirlpool basketball volleyball bicycles fitness center and massage room. For a fee passes are available to the Emory University Woodruff Physical Education Center. Also two golf courses are less than 20 minutes from the hotel.Designed for rest and reflection each of the 198 mission-style guest rooms is equipped with a Simmons pillow-top mattress air conditioning coffeemaker iron/ironing board hairdryer high-speed Internet access cable television and Playstation.