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Hotels

We have secured special rates for rooms at hotels close to the Convention and Entertainment Center. You are responsible for booking your own hotel room and we do not guarantee availability. Please make sure you ask for the TED Conference rate when booking your room.

Hyatt Regency Long Beach
Rates from $219 per night.
The Hyatt Regency Long Beach sits proudly at the edge of Long Beach's beautiful Rainbow Harbor. With breathtaking views from all guest rooms, the Hyatt provides the ultimate hotel experience for travelers of all types. Footsteps away from the Hyatt you will find the best Long Beach has to offer: shops, restaurants, the Aquarium of the Pacific and the beach. Adjacent to the Convention Center, the Hyatt is a convenient choice for convention guests.
To make your reservation, please call 562-491-1234 or 1-800-233-1234
(Please reference the TED Conference when booking your room.)
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The Renaissance Long Beach Hotel
Rates from $199 per night.
Club Rooms and various suites available.
Located at the heart of the entertainment district, this downtown Long Beach California hotel is just steps from the trendy dining, sensational night life and boutique shopping that give this locale its lively atmosphere. Fresh from a spectacular $11 million renovation of all guest rooms, banquet spaces and lobby, the hotel reflects a chic, casually elegant ambience from plush new beds and soft colors, to marble bathroom counters and modern desk chairs. The hotel has eared the prestigious ENERGY Star label from the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) for its efforts to conserve water and energy and to protect the environment.
To make your reservation, please call 1-800-468-3571. (Please reference the TED Conference when booking your room.)
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The Westin Long Beach
Rates from $219 per night.
The Westin Long Beach, renowned for both its convenience and beautiful location, is located halfway between Los Angeles International Airport and Orange County Airport. Only a mile from the beach and a few minutes from the new Aquarium of the Pacific, guests can experience the best of California. Most of our 469 guest rooms and suites offer stunning harbor views and each room boasts our signature Heavenly Bed, with a pillowtop mattress and five pillows.
To make your reservation, please call 1-800-WESTIN1.
(Please reference the TED Conference when booking your room.)
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Hilton Long Beach Rates from $199 The recently renovated Hilton Long Beach & Executive Meeting Center hotel offers exceptional service, international flair and an elegant ambiance in the heart of Long Beach, next to the World Trade Center and just 4 blocks from the Long Beach Convention Center. Twice awarded Hilton's Top Guest Service Award for Excellence, the Hilton Long Beach hotel offers all the comforts and conveniences expected from a luxurious hotel.
To make your reservation, please call 1-800-HILTONS
(Please reference the TED Conference when booking your room)
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Airport Information & Directions to the Long Beach Convention and Entertainment Center

FROM LOS ANGELES INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT:
Take the San Diego Freeway (405) south to the Long Beach Freeway (710). Go south on the Long Beach Freeway to the Downtown Exits. (710 then becomes Shoreline Drive). Follow Shoreline Drive to Linden Avenue and into the parking lot, or as advised by directional signage.

FROM LONG BEACH AIRPORT:
Take Lakewood Boulevard south to the San Diego Freeway (405). Take the San Diego Freeway (405) north to the Long Beach Freeway (710). Go south on the Long Beach Freeway to the Downtown Exits. (710 then becomes Shoreline Drive). Follow Shoreline Drive to Linden Avenue and into the parking lot, or as advised by directional signage.

FROM THE JOHN WAYNE (ORANGE COUNTY) AIRPORT:
Take the San Diego Freeway (405) north to the Long Beach Freeway (710). Go south on the Long Beach Freeway to the Downtown Exits. (710 then becomes Shoreline Drive). Follow Shoreline Drive to Linden Avenue and into the parking lot or as advised by directional signage.

Climate

February
Max 68F
Mean 58F
Min 48F

The wettest month of the year is February with an average rainfall of 3 Inches.

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Dress Code

The dress is casual for all events, which means no coats, ties, cocktail dresses or the like. Comfort and informality help define the TED experience.

Security

We will maintain tight security and will as always require a photo ID (passport or driver's license) at the registration table. You must wear your badge for access to all events.

For all other questions, please email katherine@ted.com. We're eager to make every moment of the TED experience a pleasant one!