hotel, transportation, restaurants
and things to see and do
Hotel & Transportation
Because of the amount of conventions that San Jose hosts, we encourage you to make reservations as soon as possible to guarantee yourself a room.
Here's a list of suggested hotels. Thanks to Janett for this info.
We have a block of rooms booked at the Radisson which is where we are encouraging you to stay, be sure to tell them you are with the CGE conference for special rate.
1471 N 4th Street SJ
408 452-0200 $79.
heated pool/ breakfast included/ light rail accessable
All of our 185 luxurious guest rooms come complete with remote cable television, in-room movies, data port for PC hook-up, coffee maker, iron and ironing board, and hair dryer. The San Jose Radisson Plaza Hotel offers non-smoking
rooms with either one king bed or two double beds. There are four wheelchair accessible rooms close to the elevators. Adjoining rooms may be requested. The Radisson Plaza Hotel San Jose Airport has been rated 4 stars by Mobile and 3 diamonds by AAA.
The 5th floor Plaza Level is a limited accessfloor to guarantee privacy and quiet. This floor features a reception area where a continental breakfast is
presented each morning, hors d' oeuvres in the late afternoon and cookies and milk in the evening. Each Wednesday from 5:30pm - 6:30pm our chef cooks up
something special for the guests on our Plaza Level.
Our concierge, Ethel, is on duty in the morning and early evening hours.
Services and Amenities
We are proud to offer the following amenities:
 Complimentary shuttle to and from San Jose International Airport. Runs every half hour from 5:30am - 10:30pm. You may call us by using the courtesy phone in the baggage claim area.
 Dedicated Yes I Can! Staff that will anticipate and accommodate your every need
 Complimentary coffee served in lobby each morning from 6am - 9am Mon through Fri
 Each room comes with a coffee/tea maker, iron/ironing board, voice mail and hair dryer .
 Free HBO and pay-per-view movie selections
 Express check out by voice mail or through the television
 Data ports in every room
 ATM located in the lobby
 Rooms service from 6am - 11pm, 7 days a week
 Computer in the lobby with high-speed Internet access
 Plenty of free parking outside or in our covered, security patrolled garage
 Valet dry cleaning/laundry service 6 days a week (Mon - Sat).
 Laundry in by 9am will be back by that evening.
 The following credit cards are accepted for payment:
 Visa, Mastercard, American Express, Discover, Diner's Club, JCB and Enroute
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Other nearby hotels available:
All attendees MUST say that they are with SJSU Glass Exchange
Conference to receive the rates below
Clarion Inn
3200 Monterey Rd.
(408) 972-2200
15 rooms blocked @ $65 p/n + tax
Reserve by Feb. 21st
1310 N. 1st Street
(408) 453-1100
heated pool/ breakfast incl./ light rail accessable
Special rate $79 p/n + tax single occupancy
$89 p/n + tax double occupancy
2660 Monterey Rd.
(408) 279-6600
heated pool/ spa/ gym/ sauna/ breakfast incl./ light rail accessable
15 rooms blocked @ $99 p/n + tax
Reserve by Feb. 28th
Best Western Inn
1575 Tully
(408) 929-8100
15 rooms blocked @ $ 89 p/n + tax
Reserve by Feb. 28th
Days Inn
4170 Monterey Rd.
(408) 224-4122
Special rate $69 p/n + tax single occupancy
$79 p/n + tax double occupancy
* = AAA diamond rating system
Light rail accessible: Take light rail to First Street, then it's a 2 block walk to
SJSU campus.
Restaurants & things to do in San Jose
Suggested Restaurants (near SJSU campus)
Pizzaria Grande, San Carlos Ave - excellent faire, rea$onable 
Pizza-a-go-go, 117 E San Carlos Ave @ 3rd - cheap eats
Ben & Jerry's Ice Cream , 115 E San Carlos Ave
Camera 3 Cafe, San Carlos @ 2nd Ave - Films,
Espresso & food. Cozy & cool.
Taxi's, San Carlos Ave @ 2nd Street - burgers, fries, shakes.
Interior shot of Cafe Matisse'
Cafe Matisse', San Carlos @ 1st Street - Espresso & food. Very hip.
Suggested pubs (near SJSU campus)
Cinnabar, San Fernando - dive bar that SJSU glass dept frequents.
Fuel - 44 S Alamaden Blvd. cool hip bar that G.A.S. & SJSU folks frequent.
good food $$
Tied House - 65 N San Pedro St. microbrewery/ good pub food . Interior shot at Tied House
Restaurants (near Ohlone campus)
Starbucks Mission Blvd.(directly across from Ohlone)
Mission Coffees Washington Blvd. (two doors down from Olive Hyde Gallery)
Mc Donald's 42800 Mission Blvd.
Forever Young Chinese Cuisine 43689 Mission Blvd. (510) 440-8880
Kohinoor Pakistani & Indian 43691 Mission Blvd. (510) 770-1745
Mission Jarrito Mexican Rstrnt 1530 Washington Blvd. (510) 770-9661
Ohlone Yen Ching Restaurant 1616 Washington Blvd. (510) 490-8381
Things to do & places of interest 
San Jose
Gallery Tour
Matt, a former student, and budding curator, has organized a group of
galleries that have glass related exhibitions during CGE.
Thursday March 21 there will be a gallery walk with San Jose galleries
that have glass related exhibitions. The galleries included in this walk are listed below. Maps will be included in your packets.
DPFong Gallery
ultisys.com/triloy
408 298-8877
Enter through the wine galleria at 377 South First Street, San Jose
or thru the cafe Mattise at 371 South First Street, San Jose
12noon-5pm Tuesday-Saturday
4-10pm Sunday
San Jose Institute for Contemporary Art
sjica.org
408 283-8155
451 South First Street, San Jose
Thursday 12-8pm
Friday-Saturday 10-5pm
Kenenth Matsumoto
408 288-9305
592 North Fifth Street (at Jackson)
Thursday 11-8pm
Friday-Saturday 11-5pm or by appointment
MACLA
aclaweb.org
408 998-2783
510 South First Street (at William)
Thursday 12-7pm
Friday-Saturday 12-5pm
San Jose Museum of Art
sjmusart.org
408 294-2787
110 South Market Street (at San Fernando)
Thursday-Sunday 11-5pm
Friday 11-10pm
Admission Free
Triton Museum of Art
tritonmuseum.org
408 247-3754
1505 Warburton Avenue
Santa Clara
Thursday 10-9pm
Friday-Sunday 10-5pm
Fremont
Mission San Jose (corner of Mission and Washington Blvd.) is a genuine Californio Mission dating back
from 1797.
Mission Peak Trail The trail head starts at Ohlone College and acends Mission Peak to provide spectacular views of the valley. A 2400 foot rise over 3 1/2 miles of trail. About 3 hours round trip. Pictured right: Mission San Jose
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