Downtown

The Conference Center is is Downtown Indianapolis. VisitIndy offers a great site as well as numerous maps and guides that provide basic information. All the restaurants listed here are within 2 miles of the convention center; most are within a mile. See especially the Skywalk map. The Skywalk connects many downtown buildings as well as the canal walk. If you only use that Skywalk and its connected attractions, you will have seen a good deal of what there is to see. Downtown hotels are ... downtown hotels. We'll try to keep the details we add here on amenities and their perks. You can look on the linked guide for other information. Below find Hotel, Restaurant, and Bar information written especially for the CCCC/ATTW communities. We'll be adding longer entries to the blog page, but these pages serve as general information resources.

Hotels

Tripadvisor has current reviews of the 17 major downtown hotels and 3 B&Bs. If downtown Indianapolis were a clockface, the Convention Center would sit at its center. Nine to 11 is the Museum Campus.  At 11 is Marriott Place. It consists of four hotel brands: The new JW Marriott was built for the Superbowl, and glows Colts Blue. It has a large lobby bar for meeting up as well as a sports bar. Connected to the JW by a second floor bridge is a Courtyard, Fairfield, and Springhill Suites.

The Marriott and Westin are at high noon. Embassy Suites, Hyatt Regency, and the Conrad Hotel are at one o'clock. The Conrad is on Memorial Circle, the center of the city, and there are only 4 Conrad Hotels in the US (26 worldwide). At three o'clock is the Hampton Inn, Homewood Suites, and Omni Severin. At four Crowne Plaza at Union Station Hotel.

At six, directly south of the convention center, is Lucas Oil Stadium. Southwest of the Stadium at 7 is Holiday Inn Express, Comfort Suites, and Staybridge Suites. 

Restaurants

There are numerous restaurants downtown. Use this map to find a quick place close to the Convention Center. If you are looking for something else, maybe one of our favorites will hit your craving. For seafood, the Oceanaire is excellent. St Elmo's is local and the best steak downtown. Both are pricey.

City Market & Farmers' Market 222 East Market St. 317-637-6814
For an affordable lunch, head east to City Market. Saturday morning from 8am until noon it is the site of the Indy Winter Farmers' Market, with hot breakfast sandwiches, fresh baked breads and croissants, whatever produce can be coaxed out of the winter fields, and locally-made granola. A Taste of Philly offers soft pretzels. Mauricio's Pizza is the second of three pizza makers Michael will eat at in Indianapolis (Giorgio's is at the airport). Check out the offerings at the link above. After noon, the Tomlinson Tap Room opens on the second floor with beers from the Indiana Brewer's Guild on tap. That's probably where Michael will be Saturday afternoon. It's .7 miles from the Convention Center. Head north on Capitol to Market, turn right and walk to the market which will appear on the left.

City Market's food stalls are open on weekdays and provide affordable, local quick-meal options for downtown workers (and conference goers).

Shapiro's (Downtown) 808 Meridian St. 317-631-4041 

Want a sandwich or bowl of matzo ball soup? Head to Shapiro's Deli and Cafeteria's downtown location. The Reuben, corned beef, pastrami, turkey, and beef brisket are all excellent. And this New York exile appreciates that Shaprio's exists. It's .7 miles away: head south on Capitol Street and turn left on McCarty St.

Bars