University of South Carolina

Nestled around the capital city, the University of South Carolina right in the center of the state and offers a wide range of cultural and recreational opportunities to conference participants. The close-knit community will make your guests feel right at home. Columbia is also a major transportation hub served by a metropolitan airport, rail and bus lines, as well as access to several major interstates.

Whether you're hosting 4 or 4,000, the professional meeting planners at the University of South Carolina will be able to accommodate you. The Capstone Conference Center hosts over 70 conferences and camps each summer ranging from children’s sports camps and pre-college programs to professional organization’s annual meetings. Housing is available for any university-affiliated group. Also, reservation requests are honored on a first-come, first-served basis. Below is a general timeline to follow for booking your conference with us:

January - Conference group completes and sends Preliminary Housing Request to the Conference Center
March - Conference Center creates Memo of Agreement and sends to conference contact person for review
April - Conference group sends signed Memo of Agreement to Conference Center 
Late May through Late July - Conferences groups arrive for their stay on campus

Rates

Housing rates may change from summer to summer. Please refer to our Summer 2012 rates for a current and accurate rental rate. Exact prices for your stay will be indicated in the Memo of Agreement. Please contact the Conference Center if you would like more details about exact prices for rooms.

Summer Housing Options

There are a variety of housing options available to conference groups: up to 18 building options, three different room styles, 2 types of linen plan options and a variety of meeting spaces. All rooms are air-conditioned and furnished with twin-size beds, desks, chairs, dressers and closets or wadrobes.

Building Options

Specific buildings available for summer conference housing vary each summer. Many of the buildings are similar, so when choosing your building preference, please be flexible and pick a few different building options. The Memo of Agreement will specify your group's building assignment.

Traditional-style residence halls feature community-style accommodations for single and double occupancy with shared floor restrooms and showers. This type of housing creates an environment that is more easily monitored and builds community. Many groups with younger children prefer this building style.

Suite-style residence halls consist of two rooms that can each house up to two people. From inside each room, there is a private bathroom door which is shared with an adjoining suite. Suite-style accommodations are a cost effective option for semi-private bathrooms, yet still allow for interaction among guests on the floor.

Apartment-style residence halls feature various layout options from two-person apartments to four-person apartments. Each person has their own bedroom and each apartment has its own bathroom, kitchen and furnished living room for the residents of the apartment to share. This style of building is the most private housing option,and is preferred among most adult groups.

Housing by Style

Traditional-Style	Suite-Style	Apartment-Style
Bates House	Capstone	Bates West
McBryde	Columbia Hall	East Quad
McClintock	Honors Residence	South Quad
South Tower	Maxcy	West (Green) Quad
Wade Hampton	Patterson Hall
	Preston Residential College
	Sims

If you would like to see more details regarding individual buildings, please visit the Housing Virtual Tour.

Linen Plan Options

There are two linen plans options offered: Linen Pack and Deluxe. Groups may also opt to not have a university offered linen plan and have participants supply their own. If you would like additional linen to be provided throughout your guests' stay, please be sure to indicate that when making your reservations. Details for each plan are as follows:

No Linen Plan

• Rooms and bathrooms cleaned before guests arrive
• No daily bed making or cleaning of rooms (or bathrooms in suite- and apartment-styles)
  
• Hall baths only: bathrooms cleaned daily and hand soap provided 
  
• Common areas cleaned daily

Linen Pack

• Rooms and bathrooms cleaned before guests arrive 
  
• Linen Pack* is left in room for each guest
• No daily bed making or cleaning of rooms (or bathrooms in suite- and apartment-styles)
  
• Hall baths only: bathrooms cleaned daily and hand soap provided
  
• Common areas cleaned daily
• *Linen Pack includes: 1 flat sheet, 1 fitted sheet, 1 pillowcase, 2 towels and 1 washcloth

Deluxe Linen

• Rooms and bathrooms cleaned before guests arrive
• Bed will be made with Deluxe Linens* prior to guests arrival
• No additional bed making or cleaning of rooms (or bathrooms in suite- and apartment-styles)
  
• Hall baths only: bathrooms cleaned daily and hand soap provided
• *Deluxe Linen includes: 1 flat sheet, 1 fitted sheet, 1 pillowcase, 2 towels, 1 washcloth, 1 pillow and 1 blanket

Summer Housing Security

Conference Services strives to maintain the security of all the campus residence halls throughout the summe, and to provide the safest environment possible to our guests. All residence halls’ exterior doors are locked from 9 p.m. until 7 a.m. All adult conference participants and children’s camp counselors will be issued an access card. Access cards will allow adults to freely enter the building in which they are staying during the hours that the building is locked. The building doors are unlocked from 7am until 9pm to allow easy access for conference participants. All buildings have a 24-hour security desk at the front entrance. All individuals entering the buildings must pass by the front desk. Only individuals registered as conference participants may enter the living areas of the buildings; no guests of conference participants are allowed during the summer. All summer conference guests are issued a wristband specifically color coded for the building in which they are staying. This wristband must be worn at all times and is used by the desk attendants as a means to identify summer conference participants.

If you have any questions, please call 803-777-6636 or email us at saconfc@mailbox.sc.edu.