Accommodation and Travel
For all regular attendees, you will get the discounted rate if you book a room at the Hilton Garden Inn (https://www.hilton.com/en/attend-my-event/quantum-light-generation/). Be sure to use this link to get the discounted rate. The discounted rate will expire on July 10.
For invited speakers, please do not book hotels yourself. Instead, you will be asked about the nights you plan to stay in Boulder in the registration form. We will book hotels for you based on your input.
Workshop Location
JILA, 440 UCB University of Colorado, Boulder CO 80309
Hotel
2701 Canyon Blvd, Boulder, CO 80302
(303) 443-220
Public Transit from Denver International Airport to Hilton Garden Inn
Take the RTD AB1 bus from the Denver Airport Station to the Boulder Transit Center (last stop), transfer to the HOP bus, and take this bus to the Canyon Boulevard and 28th Street stop. The Hilton is directly across the street (Canyon Boulevard).
From Hilton Garden Inn to JILA
Click THIS LINK for a Google map.
Take the HOP bus from the stop in front of the hotel (North Side of Canyon) to the 18th Street & Euclid Avenue Stop, on the CU Boulder campus. Cross the street (heading East) on the path between the Environmental Design and Imig Music Buildings (see photo below). Signs will be posted to guide you from any entrance of JILA to the third floor of the x-wing.
From JILA back to the Hilton Garden Inn
Click THIS LINK for a Google map.
Take the HOP bus in the counter-clockwise direction, from the bus stop on the corner of Colorado Avenue (north of JILA, as seen left). Get off the bus at the Canyon Boulevard and 28th Street stop (as seen in the first photo, above).
Workshop Reception
Koenig Alumni Center, 1202 University Ave, Boulder, CO 80309
Take the HOP clockwise bus from the 18th Street & Euclid bus stop to the 11th Street and Walnut Street bus stop. The restaurant (pictured left) is across the street.
Workshop Dinner
Glenn Miller Ballroom, Level 2, UMC, 1669 Euclid Ave, Boulder, CO 80309
Take the HOP clockwise bus from the 18th Street & Euclid bus stop to the 11th Street and Walnut Street bus stop. The restaurant (pictured left) is across the street.
From the Workshop Reception/dinner to the Hilton Garden Inn
Take the HOP bus clockwise from the 11th Street and Walnut Street across the street from the restaurant, to the Canyon Boulevard and 28th Street stop
Information about accommodation options and travel guidance for the FINESS Conference 2026 will be shared soon. Please check back for updates.