Facilities & Services

Conference Housing

South Campus

Welcome to Conference and Guest Housing at the University of Connecticut, where we meet your conference needs with professional service and personal attention. We have a wide variety of facilities that are sure to take care of all your housing needs. Our residence halls offer ample lounge space, meeting rooms, game rooms, laundry facilities as well as outdoor basketball and volleyball courts. Additionally, our staff is available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week to serve you. Working as a team with UConn's Conference Services and Nathan Hale Inn, we are able to provide different levels of service to ensure the best service imaginable for your group! We look forward to serving you.

Staying in the Residence Halls

As our guest, it is our pleasure to provide you with quality service that will make your stay more comfortable and enjoyable. Below you will find many of the amenities available to you.

• Access card: During check-in, you will receive a room key which will give you access to your specific room and an access card which you will swipe at the main entrance to allow entry into the residence hall. Cards must be swiped with the magnetic stripe facing the lights on the actual reader. Main residence halls remain locked for your safety.
• Internet: Each residence hall guest room has internet access for your use during your stay. Learn how to connect.
• Laundry: Each residence hall has on-site laundry facilities. To access the machines, a laundry card can be purchased through the conference help desk 6-2697.
• Linens: Linen packets are available for guests to purchase if not previously arranged through your conference organizer for a fee. If a guest wishes to exchange a towel, the used towel must be given to the conference help desk and a new towel will be distributed.
• Lock-outs: If you get locked out of your guest room, you can contact the conference help desk, 6-2697, to let you back in. If you are locked out of your building, you can use the call boxes which are located in the front of every residence to call the help desk to let you in the building.
• Phones: Room phones are not equipped with a voice messaging system, but if someone wishes to get in touch with you, a message can be relayed through the conference help desk 6-2697. For dialing instructions:
• For calls within the University, only dial the last 5 numbers (ex. 486-0000 is 6-0000).
• For calls within the local calling area, dial 8 to get off campus and then the 7 digit number.
• For in state and out of state toll calls, dial 8 + 1 + area code + 7 digit number.
• For international direct calls, dial 8 + 011 + country code + city code + number.
• Uconnect Phone Service: 486-4357
• To find out your room phone number, dial 960 and it will repeat the phone number for you.
• Recreation equipment sign-outs: Various sporting equipment can be signed out through the conference help desk. Call 6-2697 for guest use.
• Safety: Emergency "Blue Light Phones" are located throughout campus. These phones connect directly with the campus police. Escort services are provided by the university police to either walk or drive a guest to a location on campus.
• Temperature Control: South residence halls, Harry Lucian Garrigus Suites and Alan Thacker Busby Suites are residences in which you can control the temperature of your room. For South Residence Halls, please call the main desk for instructions on how to adjust the temperature in your room.
• Temperature Control for Harry Lucian Garrigus Suites: Instructions should be located on the back of the door in your guest room. They will usually be on a yellow laminated card. You will see specific codes for your room. Follow these instructions:
• Dial the Andover Controls Automated Service phone number, 6-7490.
• You will be prompted for your building password which is 4321 followed by the # key.
• You will be prompted for you tenant/room code followed by the # key: enter the six-digit number found on your card in your room. If you do not have a card with a code on it, please call 6-5558 during regular business hours or leave a message after hours.
• You will be prompted to enter your desired temperature set point: select a temperature between 68 degrees F and 78 degrees F followed by the # key.
• Please note that after three invalid attempts from any prompt, you will be disconnected and must dial the Andover Control Automated System again.