The Congress begins at 7 pm on Thursday, Oct. 18 and ends at noon on Sunday, Oct. 21. Most people will need a room for three nights only. All Congress events take place at the Polaris Hilton.

We've run out of our original block of rooms at the Polaris Hilton, but you can email us to be put on a wait list if rooms become available. These rooms are at a rate of $145/night or $170/night (executive level).

The Polaris Hilton offers a free airport shuttle, but the two options below do not. The Hilton Garden Inn offers free shuttle service within a 5-mile radius.

We have a block of rooms for $129/night at the Hilton Garden Inn—a six-minute walk or two-minute drive from the Polaris Hilton. You can reserve a room by calling the hotel at 614-846-8884 and asking for a room in the “OCDS Congress” block. You can also make a reservation online by clicking here.

We also have a block of rooms at $115/night at the Hampton Inn, which is one mile from the Polaris Hilton—a six-minute drive or 19-minute walk. This room rate includes a complimentary breakfast, and we can refund $80 of your registration fee if you let us know you will be eating the Hampton Inn complimentary breakfast rather than the Congress breakfast. You can make a reservation online by clicking here.

Several other nearby hotel options are below, although we do not have a special rate for any of them.

Extended Stay America - Columbus - Polaris
0.3 miles (6 minute walk; 2 minute drive)

Candlewood Suites Polaris
0.3 miles (6 minute walk; 2 minute drive from the Polaris Hilton)

Cambria Hotel & Suites Columbus - Polaris
0.4 miles (9 minute walk; 3 minute drive from the Polaris Hilton)

Four Points by Sheraton Columbus - Polaris
0.9 miles (14 minute walk; 3 minute drive from the Polaris Hilton)

Thanks to the more than 400 Secular Carmelitesand Carmelite Friars who attended the 2018 Congress!

You can purchase CDs, MP3s and DVDs of all 2018 OCDS Congress talks and homilies. The 2019 OCDS Congress will be held June 20-23, 2019 in Ontario, California. It is hosted by the California-Arizona Province. Hope to see you there!

Thanks to the more than 400 Secular Carmelites
and Carmelite Friars who attended the 2018 Congress!

You can purchase CDs, MP3s and DVDs of all 2018 OCDS Congress talks and homilies.

The 2019 OCDS Congress will be held June 20-23, 2019 in Ontario, California.
It is hosted by the California-Arizona Province. Hope to see you there!