2024 Conference Hotel
2024 FAEA Annual Conference at the Hilton St. Petersburg Bayfront
Hilton St. Petersburg Bayfront
333 1st St SE
St. Petersburg, FL 33791
$155 per night, king and doubles available, rooms include a mini refrigerator and WIFI.
Hotel parking is Valet-only at the discounted rate of $21 per day. There are also many public parking options near the hotel, some of which allow overnight parking.
If your school or district is paying for your room, be sure to bring a copy of the tax-exempt form when you check-in, or have your bookkeeper fax it to the hotel along with your confirmation number in advance.
Located in the heart of the Waterfront District, across from the Salvador Dali Museum.
Hotel Scam Warning
Hotel Reservation Scams:
FAEA is not affiliated with any third party hotel room brokers, housing bureaus, or travel agencies. If you are contacted by someone claiming to represent the FAEA offering discounted housing or alternative housing arrangements, be aware that this is a scam. If you receive such communication, please contact the office at info@faea.org. The only way to ensure you have a valid hotel reservation is to book your room directly with the hotel.
Credit Card Scams:
You arrive at your hotel and check in at the front desk. When checking in, you give the front desk your credit card information (for all the charges for your room or just incidentals).
You get to your room and settle in. Someone calls the front desk and asks, for example, for room 620 (which just happens to be your room). Your phone rings in your room. You answer, and the person on the other end says the following, 'This is the front desk. When checking in, we came cross a problem with your charge card information. Please re-read me your credit card number and verify the last 3 digits numbers on the reverse side of your charge card.' This may also happen with room service charges.
Not thinking anything unusual, you might give this person your information, since the call seems to come from the front desk. But actually, it is a scam. Someone is calling from someplace other than the hotel front desk. They ask for a random room number, then, sounding very professional, ask you for credit card information and address information. They are so smooth, you will think you are talking to the front desk.
If you ever encounter this problem, tell the caller that you will come down to the front desk to clear up any problems. Then, go to the front desk and ask if there was a problem. If there was none, inform the manager of the hotel that someone acting like a front desk employee called to scam you of your credit card information.
