The 2024 NW Regional Convention will be held at the Clover Island Inn, Kennewick, WA on the dates of September 6 through 8, 2024. Room availability will be September 4, 2024 with checkout on September 8, 2024. Newsletters #1, #2, and now #3 have been attached to the bottom this page.
This hotel is right on the Columbia River and it has great amenities (see amenities document attached). The food is good and the staff is very friendly.
Clover Island Hotel Amenities
The room reservations have to be made prior to August 26, 2024 at the rate quoted. The hotel must be called directly to make the reservation at 509-586-0541 and refer to Fleet Reserve Assn. $114 per night + Room tax of 10.7% and a nightly $3 Tourism Fee (approximately $129.20 per night).
This rate includes a Hot Breakfast Buffet. (See attached Amenities document above).
The room block includes River Views and Non-River Views and they have Single-Queen or Double Queen beds. The sooner you make your reservation, the better chance you have of getting a river view room. For any attendees that will have a pet, you just need to mention it upon making the reservation and the cost is $25 per stay (not per day). The pet friendly rooms are on the 1st floor.
If we meet our total room block reservations we get the Columbia Room free of charge to use as the Hospitality Room. The meeting rooms are on the 4th floor and have fantastic views of the Columbia River.
Branch Assignments (Page 2 of Newsletter #3)
Two Bell Ceremony – Branch 104
50/50 – Branch 382
Silent Auction – LAFRA & Branch 038
Hospitality Room – Branches 018 & 038
2024 NWR Convention Letter #3
2024 NWR Convention Letter #2
2024 NWR Convention Letter #1
On May 15, 2024, the Convention Committee learned that the Clover Island Inn had been sold to a new out-of-state owner that is with a hotel group of Hilton’s Hotels. The Convention Chair has talked with their Director of Sales and Marketing, and she has told us that Hilton is honoring all previously scheduled events. There will not be the “Crows Nest Bar & Grill”, their restaurant, during our convention. C & G House Catering has been contracted to host all the meals and events until the restaurant reopens. They have years of catering experience in the Tri’Cities. On Clover Island within close walking distance there are two other restaurants, Ice Harbor Brewery & Grill (open for lunch and dinner), Cedars at Pier One (open for dinner only). There are several more restaurants/eateries/bakeries within a mile or so of the hotel on Columbia Drive, the road that leads to Clover Island. A list of these are on page 2 of Newsletter #3 with their “Tripadvisor” rating..
