Omega Class and Multi-D Jewel Class will both be in
Weather is mild in May and October, and the sea will be warmer in October. (In early April, for a Jewel class, 6 students were actually in the sea.) If you want to get into the sea but need warmer water, consider buying a summer wetsuit—sometimes called a ‘shortie’. They are not very expensive and can make the difference as to whether you can enjoy being in the sea or not. There is a concrete boardwalk that goes right by the hotel, along the sea. You can walk on it or on the beach, or rent bicycles to ride on the boardwalk.
Our Venue for both classes is the Surfside Oceanfront Inn & Suites. (Details are below.)
For Omega, class will be during the day hours, except for one day where you will have the afternoon off and we will meet for a couple of hours in the evening. For Multi-D Jewel, since the class is 16 days, there will be one full day and one half-day off.
IMPORTANT:
REGISTRATION:
Yvonne Andrus is the contact person for registration. Because of the size of these classes, the policy for this class will require that full payment be done before the class. But we don’t need early deposits. So, to simplify things both for you and for us, full tuition is due 3 weeks before the arrival date for the class: for Omega by April 14 and for Multi-D Jewel by Sept 9. No deposits are needed beforehand, just full payment by these dates. And unless there are special considerations that are told to us beforehand, this is a strict policy. We need to receive the full payment by these dates for you to receive the early registration discount, which is $100 off. Without the discount, the full price for Omega is $1060 and the full price for Multi-D Jewel is $1490. The discount prices are $960 and $1390 respectively. But in addition, because of the squeeze it puts on us when registrations come in as we are packing to leave, any payments not received by April 27 for Omega or Sept 22 for Multi-D Jewel will be charged an extra $50 late fee. Contact details for Yvonne and info for sending payments are listed below, later in this file. The payment refund policy is there as well. Repeaters (of Omega) will receive a 40% discount from the price (which varies according to the time of payment, as above.) We do not take bank wires because in the past they created a lot of problems for us.
The credit card form for these
classes is on the last page of this file.
TRAVEL:
Airport: There is an airport about 20 miles
and a 25-minute drive from the beachfront of
Getting to your hotel from
There is also:
Airport Express, a sedan service, which you would call in advance for reservations. Their number is (757) 857-3991. Cost is $35 for up to 3 people, $8 each additional person.
Carey
Orange Peel Transportation: If you have a few people, you can save by using this service as well. Cost is $42 for 1 person, $44 for 2 people, $46 for 3 people and then $13 extra for each additional person. For this service, you need to make advance reservations. Call 1-757-463-7500. Or go to www.norfolkairportshuttle.com .
There does not seem to be any bus or train possibilities from the airport.
Note that all the hotels below have free parking for their guests, and for their guests only. Our venue, though, may be able to accommodate parking for those needing to drive there. You’ll have to check when you come to class the first day.
OUR VENUE
Surfside Oceanfront Inn & Suites, is our venue.
Location:
Phone: 1-757-428-1183 or 1-800-437-2497.
Fax: 1-757-428-2243
Let them know you are with VortexHealing, as we have a group rate.
You can also make a reservation by sending an email to Jan at: sales@virginiabeachsurfside.com . Let her know what day you are arriving and leaving, what kind of room you want, and provide your credit card info—and as usual, for Internet security, write out each fourth number as a word, like this: 445six 233four ….. If you have a strong accent that would make it difficult for an English desk clerk to understand, this would probably be the best way to reserve.
All the rooms
here are on the sea and have private balconies. They all come with a small
refrigerator and microwave, cable TV &
If we run out of rooms here—and we will—a few buildings up the street is their ‘sister’ hotel, owned by the same owners, called the Sandcastle. The rooms in the Sandcastle will be available for May only, for Omega, not for Multi-D Jewel in October, as they already are mostly booked-out for then. The rooms in each hotel are quite similar. Both hotels have recently refurbished their bathrooms and the rooms are in good condition. They are older buildings, and it shows a bit in the hallways, but the rooms are much nicer than the hallways and the front of the lobby of our venue has a fountain with a nice a waterfall. For students sharing a room, it may be convenient that the sink is not directly in the bathroom, enabling an easier time-share in the morning.
Our meeting room is on the 4th
floor.
The Sandcastle (
Room Costs at our Venue and the Sandcastle
For Omega:
Regular Rooms: $89 + tax /night, whether 1 or more people stay in the room.
Suites: They cost $129 + tax per night. They do not have a stove or oven, and plates and silverware are not provided, but they do have whirlpool tubs in the bedrooms. If the Surfside Oceanfront runs out of suites, you can ask to have one at the Sandcastle.
For Multi-D
Jewel (available at our Venue only, not at the Sandcastle):
Prices
are more discounted in October than in May.
Regular Rooms: $59 + tax /night, whether 1 or more people stay in the room.
Suites: (described above) $99 + tax/night.
OTHER HOTELS:
I expect that
both Omega and Multi-D Jewel will have more students than can fit in our venue
hotel. And its sister hotel will not be available for October, so I have made a
list of other hotels. The four listed below, in this section, are ones that we
have an agreement with, which gets us a discount and specific rates for 2009
(until we reach some cutoff date or they run out of rooms). These hotels were
chosen from the larger group of possible
I want to strongly encourage you to
stay at our venue. Of course, if you need a suite and they have run out, or
if you intend on cooking, do go to the other places listed. But for regular
rooms, if there is still space, I want to encourage you to stay on-site. If
you book early, we can virtually take over the hotel, making it more like a
residential class. And the more of us that are in the hotel, the quieter
the hotel will be. There are all kinds of teenage groups that come through
Below is the list of the hotels
that we have agreements with. All are ocean-front, except the Golden
Sands Motel. You need to ask for the VortexHealing group to get the listed rate
(so don’t make the reservation online, unless you find a cheaper rate there).
In addition, keep in mind that our rates only apply up to some cut-off date in
2009 (usually 1 or more months before class), and only for as long as there is
availability. So book early and mention that you are with the VortexHealing
group. One advantage of using these hotels is that you can book now,
avoiding late-booking problems, since many hotels fill up in
1. Ocean Suites, at
Ocean Suites is all suites (no
regular rooms) and will work very well for those who want to cook their own
dinners. It is also an easier walk to the health food store, which is at
Ocean Suites was recently torn
apart by its new owners and completely redone. Everything is very new. All
suites have a private balcony overlooking the sea. Each suite comes with a
bedroom and a living room that has a pullout sofa and a fully equipped
kitchenette—with refrigerator, microwave, toaster, coffee maker and electric
stove (no oven), and furnished with plates, utensils and pots & pans. Each
suite also has a 37-inch LCD TV with
The suites come in different configurations, some with 1 queen bed, some with 2 doubles and some with 1 double and 1 bunk bed (along with the pullout sofa in the living room).
Because this is essentially a new hotel, it has no regular clientele and so they are looking to bring people in with good rates. We will have a contracted rate for Omega of $89/night and for Multi-D Jewel a rate of $94 /night.
2.
This hotel is all suites, 138 of them. The suites are smaller than at our venue or at Ocean Suites, which is why all the bedrooms rooms have a single king bed rather than 2 queens. But they should be nice. A typical suite is shaped like a narrow rectangle divided into 3 rooms. You enter in the bedroom, go through that into a hallway with the bathroom to the side, and emerge out of the hallway into a living room that has a kitchen area in one corner. The living room opens to the balcony, which overlooks the sea. The living rooms have a queen pullout sofa.
There is free wireless in all the rooms.
The kitchens are fully equipped, with pots & utensils, and have 3 burner electric stovetops, an oven, microwave, toaster, and coffee maker.
The hotel has a dry sauna, steam sauna, hot tub and indoor heated pool.
RATES: For the Omega class in May, we have a daily rate of $99 + tax for a stay of 7 nights or more. Usually the weekdays are cheaper and the weekends more expensive, and usually there is an extra $10/night charge for each extra guest; our rate is an averaging of that for a 7-night or longer stay, and there are no extra charges for extra guests. The hotel is already booked for October for groups but you may be able to book individually. A student reserved a suite for the whole time in October for $99/night using a AAA discount. I do not know how much that would have been without the discount.
Note that this hotel is 100% smoke-free rooms. Note also that it says it will charge a $250 room recovery fee if you smoke in the room.
3. The Breakers Resort Inn, at
They have standard rooms and 14 suites. In the standard rooms, there are 2 queen beds, a coffee maker, TV microwave and a refrigerator.
In the suites, the rooms have 2 queen beds and a pull down double bed in the living room —these are called ‘Murphy beds’, and they pull down from the wall. They also have 2 TV’s, one in the bedroom and 1 in the living groom.
The kitchen is fully equipped with an electric, 2-burner stovetop, a microwave, refrigerator and toaster, and provides pots & utensils. There is no oven.
All the rooms have private balconies overlooking the sea.
They also have king rooms with in-room Jacuzzis. These are a single room.
There is free high-speed Internet available, but you need an Ethernet cable. You can get one at the front desk for a $25 deposit, but you will not be charged if you return it.
The hotel has an outdoor pool and complementary bicycles (which would most likely require a deposit).
RATES:
May 15-17 and Oct 1-16: Standard Rooms: $85 Sun through Thurs, $110 Fri & Sat
Suites: 100 Sun through Thurs, 130 Fri & Sat
Note that additional people are $10/night + tax
Reservations are guaranteed by advance deposit of 1 night’s stay.
Note that they have a 72 hr cancellation policy.
4. Golden Sands Motel:
This is our budget motel. It is more basic, not on the ocean, and simply not as nice as the more expensive places. Even in name, it is a motel, not a hotel. But it is clean and less expensive, and the owner is friendly. It has both standard rooms and 10 efficiencies with kitchenettes. All rooms have 2 double beds, a TV and a refrigerator. The efficiencies also have a microwave, and are provided with plates and utensils. Many of the rooms have balconies, but again, these will not overlook the sea. Adjoining rooms are available. They do not have wireless, but they have phones in the room, which may enable you to get online through dial-up.
RATES: For May and October, our rates are $70+tax/night for a standard room, $80+tax/night for efficiency.
The motel closes for the winter. They will take a reservation with a credit card, and in April 2009, they will deduct the cost of the first night to continue to hold the room. I am told that you should ask for Antigone when you make your reservation, that the man who works there (Harry) is a bit scattered, and you want your reservation done correctly.
(Note that there is another
‘budget’ motel, the Flagship Motel & Efficiencies, with weekly specials in
October, in the list at the bottom of this file.)
If these hotels are full or you want to look elsewhere, remember that there is a list of ‘other’ hotels at the end of this file.
*
PAYMENT DETAILS
For tuition, we accept US checks, foreign money orders made out in US dollars (please have your name on it), and Visa, MasterCard and now Discover credit cards.
SENDING PAYMENTS
Please note that mail from
If you are sending a
check or money order: make
the check payable to VortexHealing, and send it to: Yvonne Andrus at the
address below (in Contact Information for Yvonne).
If
you wish to pay by Visa/MC/Discover: use the form attached at the end of this file and send it
to us at the same address as for checks, below.
CONTACT INFORMATION FOR
Yvonne
Phone: 1-248-651-2130. (From outside the
Mail: Yvonne Andrus //
e-mail: yandrus@winclass.com
Omega & Multi-D
Jewel Class Payment/ Refund Policy, 2009:
Discounts: There is an early Registration
discount of $100 for full payment received by
Refunds: For all refund requests received
by
Transfer of Deposits to Another Class:
Deposits may be transferred only
to classes taught by the same teacher.
Once a deposit is transferred, it
is non-refundable; it must be used for a class.
Requested prior
to 3 week before the class: transfer of full amount of deposit.
Requested prior
to 10 days before the class: 1/2 of deposit transferred.
Requested within
10 days before the class: the deposit is Non-transferable/ Non-Refundable.
If transferred more than once,
only the first deposit is free of admin fees & must be used within
4 years
of the original canceled class.
Credit Cards & Non-US
funds: A foreign transaction fee will be
added to all non-US credit cards, checks and currency that are sent to the
*
Sea, Beach & Boardwalk: these are the best attractions in the area.
The Heritage Health Food Store, at
food store, walking distance from the Holiday Inn. They have offered us a 15% discount for Vortex students on their first visit only. Students with a business license, practitioners, can apply for a business account for discounts. Good discounts on Edgar Cayce products.
In addition to health foods & supplements, they have books, gifts, and a very good café.
Historic library, book store, labyrinth
Massage and day spa.
Pedaling on the Boardwalk: You can rent bikes, and there are little buggies you can rent that seat about 6 people, that move by everyone (or most everyone) pedaling. You can pedal down the boardwalk in them.
There are lots of restaurants within an easy walk. I will have a list of them for you at class.
Websites for More Info:
www.frommers.com/destinations/virginiabeach
*
All the hotels listed here are within a 7-block walk of the
Surfside Oceanfront Inn & Suites, our venue, at
For the hotels below, I have listed their
approximate 2008 prices for some but not all of
them, as given to me over the phone. For some, I just checked their online
prices for Oct 2008 to get an idea of their price range as a hotel. Most will
not have their actual 2009 prices ready until much later in 2008, so booking at
this time may not even be possible. Also, for some of these hotels, the prices
they gave me would be without any of the kinds of discounts that you can often
find on the Internet, or with organizations like AAA or AARP, and for some hotels,
prices will go up and down depending upon availability. (If you have AAA or
AARP, you should always call to get that rate.) You might also be able to get a
better deal by telling them that you will have a long stay and by asking for a
better or a weekly rate. If a range is given such as $ 89-119 for weekdays,
this may represent a difference in cost for different kinds of rooms, or it may
mean that prices were lower for one week than another and the price represents
the range during that time. Also keep in mind that tax is not included in these
prices. All prices will have tax added to them. One thing that is quickly
obvious in comparing these prices to our venue (and the other hotels we have
agreements with) is what a good deal we are getting there.
If you are interested in being
directly on the sea, then make sure your hotel and room are directly on the
sea. Some hotels that say they have ocean-view rooms are not
directly on the sea. Those hotels are actually across the street on
Quality Inn & Suites
Oceanfront
705 Atlantic Avenue -
(757) 428-8935 - (800) 228-5151 (central reservations)
This hotel boasts the largest outdoor pool on the beach. All deluxe
rooms face the ocean with private balconies, refrigerators, touch tone phones
with data ports and remote control. Free wireless in rooms.
2008 prices for standard rooms (they only have 4 suites, not usually available):
May: 81-108 weekdays, 144-189 weekends
Oct: 81 all days, going down to about 72 around the 13th of the month.
NOTE: When I checked the rates online for this October, the rates were much higher,
averaging about $121/night over the 17 days (and the Quality Inn website was much less expensive than places like hotels.com.
NOTE: We may get a group rate for this hotel. If so, we should have it by the end of
May, 2008.
Howard Johnson Oceanfront
Resort
1801 Atlantic Avenue -
(757) 437-9100 - (800) 258-1878
Newly remodeled oceanfront rooms with private
balconies. Heated indoor pool. Other amenities include
a full service restaurant and lounge overlooking the Boardwalk, bicycle
rentals, coffee makers, free on-site parking garage, electronic guest room door
locks. Rooms have free wireless.
2008 Prices:
May: 89.95 –119.95 weekdays, 149.95 weekends
Oct: 59.95 weekdays, 129.95 weekends
Atlantic Sands Oceanfront (may be
becoming a Hilton)
(757) 422-5000
All 110 rooms are oceanfront with private balcony. We offer standard
rooms with two (2) queen beds. Our King Leisure and Executive King Studio
Suites offer King beds with Queen Sofa beds. All rooms equipped with
refrigerators, remote controlled TV w/cable & HBO, coffee maker, data
ports, iron/ironing boards, voice mail and hair dryer. Some rooms have free
wireless, some rooms are out of range, but it works in the lobby.
2008 Prices:
May: 99 weekdays, 109 weekends
Oct: 79 weekdays, 119 weekends
Boardwalk Resort
Hotel and Villas
1601 Atlantic Avenue -
(800) 227-1328 - (800) 317-9432
One, two and three bedroom suites available. Amenities
include indoor pool, full service restaurant, and fitness center.
2008 Prices:
Checking online for October, their studios average $120 and their 1-bedroom suites go from 142 (resort view)-148 (ocean view). Discounts from AAA drop that to 108 for the studios and 128 - 131 for the 1-bedrooms.
1901 Atlantic Avenue -
(757) 422-4885 - (800) 228-2800
All oceanfront rooms with private balconies. Centrally
located on the boardwalk. Continental breakfast, guest laundry, hot tub,
exercise room, refrigerator in rooms. Close to attractions, activities,
restaurants and attractions.
2008 Prices:
Checking online for October, the rate drops on Oct 12, making the average $120 for a standard room with 2 doubles, or 1 King and a sofa bed. A studio averages to about 138. And they have more expensive, 1-bedroom suites as well.
Flagship Motel
& Efficiencies
512 Atlantic Avenue -
(757) 425-6422 - (800) 338-8790
This is another budget motel, for those on a
tighter budget. All rooms have 2 double beds, refrigerator, microwave. Efficiencies also have an electric, 2-burner
stovetop, but no pots, plates or utensils. The motel has an outdoor
heated pool. There is no wireless, but there are phones, so you may be able to
get online through dial-up.
2008 Prices:
May: weekdays 69.95-79.95, weekends 89.95
Oct: 49.95 In addition, in Oct there are weekly specials for about $200!!!
Ramada
Inn On The Beach
615 Atlantic Avenue -
(757) 425-7800 - (800) 888-4111
All rooms and suites feature a private balcony overlooking the ocean. Free wireless in all rooms.
2008 Prices:
Checking online for October, the average for our 17 days was $132 for a double deluxe room, 142 for an efficiency double deluxe and 143 for a king deluxe.
Turtle Cay Resort
600 Atlantic Avenue -
(757) 437-5565 - (888) 989-7788
Spacious cottage style Suites with private
balconies, all only steps from the oceanfront. Two outdoor
pools with waterfall, two Jacuzzi's and gazebo. Large, luxurious Suites
and Deluxe rooms with full kitchen or kitchenette. Elegant, oversized
bathrooms, most with Jacuzzi¨ tubs. Fireplaces available.
State-of-the-art spa and fitness facilities available.
2008 Prices: looking online at their 2008 rates for October, their Deluxe efficiency was about $125 (reduced to 112 with AAA). Their 1-bedroom suites were $22-24 more expensive.
(757) 417-3982
Our all oceanfront suite hotel is located on
the boardwalk, the newest one on the
2008 Prices: May: 144-214 // October: 157-219
(757) 422-3186 - (800) 345-3186
Oceanfront rooms and suites with private balconies overlooking the beach. Many rooms have kitchenette or Jacuzzi. Pamper yourself at our Spa/Fitness Center including a sauna, steam room Jacuzzi, masseuse, tanning bed or get fit with our state-of-the-art exercise equipment. Rooftop pool, new indoor pool and Jacuzzi, kids activities and much more.
Va.
Beach Resort Hotel & Conference Center
600 Atlantic Avenue - Virginia Beach,
VA 23451
(757) 481-9000 - (800) 468-2722
Each of the 295 luxury two-room suites overlooks a private beach from
its own private balcony and comes equipped with microwave, refrigerator and wet
bar. There are two restaurants for both casual and fine dining. Our health club
has weight training equipment, sauna, whirlpool.
*
(The credit card
form for tuition payments is on the next page.)
This Form
is For Paying for the Jewel Class, 2008, with Visa or MC or Discover.
All
9 items need to be completely filled out, below. Then mail to: Yvonne
Andrus,
1.
Circle one: Visa Mastercard Discover
2.
Name (as printed on your credit card):
3.
Name of Student attending Jewel, if different from name on card:
4.
Billing Address (including country) & phone:
5.
The credit card number is:
6.
The expiration date is:
7.
The last 3 numbers that are printed on the back of your card (if you
have them) are:
8.
Write in numbers and words the amount you wish us to charge your credit card.
9. Sign
and Date the statement at the bottom of this page.
____________________________
Omega & Multi-D Jewel
Class Payment/ Refund Policy, 2009:
Discounts: There is an early Registration discount of $100 for full payment
received by
Refunds: For all refund requests received by
Transfer of
Deposits to Another Class:
Deposits may be transferred only to classes
taught by the same teacher, and may only be transferred twice.
Once a deposit is transferred,
it is non-refundable; it must be used for a class.
Requested prior to
3 week before the class: transfer of full amount of deposit.
Requested prior to 10 days before the class: 1/2 of
deposit transferred. Requested within 10 days before
the class: the deposit is Non-transferable/ Non-Refundable.
If transferred more than once, only the first
deposit is free of admin fees & must be used within 4 years of the original
canceled
class.
An admin fees is charged for bounced checks.
Credit Cards & Non-US funds:
A foreign transaction fee will be added to all non-US credit cards, checks and
currency that are sent to the
*
Consent: I, ________________________(write
name), have read and agree to the costs and the deposit/ balance / refund
policy delineated on this page. I also assert that I have provided all the
credit card details given above.
Signature: ______________________________ Date: _______________