Venue

The program will be held at the Embassy Suites Hotel Downtown/Old Market:

Embassy Suites Hotel Downtown/Old Market
555 South 10th Street
Omaha, NE 68102

The hotel, which is a short five-minute drive from Omaha’s Eppley Airfield and easily accessible from Interstate 480, offers a myriad of dining, shopping and entertainment options in the historic Old Market District. Several attractions are located within walking distance or a short drive, including the Holland Performing Arts Center, Joslyn Art Museum, the Durham Museum, the world-renowned Henry Doorly Zoo, Gallup University and the University of Nebraska Medical Center campus.

Directions

  • From the North: I-29 to I-480 West Across the River into Omaha. Take Dodge Street Exit. At Stoplight Turn Left on 10th Street. Proceed 1⁄2 Mile – Hotel is on the Left
  • From the West: I-80 East Through Omaha to I-480 North/Downtown. Take I-480 North to Harney Street Exit – Continue East on Harney Street to 10th Street. Turn Right on 10th Street. Hotel is on the Left
  • From the South: I-29 North to I-480 West Across the River into Omaha. Take Dodge Street Exit. At Stoplight Turn Left on 10th Street. Proceed 1⁄2 Mile – Hotel is on the Left
  • From the East: I-80 West to I-29 North to I-480 West Across the River into Omaha. Take Dodge Street Exit. At Stoplight Turn Left on 10th Street. Proceed 1⁄2 Mile – Hotel is on the Left

Parking

Validated parking is being offered, as spaces are available, in the Embassy Suites lot (SE corner of 10th and Jackson). This is a move from the Park Omaha lot that was previously used for validated parking.

Bring the parking lot ticket to the Registration Desk, and the Institute will provide a stamp for the ticket. When leaving the lot, insert the stamped ticket into the machine at the exit gate. Limited to ONE validation per day.

Embassy Suites Valet Parking – There will be NO Validation for valet parking located between Howard & Jackson Streets. The rate is $29 per day.

View a detailed map of parking areas in the Old Market.

Hotel Accommodations

A limited number of suite-style rooms have been reserved at the Embassy Suites Hotel Downtown/Old Market at the rate of $159 per room, per night plus applicable taxes single/double occupancy for the nights of December 4 and 5, 2024. You are encouraged to make reservations early, as the group rate will be unavailable once the block of rooms is sold out. Reservations are available on a first come, first serve basis. The cut-off date for this special room block is November 15, 2024, by 5:00 p.m., Central Time. All reservations after this date will be accepted on a space and rate availability basis.

To make your reservations, call (800) 362-2779 and request the Great Plains Federal block or register online. The block is found in the reservation system under group code: GPF and is named Great Plains Federal Tax Institute.

The $159 Rate includes a complimentary full cook-to-order breakfast and a complimentary nightly manager’s reception
5:30 p.m. - 7:00 p.m. for all overnight guests. Each two-room suite offers the convenience of in-room refrigerators, microwave ovens, coffee makers, telephones with voice mail and complimentary WiFi. The hotel also offers an on-site fitness center, business center, full-service restaurant and wheelchair accommodations. Self parking in the Embassy Suites lot may be validated by the Institute.