JASP 2025 ~ Lodging & Transportation

JASP will take place June 19-22, 2025, and will celebrate the 250th anniversary of Jane Austen's birth! The event will be held in historic New Bern, North Carolina, USA.

The conference housing and a few events will be held at the DoubleTree Riverside hotel in New Bern, where every single room has a riverfront view. Fifth floor rooms also have a small balcony. The conference room rate is $175 for any room configuration. Click here or call the number below for the JASP discounted rate:

DoubleTree New Bern Riverside Hotel

100 Middle St, New Bern, NC 28560

(252) 658-9000

If you tried to book a room after April 15 and found the hotel full, you can try again now. We've opened a new block of rooms in the brand new neighboring hotel (connected by a breezeway) to the DoubleTree Riverside. The rooms at the Tryon Riverfront Inn New Bern by Hilton will be offered to our group at the same price ($175). Please make your reservations via the front desk of the DoubleTree: (252) 658-9000.

The Bridgeport Hotel and other New Bern hotels may have slightly lower rates, but are farther away from our main conference location: The NC History Center at Tryon Palace. There are also many rooms available at Airbnbs and bed & breakfasts.

For our daytime events, there is plentiful free parking at the NC History Center. It is a 3-block walk from the DoubleTree to the History Center.

The closest airport to New Bern is Coastal Carolina Airport (EWN).

There is plenty of free parking during our daytime events at the NC History Center at Tryon Palace.

If you are not flying in to New Bern, and not renting a car, here are some options to consider:

If you are traveling from Durham, NC or Raleigh, NC to New Bern, Greyhound has a bus that goes directly to New Bern for a very reasonable rate: Here is the link for Greyhound bus from Raleigh/Durham to New Bern. It arrives 2:05 PM on Thursday. The trip takes approximately 3.5 hours.

If you prefer the train, Amtrak has a rather lengthy, but feasible route from both Raleigh, NC and Durham, NC to New Bern. There is a train ride, and then a bus transfer from the train station to New Bern; however, the bus arrives at 4:55 PM in New Bern, so it might be better to arrive Wednesday night. The trip takes 6.5 to 7 hours. Here is the link for Amtrak transport.

We have not had sufficient interest in a bus from Chapel Hill/ RDU to New Bern, so JASP will not be offering a private one.

Carpooling is also a good option. Closer to the event, we will post a password-protected site where you can arrange rides.

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Conference registration and additional tickets can be refunded until April 1, minus a $50 administration fee. After April 1, there will be no refund available.