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If you require an ADA-compliant room due to physical limitations, Dillard Hall does have some fully-compliant rooms and the Whitten Inn has various levels of disability-friendly rooms.
2022 Housing Options and Associated Costs
“Total Cost” (below) represents your total cost for the Singing School, meals, and lodging, based on which Housing Option you select.
Option A: Dillard Hall, on-campus, with a suitemate (Total Cost $545)
Option A (Dillard Hall, on-campus): 5 nights in a private bedroom (with private bath) in a two-bedroom suite with a suitemate. Beds are generally loft-style and require climbing a ladder (like a bunk bed, but with the mattress on top and storage below). Easy walk to classes. The price remains $545.
Additional nights, before or after Singing School, are available for an additional $35/night.
Option B: Dillard Hall, on-campus, without a suitemate (Total Cost $645)
5 nights in a private bedroom (with private bath) in an on-campus, two-bedroom suite without a suitemate. Beds are generally loft-style and require climbing a ladder (like a bunk bed, but with the mattress on top and storage below). Easy walk to classes. Price increases to $645.
Additional nights, before or after Singing School, are available for an additional $55/night.
Option C: Whitten Inn, across the interstate, with a roommate (Total Cost $482.50)
5 nights in a double-occupancy (with roommate) hotel room with two full-size beds per room and a shared bathroom/shower. We will discount the amount that would have been applied for Dillard Hall and you will be free to apply that to make your own arrangements at Whitten Inn. Rooms are blocked there for Singing School participants. The total cost decreases to $482.50 ($310 to TNSS, $172.50 to Whitten Inn).
We will not be coordinating roommates and student housing at the Whitten Inn – you must make your own reservation. We have negotiated the special rate for you, but it is up to you to identify a roommate and to make your reservation.
Additional nights, before or after Singing School, are available for an additional $34.50/night. However, if your roommate is not also staying additional nights, you will be responsible to purchase both beds in the room ($69/night).
Option D: Whitten Inn, across the interstate, without a roommate (Total Cost $655)
5 nights in a single-occupancy (without roommate) hotel room with two full-size beds per room. We will discount the amount that would have been applied for Dillard Hall and you will be free to apply that to make your own arrangements at Whitten Inn. Rooms are blocked there. Total cost increases to $655 ($310 to TNSS, $345 to Whitten Inn).
We will not be coordinating student housing at the Whitten Inn – you must make your own reservation. We have negotiated the special rate for you, but it is up to you to identify a roommate and to make your reservation.
Additional nights, before or after Singing School, are available for an additional $69/night.
Option E: On your own
Make your own housing arrangements in Abilene. Students are welcome to make their own arrangements at accommodations of their choosing in Abilene. We encourage you to stay in Dillard Hall or the Whitten Inn because of their proximity to our classes, but we discount your costs by the amount for five nights at Dillard Hall ($235) and you may make your own arrangements. Total cost is what you make it ($310 to us for TNSS and food + your own lodging).