At the Clarion Inn and Conference Center, one of Gainesville's finest full-service hotels near the University of Florida and home of the Gators, you will experience a truly unique lodging experience. We are conveniently located off I-75, just 4.5 miles from the University of Florida campus and 4 blocks from the Oaks Mall and North Florida Regional Medical Center. We have more than 10,000 square feet of meeting space available to host any meeting or special occasion. We are the ideal location for your wedding, reunion or bar and bat mitzvah. Courtesy Shuttle available for 5 mile radius from hotel including hospitals and Oaks Mall. Pool closed for renovations until Aug. 8, 2008. Internet access unavailable in some rooms until Aug. 8, 2008