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A new guest house will be available to the laboratory's visiting scientists in 2011.
As if a suite of world-class research facilities was not enough, by early 2011 ORNL will have an additional attraction for potential users when the new guest house will have opened its doors to the laboratory's visiting scientists. Located just down the hill from the Spallation Neutron Source (SNS), the facility will be particularly convenient for users at the SNS and the Center for Nanophase Materials Sciences, many of whom often work on experiments that run at all hours of the day and night. Similar to a small, on-site hotel, the guest house will have 47 units, including a mix of single and double rooms. The rooms will be equipped with amenities that include televisions, microwave ovens and wireless internet access. The facility will include a lounge area, vending area, breakfast area, meeting room, fitness room and guest laundry room. The facility will also be outfitted with a "prep" kitchen, opening up the possibility of serving continental breakfasts or preparing food for special events. The proximity of the guest house to the SNS office building will also provide guests easy access to the SNS cafeteria and fitness center. Ground was broken for the facility in February, and the building is expected to be ready for occupancy by early spring of 2011.
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