VSS 2024 Hotel Reservations
The 24th annual meeting of the Vision Sciences Society will be held at the Tradewinds Island Resorts in St. Pete Beach, Florida. VSS has negotiated special room rates for the TradeWinds Island Grand and the RumFish Beach Resort hotels for the 2024 meeting.
All rates are for single or double occupancy. Additional people will be charged $15 each per night. Discount rates are available May 13 – 23, 2024.
TradeWinds Island Grand
The TradeWinds Island Grand is the meeting hotel for the VSS Meeting. Booking a room here means you are only steps away from the meeting rooms, poster sessions, and social events. There are several room types available at the TradeWinds Island Grand. See below for a description of each room type available for VSS attendees.
Room Types
Standard Room: $190
Two double beds (King available upon request). (300 sq ft)
Resort View Room with Balcony: $220
View of Pirate Island and surrounding landscape. Two queen beds (King available upon request). (300 sq ft)
Gulf Front Room with Balcony: $240
Stunning view of the beach and Gulf of Mexico. Two queen beds (King available upon request). (300 sq ft)
Courtyard Studio Suite: $290
Two double beds in a separate room and a double-size sofa bed in the living area; can accommodate up to 6 people. (384 sq ft)
Resort View Villa with Balcony: $330
View of Pirate Island and surrounding landscape. Two queen beds in a separate room and a double-size sofa bed in the living area; can accommodate up to 6 people. (536 sq ft)
Resort View Villa Two Bedroom Suite with Balcony: $390
View of Pirate Island and surrounding landscape. Two bedrooms and two bathrooms, plus a living area with a double-size sofa bed; can accommodate up to 10 people. (820 sq ft)
RumFish Beach Resort
The RumFish Beach Resort is the sister hotel to the Island Grand. Located 100 yards from the Island Grand, the RumFish is just a short seven-minute walk to the meeting hotel by street or by beach.
Standard Room: $190
Each room comes with two double beds and offers a complete wet bar area with mini-fridge, microwave oven, coffee maker, toaster, and dishware, as well as a hairdryer.
Amenities at Island Grand and RumFish
All rooms include a complete wet bar area with mini-fridge, microwave oven, coffee maker, toaster, and dishware, as well as hairdryer and iron/board.
The $55.00 resort fee (waived on all VSS block rooms) provides access to overnight parking, wireless internet in guest rooms and common areas, the fitness center, an in-room safe, and the business center. Also included in the resort fee is daily use of a hooded beach cabana, two tennis courts, five swimming pools, the 3-story tall High Tide Waterslide, paddle boats along the waterway, mini-golf, and more.
Government Room Rate
Government-rate rooms are available to VSS attendees. The number of government-rate rooms is limited, and they will be filled on a first-come, first-served basis.
To reserve a government-rate room, send an email to and include the following information: first name, last name, # in party, arrival date, departure date.
Note: To obtain the government rate, you must present your government ID upon check-in.
Reserve a Room
To receive the VSS rate and a waived resort fee, click the button below. You must enter a group code and password:
Group code: 24159
Password: 62125053
You may also make reservations by phone at 800-360-4016 or 727-367-6461. Ask for Group Reservations and reference “VSS Annual Meeting 2024”.
The deadline to reserve a hotel room at the VSS rate is April 16, 2024 or until the VSS room block is sold out.