Housing, Food Service and Related Usage and Rental Fees

The Wrigley Marine Science Center charges modest fees for most services.

Housing Fees

All housing is subject to availability. All-inclusive conference rates are available. Checkout time is 10 a.m., but earlier checkout times might be requested by our housing coordinator in some situations.

Wrigley Apartments and Dormitory Rooms

Our Residence Hall includes four furnished apartments -- two one-bedroom units and two two-bedroom units - and all of them have spacious living rooms and are equipped with full kitchens. We also have 26 dormitory rooms: 18 of the rooms are in our Residence Hall (some with shared baths, some with private baths) and eight more rooms are in two Dorm Cottages, with four dorm rooms per cottage.

Dorm room with two single beds, $68/night
One-bedroom apartment with two single beds, $88/night
Two-bedroom apartment with four single beds, $140/night

Linens are provided. Guests are responsible for making their beds (these accommodations do not have daily room service).

Boone Center Housing

The newest addition to our housing is the George and MaryLou Boone Center for Environmental Leadership. These units offer "island elegance" are deluxe furnishings and interior decoration. The Boone Center has five two-bedroom cottages with light prep kitchens, and a Meeting House with one bedroom, a light prep kitchen and a large living room appropriate for small meetings and entertainment for groups of up to 30 people. Each bedroom is appointed with two twin beds that can be reconfigured to a king-size bed.

Two-bedroom cottage, $220/night
Boone cottage, $150/night

Two Harbors Cottages

We have one- and three-bedroom cottages in the town of Two Harbors, which is less than one mile away. All cottages have reasonably equipped kitchens.

Small one-bedroom cottage, $62/night
Three-bedroom cottage, $200/night

Rooms generally accommodate two people per room at the listed price. Additional guests, if approved, will be charged $10 per night ($20 per night in the Boone Center).

Long-term rental might be available. If you are interested, please call Katie Chvostal, WMSC Event Coordinator, by email at chvostal@usc.edu or by phone at (310) 510-4015.

Food Service

Breakfast

Wrigley Buffet, $8/person

Lunch

Wrigley Buffet, $8/person
Boone Buffet, $15/person, available for groups of 20 or more

Dinner

Wrigley Buffet, $15/person
Boone Buffet, $25/person, available for groups of 20 or more

Receptions

Wrigley Appetizer Reception, $10/person
Boone Appetizer Reception, $15/person
Coffee Break, $5/person

Usage Fees

Facility fee (all users), $10/person/day

Gear rental for kayaks, dive gear, etc., $5/person/day

All users of the lab are expected to pay a small daily fee to cover the basic academic infrastructure of the facility. This fee, currently set at $10 per person per day, covers access to general use facilities, computer labs, and the library, as well as the use of small boats, two scuba tanks per day, and the common use water tables and tanks.

Use of the waterfront, diving and science space might require special checkouts, certification or advance permission. Please contact Lauren Czarnecki, our laboratory manager, for your special facility needs and Gerry Smith, our dive safety officer, for information about diving.

Boat fees

Boats are available for scientific research, and their usage is restricted to scientific purposes only. Fees for half-day use cover 8 a.m.-12 noon or 1 p.m.-5 p.m. Charges for full-day use apply at all other times.

Small Boats

The 12- to 15-foot Boston Whalers are covered under the general facility fee and use is restricted to the small boat area. Larger boats are available for additional fees.

Medium Boats

Beagle and Mercury (17 feet)
Half day, $50; Full day, $90

Large Boats

Vibrio (26 feet, diesel) and Cetacea (21 feet)

Half day, $90
Full day, $150

Mooring fees, free for scientific research for one week or less

Transportation Fees

WMSC vehicles and drivers are available on a limited basis. Reservations must be made prior to arrival. In some cases, vehicle rental will require an additional charge for a staff driver.

Van, for up to 14 maximum passengers, $30/hour
Shuttle bus, 16 maximum passengers, $40/hour
Blue Bird Bus, 28 maximum passengers, $50/hour

Visiting groups that wish to rent a WMSC vehicle must hire a WMSC staff driver at a rate of $50 per hour. Visiting researchers can rent and drive vehicles and will be required to complete paperwork and a checkout procedure.

The interior of Catalina Island is managed by the Catalina Island Conservancy, and transportation to the island interior might involve a nominal per person fee charged by the Conservancy.

Lab Fees

Shared use labs are divided into "cubicles" of roughly 110 to 140 square feet. Each cubicle has a small, seated-height lab bench and adjacent standing-height lab benches. All labs have common use sinks, most have running seawater tables and some have fume hoods. Cubicle fees are $50 per space per day.

Teaching labs and lecture spaces are also rented for part and full days. Half-day rates for lab facilities apply to use of four hours or less.

Lecture hall with 85 seats, $90/half day, $180/day
Multimedia technical support is available for an additional fee.

Library/discussion area, with 25 seats, $50/half day, $100/day

Conference room, with up to 15 seats, $30/half day, $60/day

Large teaching lab with 20 workstations, five sinks and a fume hood, $100/half day, $200/day

Small teaching lab with 16 workstations, one sink and no fume hood, $80/half day, $160/day

Professional Staff Time

Professional staff time is available for lectures, laboratory work, marine and terrestrial field trips and natural history programs.

$50/hour per staff member
$60/hour after 4:30 p.m.

Tours

$5/person (minimum of 10 people or $50)

Tours of the Wrigley Marine Science Center include a stop at the touch tank and visits to the laboratory and hyperbaric chamber (when chamber crew are available).