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LOGISTICS
MEETING FACILITY AND HOTEL ACCOMMODATIONS
Marriott Bethesda
5151 Pooks Hill Road
Bethesda, MD 20814
Telephone: (301) 897-9400
Toll Free: (800) 228-9290
Hotel Web Site: http://www.marriott.com/hotels/travel/wasbt-bethesda-marriott/
(More hotel information can be obtained from this website.)
Room Rate: $201 (plus tax) per night
A block of sleeping rooms has been reserved at the hotel for arrival on Wednesday, April 15, 2009, and departure on Friday, April 17, 2009. You may make reservations by calling the hotel directly at (301) 897-9400. Be sure to indicate that you are requesting a room for the Chemical Approaches room block when making your reservations to receive this reduced rate. The room block will be in effect at the reduced rate until Wednesday, March 25, 2009. Any room reservations received after that date will be accepted on a space and rate availability basis. Please note that reservations must be cancelled no later than 24 hours prior to the scheduled arrival date or 1 night’s room and tax will be charged. Check-in time is 4:00 p.m., and check-out time is 12:00 p.m.
GROUND TRANSPORTATION
METRO
Each passenger must buy a farecard to travel in the system. Guides for purchasing farecards are posted on the vending machines in each station. Each Metro car features a complete color-coded map. Station attendants on duty at each station can provide additional information on request. The hotel is 3 miles from the Medical Center Station and offers a shuttle to and from this Metro station. The shuttle runs daily on the hour between 6:00 a.m. and 10:00 a.m. and between 5:00 p.m. and 9:00 p.m. (the shuttle can be requested during other hours by calling the hotel at 301-897-9400).
From Ronald Reagan National Airport:
Board the Metro Yellow Line to Gallery Place, and transfer to the Red Line toward Shady Grove or Grosvenor. Exit at the Medical Center Station and take the escalator to the street level. On weekdays, the Marriott Shuttle departs from the Medical Center Station “Kiss & Ride Area” every half-hour between 6:30 a.m. and 10:30 a.m., and between 3:30 p.m. and 8:30 p.m. Weekend and holiday hours for the Marriott Shuttle are 8:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. and 3:30 p.m. to 10:00 p.m. Total travel time is approximately 45 minutes.
From Washington Dulles International Airport (IAD):
Take a Washington Flyer van from the airport to the West Falls Church Metro Station. Board the Metro Orange Line toward New Carrollton and transfer at Metro Center to the Red Line toward Shady Grove or Grosvenor. Exit at the Medical Center Station and take the escalator to the street level. The Marriott Shuttle departs from the Medical Center Station “Kiss & Ride Area” every half-hour between 6:30 a.m. and 10:30 a.m., and between 3:30 p.m. and 8:30 p.m. weekdays. Weekend and holiday hours for the Marriott Shuttle are 8:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. and 3:30 p.m. to 10:00 p.m. Total travel time is approximately 1 hour.
From Union Station:
Take the Metro Red Line toward Shady Grove or Grosvenor. Exit at the Medical Center Station and take the escalator to the street level. The Marriott Shuttle departs from the Medical Center Station “Kiss & Ride Area” every half-hour between 6:30 a.m. and 10:30 a.m., and between 3:30 p.m. and 8:30 p.m. weekdays. Weekend and holiday hours for the Marriott Shuttle are 8:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. and 3:30 p.m. to 10:00 p.m. Total travel time is approximately 35 minutes.
AIRPORT SHUTTLES
SuperShuttle offers service to most hotels from Ronald Reagan National Airport, Washington Dulles International Airport, and Baltimore-Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport. The shuttle leaves on an as-needed basis between the hours of 5:30 a.m. and 11:00 p.m. During other times, please arrange for a shuttle by calling 800-258-3826 from the airport.
TAXIS
The taxi fare is approximately $60 one way from Ronald Reagan National Airport, approximately $70 from Washington Dulles International Airport, and approximately $90 from Baltimore-Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport.
DRIVING DIRECTIONS TO THE HOTEL
From Ronald Reagan National Airport:
Take the George Washington Parkway North for 12 miles to I-495 toward Maryland (Capital Beltway). Take Exit 34 (Wisconsin Avenue South/Route 355). Turn right at the light onto Pooks Hill Road. The hotel is on the right.
From Washington Dulles International Airport (IAD):
Take the Dulles Access Road for approximately 13 miles to Exit 18. Move to the right on the Dulles Toll Road (Route 267) and take Exit 18. Stay left on the ramp for Bethesda/Baltimore and proceed toward Bethesda (I-495). Go approximately 9 miles on I-495. Stay on I-495 at the I-495/I-270 split (bear right). Take Exit 34 (Wisconsin Avenue South/Route 355) toward Bethesda. Follow Wisconsin Avenue to the first traffic light and turn right onto Pooks Hill Road. The hotel is on the right.
From Baltimore-Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport (BWI):
Take the Route 195 connector to I-95 South. Take I-95 South to I-495 West (Capital Beltway) toward Silver Spring. Follow I-495 West for 9 miles to Exit 34 (Bethesda/Wisconsin Avenue). Follow signs for Route 355 South and stay in the right lane. Turn right at the light onto Pooks Hill Road. The hotel is on the right.
PARKING
Onsite parking is $4 hourly and $9 daily.
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