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LogisticsMeeting Location and Hotel Accommodations
A block of sleeping rooms has been reserved at the hotel for arrival on Sunday, September 7, 2008, and departure
on Tuesday, September 9, 2008. If you are an international guest, there are some additional rooms reserved at the hotel
for the night of September 9 if you need to stay an additional night. Please make your own reservations by
calling the DoubleTree Bethesda Hotel at (301) 652-2000 or toll free in the U.S. at (800) 222-8733.
Make sure you identify yourself as a member of the EPO Receptor Workshop room block to
receive the group rate of $201 per night. The room block will be in effect at the government rate
until Monday, August 18, 2008. Any room reservations received after that date will be
accepted on a space and rate availability basis. Please make your reservations as soon as possible. GROUND TRANSPORTATIONDRIVING DIRECTIONSFrom I-95 North (Baltimore, Philadelphia, Wilmington, New York, and New Jersey): Take I-95 South toward Washington, DC. At I-495 (Capital Beltway), proceed west toward Silver Spring/Bethesda. Take Exit 34 (Route 355 or Rockville Pike /Wisconsin Avenue) and proceed south toward Washington/Bethesda. The hotel is about 2 miles ahead on the right, immediately after Guapo’s Restaurant. From I-95 South (Richmond, Virginia Beach, and North and South Carolina): Take I-95 North toward Washington, DC. Take I-395 North via Exit 170A-B on the left. Merge onto I-495 North/Capital Beltway via Exit 170B toward Tysons Corner. Take Exit 34 (Route 355 or Wisconsin Avenue/Rockville Pike) and proceed south toward Washington/Bethesda. The hotel is about 2 miles ahead on the right, immediately after Guapo’s Restaurant. From Route 66 East (Northern Virginia, McLean, and Fairfax): Take Route I-66 East toward I-495 North/Capital Beltway Baltimore. Take Exit 34 (Route 355 or Wisconsin Avenue/Rockville Pike) and proceed south toward Washington/Bethesda. The hotel is about 2 miles ahead on the right, immediately after Guapo’s Restaurant. From I-270 South: From I-270 South, as you approach the Capital Beltway (I-495), take the spur that goes to the left, toward College Park. Take the Route 355 exit (this is a LEFT exit located a short distance after the HOV lane ends). Proceed south toward Washington/Bethesda. The hotel is about 2 miles ahead on the right, immediately after Guapo’s Restaurant. From Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA): Take the George Washington Parkway North to I-495 North toward Maryland. From I-495, take Exit 34 (Route 355 or Wisconsin Avenue/Rockville Pike) and proceed south toward Washington/Bethesda. The hotel is about 2 miles ahead on the right, immediately after Guapo’s Restaurant. From Baltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport (BWI): Take the Baltimore Washington Parkway South toward Washington, DC. At I-495 (Capital Beltway) proceed west toward Silver Spring/Bethesda. Take Exit 34 (Route 355 or Wisconsin Avenue/Rockville Pike) and proceed south toward Washington/Bethesda. The hotel is about 2 miles ahead on the right, immediately after Guapo’s Restaurant. From Washington Dulles International Airport (IAD): Take the Dulles Access Road East to I-495 (Capital Beltway) heading North to Bethesda/Baltimore. From I-495, take Exit 34 (Route 355 or Wisconsin Avenue/Rockville Pike) and proceed south toward Washington/Bethesda. The hotel is about 2 miles ahead on the right, immediately after Guapo’s Restaurant. TRANSPORTATION COSTS TO AND FROM THE HOTEL (estimated)AIRPORT SHUTTLESThe closest airport to Bethesda, Maryland, is Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport. SuperShuttle offers service to most hotels from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport ($26 per person and $10 for each additional person in your group), Washington Dulles International Airport ($26 per person and $10 for each additional person in your group), and Baltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport ($33 per person and $12 for each additional person in your group). The shuttle leaves on an as-needed basis between the hours of 5:30 a.m. and 11:00 p.m. During other times, arrange for a shuttle by calling (800) 258-3826 from the airport or visit their website at http://supershuttle.com. TAXIS The taxi fare to the hotel is approximately $45 from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport, $55 from Washington Dulles International Airport, and $65 from Baltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport. In Maryland, call Barwood Taxi: (301) 984-1900. In Virginia, from Dulles Airport, call Dulles Taxi: (703) 481-8181. |
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