Hotel Information:
Attendess to the Conference are encouraged to stay at the Hamilton Crowne Plaza or Hostelling International Info below:
The Hamilton Crowne Plaza
14th and K Street, NW
Washington, DC 20005
202.682.0111
Price $130 per night
Hostelling International DC
1009 11th Street, NW
Washington, DC 20001
202-737-2333
Price $29-$49 per night/per person (for bed rates)
How to get To DC
Driving directions
DC Public Transit
Airports, Amtrak and Greyhound station in DC
The Festival Center is located at the corner of Columbia Road and Mozart Place, NW, in the Adams Morgan neighborhood of Washington, DC. Street parking is available on a limited basis in the surrounding neighborhood. We recommend public transportation.
For detailed driving directions to Washington DC, click here. Enter "1640 Columbia Road NW" in Washington (city) DC (state) 20009 (zip) as your "end" location.
Metro
The closest Metro station is Columbia Heights on the Green Line at 14th and Irving Streets, NW, which is four blocks away.
For an online DC metro (subway) map, click here:
Bus
Metro Bus #42 stops directly in front of the Festival Center and connects with the Dupont Circle Red Line Metro station.
DC bus map
Maryland bus map
Virginia bus map
Bus timetables are available:
DC
Maryland
Virginia
There are three airports in the Washington DC area:
Ronald Reagan Washington National (DCA)
703-417-8000
located in Virginia very close to DC
Washington-Dulles International (IAD)
703-572-2700
located in Virginia about 30 min. from DC
Please see the websites of these airports for information about public transportation and directions.
Baltimore-Washington Airport (BWI)
1-800-435-9294
located in Maryland halfway between DC and Baltimore, about 30-40 min. drive from DC
Amtrak
Amtrak, MTA/MARC, Metrorail and Virginia Rail Express run to Union Station. Union Station is located at 50 Massachusetts Ave. NE. The red line stop "Union Station" is located inside the building (Click here for metro information). Click here for the Union Station website, which offers directions.
Greyhound
The Greyhound bus station is located at 1005 1st St. NE (at L St.). This is walking distance from Union Station (the train station), which is also the location of a red line metro stop (Click here for metro information). The phone number is (202) 289-5154 and the website is http://www.greyhound.com/.