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GLERL, Ann Arbor
2205 Commonwealth Blvd., Ann Arbor, MI
48105-2945
(734) 741-2235
How Do I Get to GLERL?
By Air
To get to Ann Arbor, you will fly into Detroit Metropolitan Airport, just 27 miles
from GLERL via I-94 and U.S. 23. From Metropolitan Airport, you
have the following options:
- Car rental
- Taxi service (approximate fare $50-60)
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By Auto
(distances are approximate)
From DETROIT, MICHIGAN (about 45 miles), or Detroit Metropolitan Airport (about 27 miles):
Take I-94 West to U.S. 23 North. Take US 23 North about 6 miles
to Exit 41, Plymouth Road. Travel west on Plymouth Road to Commonwealth
Blvd.
From LANSING, MICHIGAN (about 60 miles): take I-96 East
to US 23 South at Brighton. Take US 23 South and when you get to
Ann Arbor, follow the signs for Toledo, Ohio (US 23 South merges
with M-14 East for a short distance and then splits and turns south
again). Take Exit 41, Plymouth Road. Travel west on Plymouth Road
to Commonwealth Blvd.
From TOLEDO, OHIO (about 55 miles): take US 23 North to
Ann Arbor. Take Exit 41 - Plymouth Road. Travel west on Plymouth
Road to Commonwealth Blvd.
GLERL is located just west of Exit 41 (Plymouth Road) off U.S.
23. At the exit, go west on Plymouth Road about 1/4 mile to the
intersection with Green Road (traffic light). Continue west on Plymouth
Road another 1/4 mile to Commonwealth Boulevard, which is just beyond
the Carson's American Bistro. Turn right (north); GLERL is the third
building on the left - red brick with blue trim. Park anywhere except
in the specially marked spots. See map above. GLERL is found in
the NE corner of the map.
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By Train
See the Amtrak
midwest
destinations page for regional train routes, schedules and information.
To reach GLERL from the Ann Arbor Amtrak station at 325 Depot St:
- Make a left from Depot St. to N 5th Ave. until you reach E Summit
St.
- Turn left and travel east until you reach Beakes St, which then
becomes Broadway St. and then becomes Plymouth Rd.
- Continue east 2.6 miles on Plymouth Rd until you reach Commonwealth
Blvd.
- Turn left and travel north on Commonwealth Blvd until you reach
GLERL.
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By Bus
Please see Greyhound and
Ann Arbor Transportation Authority
(AATA) web sites for bus schedules and information.
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Holiday
Inn near the University of Michigan
3600 Plymouth Rd.
Ann Arbor, MI 48105
734-769-9800
800-800-5560
734-761-1290 (fax)
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Facilities include
an indoor/outdoor pool, whirlpool, sauna, and exercise room. Restaurant
on-site. Big Boy Restaurant is across street to the north (short
walk). GLERL is diagonally across the street to the northwest,
approximately a 0.5 mile walk. To get to the Holiday Inn, turn-in
just before the Amoco Gas Station on the south side of Green Rd.,
just west of US-23. |
Hampton Inn North
2300 Green Rd.
Ann Arbor, MI 48105
734-996-4444
800-426-7866
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Facilities include a swimming pool and exercise room. Includes
complimentary breakfast bar (donuts, coffee, juice). Big Boy Restaurant
is not on site, but is adjacent to the south. GLERL is across
the street to the west, approximately a 0.3 mile walk. To get
to the Hampton Inn, turn north at Green Road and turn-in to the
Hampton Inn entrance drive on the east side of Green Rd. about
500 feet north of the Green Rd-Plymouth Rd. intersection.
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Red Roof
Inn
3621 Plymouth Road
Ann Arbor, MI 48105
734-996-5800
734-996-5707 (fax)
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Co-located with the Big Boy Restaurant. Adjacent to and east of
the Hampton Inn North turn-in at the Big Boy Restaurant on the
north side of Plymouth Rd, just west of US 23, before you get
to Green Rd. Or you can also get there by turning north onto Green
Rd. and then turn right (east) into the first drive on the right
side of the road.
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Hawthorne Suites
3535 Green Court
Ann Arbor, MI 48105
734-327-0011
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Features one and two-bedroom suites, complimentary full hot breakfast
buffet daily, complimentary hors d`oeuvres M-Th, indoor heated
pool, exercise room, sport court, hot tub, guest laundry, small
pets allowed (w/ deposit), on-site convenience store, free parking.
Located south of Plymouth road and east of Green road, the Hawthone
Suites is a 10 minute walk from GLERL.
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Microtel Hotel
3610 Plymouth Rd
Ann Arbor, MI 48104
734-997-9100
734-997-9012 (fax)
jduncan@annarbormicrotel.com
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Features 83
rooms and 25 suites. Suites feature coffee maker, refrigerator,
microwave, hair dryers. Amenities include pay-per-view movies,
tennis, volleyball, basketball, business services, ADA accessible,
24 hr complimentary coffee, continental breakfast, valet service. |
Red Arrow Motel
5577 Plymouth Rd
Ann Arbor, MI 48105
734-662-9944
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Please call
Red Arrow Motel for more information.
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Restaurants within easy walking distance of GLERL and the nearby motels
Carson's American Bistro
2000 Commonwealth Blvd.
Ann Arbor, MI 48105
734-622-0537
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Located at Plymouth Road and
Commonwealth Blvd. American favorites, Western. Southwestern.
Entree salads, burgers, sandwiches. Steaks, Ribs, Fish. |
Big Boy
3611 Plymouth Rd.
Ann Arbor, MI 48105
734-996-8336
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Standard breakfast-lunch dinner
any-time-of-the-day restaurant. Located north-east of the intersection
of Plymouth Road and Green Rd., attached to the Red Roof Inn. |
Applebee`s
2310 Green Rd.
Ann Arbor, MI 48105
734-741-1870
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Located adjacent to the Hampton
Inn. |
Guy Hollerin's Restaurant
(in Holiday Inn North Campus)
3600 Plymouth Rd.
Ann Arbor, MI 48105
734-769-4323
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A sports bar with a wide selection
and variety of sandwiches, salads, and an all-you-can-eat lunch
buffet. Located southeast of the intersection of Green and Plymouth
Roads. |
Restaurants located in the Plymouth Green Mall (easy
walking distance to hotels)
Mark's Midtown Coney Island
3586 Plymouth Rd.
Ann Arbor, MI 48105
734-998-0067
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A diverse menu with lots of
items to choose from. Located southeast of the lab, at the north
end of the Green Road shopping center, west of the Holiday Inn. |
Quizno's Subs 3584 Plymouth Rd 734-222-9772 734-222-9762 |
Subs, Soup, Salad |
Bewon 3574 Plymouth Rd 734-332-1004 |
Korean |
Busch's Valu Land Supermarket
2020 Green Rd.
Ann Arbor, MI 48105
734-994-7200
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A large salad and soup bar,
pre-made sandwiches and salads, and a variety of prepared and
packaged food and beverages. Located southeast of the lab on Green
Road just west of the Holiday Inn. |
Restaurants located in the Plymouth Road Mall
Located about 2/3 mile west of GLERL on Plymouth Road, this is the
first shopping center you come to, just past the Total gas station.
Evergreen Chinese restaurant
2771 Plymouth Rd.
Ann Arbor, MI 48105
734-769-2748
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Chinese cuisine. |
Flim Flam Family Restaurant & Deli
2707 Plymouth Rd.
Ann Arbor, MI 48105
734-994-3036
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Variety of breakfast-lunch-dinner
fare. Monday-Saturday 6am-10pm, Sunday 7am-9pm. |
Domino's Pizza
2715 Plymouth Road 764-663-3333 |
Pizza |
Baskin Robbins
2731 Plymouth Rd.
Ann Arbor, MI 48105
734-662-4128
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31 flavors of ice cream. |
Restaurants located in the Traver Village Shopping Center
Located 3/4 mile west of GLERL on Plymouth Road, this is the second shopping
center you come to (just past Plymouth Mall).
McDonald's
2675 Plymouth Rd.
Ann Arbor, MI 48105
734-662-9343
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Fast
food staples.
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Espresso Royale
2603 Plymouth Rd.
Ann Arbor, MI 48105
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Coffee,
sandwiches, soup, etc.
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Zoup
2619 Plymouth Road Hours: Monday-Saturday 10:30-8:00, Sunday 11:30-6:00
Phone: 734-864-4020
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Soup, Salad, Panini Sandwiches |
Jimmy John's 2615 Plymouth Road
734-930-2000
Monday - Sunday 10:30 -10:00 |
Subs |
Kroger Supermarket
2641 Plymouth Rd.
Ann Arbor, MI 48105
734-994-0600
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Large
salad and soup bar, pre-made sandwiches and salads, prepared and
packaged food and beverages. |
How do I get to downtown
Ann Arbor from GLERL? (click for map)
From the intersection of Plymouth and Green
roads, go west on Plymouth Rd. After six or seven traffic signals,
you'll cross a bridge over the Amtrak tracks and a few hundred feet
past the bridge you'll come to a yellow blinking caution signal
at Fifth Ave. Turn left and start exploring - this is the northern
edge of downtown. Once you're on Fifth Ave, you need to go past
Huron Street to be in the "main" part of downtown. The University
of Michigan main campus borders State Street on the east side of
downtown, about four blocks east of Fifth Ave. Some downtown streets
are two-way and others are one-way, so be alert.
When you want to return to the vicinity of GLERL, you'll need to
find Division Street, which is one-way to the north and becomes
Plymouth Road on the other side of the Amtrak bridge. |
Last updated: 2006-10-12 mbl
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