Arrangements     Travel arrangements are your own responsibility, but you should know that three airports serve the Washington, D.C., metropolitan area. Please make your own hotel reservations.           If you fly into town Saturday to take advantage of lower fares, DC area attractions are only a short stop away from any of the suggested hotels.           Hotel and travel information is listed below.                 Expenses     A one-time supplement of $1,000 ($500 if you reside in the Baltimore-Washington area) will be added to your NIDDK grant to defray travel, hotel, and meal expenses. Light refreshments will be provided both days. Due to government regulations, we must charge for meals at government meetings. Therefore, we have to ask you to pay for your lunches ahead of time for the 'working lunch' sessions. This is one of the meal expenses for which you are being reimbursed. We will still provide continental breakfast and coffee breaks at no additional charge to you.               Visitor Information     Lister Hill Auditorium is located on NIH campus. For a map, general information and directions to and around NIH campus please Click Here.               NIH Security           The National Institutes of Health, like all Federal Government facilities, has instituted security measures to ensure the safety of NIH employees, patients, and visitors. The national threat advisory level, determined by the Department of Homeland Security (http://www.whitehouse.gov/homeland/), is Yellow (elevated).           Perimeter Security     All visitor vehicles will be inspected. Visitors must show one (1) form of identification (a government-issued photo ID - driver's license, passport, green card, etc.) All visitor vehicles, including taxicabs, hotel and airport shuttles, delivery trucks and vans will be inspected before being allowed on campus. Visitors will be asked to show one (1) form of identification (a government-issued photo ID - driver's license, passport, green card, etc.) and to state the purpose of their visit. Be sure to allow extra time for this vehicle inspection procedure.           Building Security     Due to the checking of IDs at the perimeter, employees and visitors will not be required to show their ID again to gain access to the majority of buildings on the NIH Bethesda campus during the normal business day. Employees and visitors should continue to wear their identification prominently at all times while on campus. Guards will remain at certain buildings to address specific program requirements such as sensitive research and safety concerns. At building entrances where guards are posted:     Employees must show a DHHS-issued photo ID (for example, your NIH-issued ID badge). Visitors may be required to log in, wear a visitors pass and have an employee escort them through the building. Visitors may be required to pass through a metal detector and have bags, backpacks or purses inspected or x-rayed as they enter buildings. Security staff will be looking for and confiscating any suspicious or potentially dangerous materials. U.S. Code prohibits bringing any dangerous weapons onto Federal property, including anything with a blade longer than 2 ½ inches. Meeting participants may want to leave extra bags or personal materials at their hotel to minimize the time needed for inspection.           Weekday Campus Access:     Visitors, including patients, contractors, and vendors: All visitors including patients, contractors, vendors and delivery persons must use the following entrances (see the Visitor Map):     Rockville Pike at South Drive (Metro): Regular weekday schedule: Open 24 hours - Inbound and Outbound traffic Old Georgetown Road at Center Drive: (This entrance is primarily for commercial vehicles and visitors) Regular weekday schedule: 5 am to 2 pm - Inbound traffic only 2 pm to 7 pm - Inbound and Outbound traffic 7 pm to 5 am - Closed to all traffic                     Metro     www.wmata.com     From Reagan National Airport, a cost-effective way to get to the hotel is by using the Metrorail system. All the hotels listed are within walking distance of a metro stop.           From the Airport station, take the Yellow Line towards Mt. Vernon Square. Get off at the Gallery/Chinatown stop and transfer to the Red Line towards Shady Grove. If you are staying at the Holiday Inn or the American Inn get off at the Medical Center stop. If you are staying at the Hyatt Regency Bethesda get off at the Bethesda stop. All of the hotels listed are within walking (or hotel shuttle) distance from a metro stop. Bethesda Station - Hyatt Regency, Residence Inn Medical Center Station - American Inn, Holiday Inn, Bethesda Marriott (call for hotel shuttle) White Flint Station - Bethesda Marriott North Hotel and Conference Center Twin Brook - Doubletree, Ramada                     Hotel Reservations     The following hotels provide lodging that is easily accessible by either metro, shuttle bus, or within a short walk of the NIH campus.           Bethesda Marriott     5151 Pooks Hill Road     Bethesda, MD 20814     P: 301-897-9400     F: 301-897-0192           Bethesda Marriott North Hotel & Conference Center     5701 Marinelli Road     North Bethesda, MD 20852     P: 301-822-9200 or 1-800-228-9290     F: 301-822-9201           DoubleTree     1750 Rockville Pike     Rockville, MD 20852     P: 301-468-1100     F: 301-468-0308           Hyatt Regency Bethesda     One Bethesda Metro Center     Bethesda, MD 20814     P: 301-657-1234 or 1-800-633-7313     F: 301-657-6453           DoubleTree     8120 Wisconsin Avenue     Bethesda, Maryland 20814     P: 301-652-2000     F: 301-652-4525           American Inn of Bethesda     8130 Wisconsin Avenue     Bethesda, MD 20814     P: 301-656-9300 or 1-800-232-7081     F: 301-656-2907           Residence Inn     7335 Wisconsin Avenue     Bethesda, MD 20814     P: 301-718-0200     F: 301-718-0679           Rockville Ramada Inn     1775 Rockville Pike     Rockville, Maryland 20852     P: 301-881-2300     F: 301-881-9047           Clarion Hotel     Bethesda Park, 8400 Wisconsin Ave.     Bethesda, Maryland 20814     P: 301-654-1000     F: 301-654-0751                     Transportation     For transportation from the Metropolitan Washington Airports:           Reagan National Airport (703-685-1400)     Washington Dulles International Airport (703-685-1400)     Baltimore/Washington International Airport (BWI) (800-435-9294)           SuperShuttle     Door to door airport ground transportation:     From National Airport and Dulles Airport     From BWI Airport           Taxi           Reagan National Airport to Bethesda: approximately $30     Dulles Airport to Bethesda: approximately $45     From BWI Airport to Bethesda: approximately $55                       Back to Top                 This site last updated: July 21, 2005 | Return to NIDDK.