HOTEL ACCOMMODATIONS
Bethesda Marriott Hotel
5151 Pooks Hill Road
Bethesda, MD 20814
Telephone: 301-897-9400 or (800) 228-9290
Fax: 301-897-0192
http://www.marriott.com/hotels/travel/wasbt-bethesda-marriott/
A block of sleeping rooms has been reserved at the Bethesda Marriott Hotel, Bethesda, MD, for out-of-town guests attending the NIDDK New Research Directions for Urinary Incontinence Symposium on January 7 - 9, 2009.
The Bethesda Marriott Hotel has rooms reserved for guests arriving on Wednesday, January 7, 2008, and departing on Friday, January 9, 2008. The room rate is $209 plus tax per night. You will be responsible for the room cost and your incidental charges upon checkout.
Please contact the Bethesda Marriott Hotel by Wednesday, December 17, 2008, at 1 (800) 228-9290 or (301) 897-9400, and reference the NIDDK-Urinary Incontinence Meeting or URIURIA (online reservations) when making your sleeping room reservations. Please be certain that the hotel provides you with a confirmation number. After December 17, 2008, the hotel will accept reservations on a space-available basis at the prevailing hotel rate. When making a reservation, please provide your room and bedding preferences. The hotel will assign specific room types at check-in, based on availability. Please be advised that requests are not guaranteed. Check-in time is at 3:00 p.m., and check-out time is 12:00 noon.
If for any reason you need to cancel your hotel reservation, please do so 48 hours in advance of your check-in date or you will be charged.
DIRECTIONS
From Points North
From points North and East: 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.
From Points North and West
Take I-270 South to I-495 East (Capital Beltway) toward Washington, DC. Stay in one of the three left lanes. Follow signs for Route 355 South, a left-lane exit, onto Wisconsin Avenue. Turn right at the light onto Pooks Hill Road. The hotel is on the right.
From Points South
Take I-95 North to I-495 (Capital Beltway) toward Tysons Corner/Rockville. Follow I-495 for 20 miles. Take Exit 34 (Bethesda/Wisconsin Avenue). Turn right at the light onto Pooks Hill Road. The hotel is on the right.
From Baltimore/Washington International 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.
From Washington Dulles International Airport
Take the Dulles Access Road for approximately 13 miles to Exit 18. Move to the right on the Dulles Toll Road (Route 267) and exit at 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 Ronald Reagan National Airport
Take the George Washington Parkway North for 12 miles to I-495 toward Maryland (Capital Beltway). Take Exit 34 (Bethesda/Wisconsin Avenue). Turn right at the light onto Pooks Hill Road. The hotel is on the right.
METRO INFORMATION
The Metro system is clean, reliable, and safe. It operates from 5:30 a.m. to 12:00 midnight, Monday through Thursday; 5:00 a.m. to 2:00 a.m. on Friday; 8:00 a.m. to 2:00 a.m. on Saturday; and 8:00 a.m. to 12:00 midnight on Sunday. Each passenger must buy a fare card to travel in the system. Guides for purchasing fare cards 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.
From Union Station or downtown Washington (main Metro lines into the city converge at Metro Center Station and Gallery Place 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. 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 noon and 3:30 p.m. to 10:00 p.m.
SHUTTLES
SuperShuttle offers service to most hotels from Ronald Reagan National Airport, Washington Dulles International Airport, and Baltimore/Washington International 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, arrange for a shuttle by calling (800) 258-3826 from the airport.
NIH Shuttle Service: The Bethesda Marriott offers complimentary shuttle service to the following National Institutes of Health campus locations: Building 45, Metro Medical Center and Building 10. The shuttle runs at half-hour intervals from 6:30 a.m. to 10:30 a.m. and from 3:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. For further shuttle information, call the hotel at (301) 897-9400.
TAXIS
Approximate taxi fares to the hotel are: $30 from Ronald Reagan National Airport, $40 from Washington Dulles International Airport, and $55 from Baltimore/Washington International Airport.
PARKING INFORMATION
Self-parking is free to meeting participants. There is no valet parking.
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