Hotel Information

DID YOU KNOW that DC is  one of the regional sites that is working with Steele Meetings to help teams secure lodging? You can find more information at:  http://www.firstchampionshiphousing.com/Regionals.aspx

The Washington, DC Convention and Tourism Corporation has identified hotels within 1 – 8 blocks of the convention center. The hotels are listed at http://www.dcconvention.com/hotels.aspx.

To book a hotel visit http://www.washington.org/.

Parking Information

Please note that there is no street parking before 9:30 am and after 4:00 pm during rush hours. For parking lot options near the Washington Convention Center visit http://www.dcconvention.com/Visitors/DirectionsParking/Parking.aspx

More parking options include:

Nation Parking

1101 New York Avenue Northwest, Washington, DC - (202) 216-0093

$25/day

no space for trailers

Dogett Enterprises Inc.

1100 G Street Northwest, Washington, DC - (202) 638-2770 

 $15 for up to 10 hours, no overnight parking

no room for trailers 

Teams that require parking for trailers may contact PMI Parking (across the street from the Convention Center).
PMI Parking
915 Massachusetts Avenue NW
202-785-9191

Directions to the Washington Convention Center

Please note that there are HOV (High Occupancy Vehicle) restrictions, which are enforced by law, on many of the roads into the city from Maryland and Virginia. Please review the HOV Restrictions outlined here http://www.commuterpage.com/hov.htm 

FROM POINTS SOUTH

• Travel Southwest on MD - Route 2.
• Make slight right onto MD – Route 4N.
• MD – 4 N becomes Pennsylvania Ave. SE.
• Take ramp toward I-395.
• Merge onto Southeast Freeway.
• Southeast Freeway becomes I–295 N.
• Take 7th street exit.
• Proceed north on 7th Street 10 blocks.
• Make left on Mt. Vernon Place.
• The Walter E. Washington Convention Center will be on your right.

FROM POINTS NORTH

• Take I-95 south to the Baltimore-Washington Parkway (exit 22B) toward Washington.
• Take the Washington exit - US 50 West (on the right).
• US - 50 West becomes New York Avenue.
• Proceed on New York Avenue.
• New York Avenue becomes Mt. Vernon Place.
• The Walter E. Washington Convention Center will be on your right.

FROM POINTS EAST

• Take US - 50 West.
• US - 50 West becomes New York Avenue.
• New York Avenue becomes Mt. Vernon Place.
• The Walter E. Washington Convention Center will be on your right.

FROM POINTS WEST

• Take I - 270 to the Washington Beltway 495 West toward Northern Virginia .
• Take the George Washington (GW) Parkway exit to 395 North.
• Take the 12th Street exit.
• Proceed on 12th Street and then turn right on Massachusetts Avenue.
• Massachusetts Avenue will become Mt. Vernon Place.
• The Walter E. Washington Convention Center will be on your left.

FROM THE AIRPORTS

Ronald Reagan National

by Car: 

• Take the George Washington (GW) Parkway north to I-395 and Washington, DC.
• Follow signs to the 14th Street Bridge.
• Proceed across the 14th Street to Independence Avenue.
• Turn right onto Independence Avenue and proceed 2 blocks to 7th Street.
• Turn left on 7th Street and proceed 12 blocks to Mt. Vernon Place.
• Turn left on Mt. Vernon Place.
• The Walter E. Washington Convention Center will be on your right.

by METRO:

• Ronald Reagan National Airport Metro Station is located on the Concourse (Level 2).
• Take the Yellow Line Train marked Mt. Vernon Square / Convention Center.
• Exit the train at the Mt. Vernon Square / Convention Center stop.
• (The Mt. Vernon Square / Convention Center Station is the 7th and final stop on the Yellow Line from Ronald Reagan National Airport).
• Upon exiting the Mt. Vernon Square Metro Station, the entrance to the Convention Center will be directly in front of you.
• For more information, please call 202-962-1234 or go to www.wmata.com

Baltimore Washington International (BWI)

by Car: 

• Take I-195 West to MD -295 South via exit 2B to Washington.
• Continue west on US-50.
• US - 50 West becomes New York Avenue.
• Proceed on New York Avenue.
• New York Avenue becomes Mt. Vernon Place.
• The Walter E. Washington Convention Center will be on your right. 

by  MARC (Maryland Commuter Train) and METRO:

• The MARC train provides service to the BWI Rail Station with free shuttles to the airport terminal.
• For more information, call 1-800-325-RAIL.
• Take the MARC train from BWI Rail Station to Washington's Union Station.
• Union Station is 10 blocks east of theWalter E. Washington Convention Center.
• You may take a taxi or take the Red Line Metro train marked Shady Grove from the Union Station Metro stop located within Union Station.
• Exit the Red Line train at the Gallery Place Station.
  (This is the 2nd stop from Union Station)
• Transfer at Gallery Place station to the Yellow Line train marked Mt. Vernon Square / Convention Center.
• Exit the Yellow Line train at the Mt. Vernon Square / Convention Center Metro Station.
  (This is the first stop after boarding the Yellow Line train)
• Upon Exiting the Mt. Vernon Square Metro Station, the entrance to the Convention Center will be directly in front of you.
• For more information, please call Metro at 202-962-1234 or go to www.wmata.com

by Shuttle:

• You may take the SuperShuttle from BWI Airport to the Walter E. Washington Convention Center.  For more information, please call 1-800-BLUEVAN or go to www.supershuttle.com.

 Dulles International

by Car:

• Take I-66 East to Washington.
• Take Route 50/Constitution Avenue exit.
• Proceed on Constitution Avenue.
• Turn left on 7th Street.
• Proceed 9 blocks on 7th Street and turn left on Mt. Vernon Place.
• The Walter E. Washington Convention Center will be on your right. 

by Shuttle and METRO

• Go to the Washington Flyer Coach Service located on Arrivals Level at Door #4.
• ($8.00 fare payable upon boarding)
• The Washington Flyer Shuttle will go to the West Falls Church Metro Station.
• At the West Falls Church Metro Station, take the Orange line train marked New Carrollton.
• Exit the Orange Line train at the L'Enfant Metro Station.
• Transfer at the L'Enfant Metro Station to the Yellow Line train (on the upper level) marked Mt. Vernon Square/ Convention Center.
• Exit the Yellow Line train at the Mt. Vernon Square/ Convention Center stop.
  (This is the 3rd and final stop after boarding the Yellow Line train)
• Upon Exiting the Mt. Vernon Square Metro Station, the entrance to the Convention Center will be directly in front of you.
• For more information, please call the Washington Flyer at 1-888-WASHFLY or go to www.washfly.com.