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Comment by Sean Fagan on March 5, 2010 at 8:51pm

That's great Tony! I hope we get to spend some time together and talk a few things up.

Comment by Tony on March 5, 2010 at 8:26pm

I saw that when I looked at the hotel dates and changed mine to match.

The other plans that caused me to stay only 2 days is the weekend BEFORE, so I'll be arriving 14th and leaving 17th - yayer!!!

Comment by Sean Fagan on March 5, 2010 at 8:19pm

Hi'ya Tony!

I'm just a little confused with your dates (unless you plan to get to the event well ahead of time). I would think that you would want to fly to DC on the 14th (instead of the 13th). But whatever works best for you...

Are you still only going to be able to stay for just two days?

Regards,
Sean

Comment by Tony on March 5, 2010 at 7:32pm

I'm finally checking out flight prices and OKC to DCA for 13th - 16th is only about $200

BUY BUY BUY!!!

Comment by Sean Fagan on January 17, 2010 at 8:38pm

By bus -

The Greyhound bus station is located between the Union Station and New York Ave-Florida Ave metro stops. Union Station is about 2 blocks to the south and the New York/Florida Aves station (also on the Red line (see "By train" above)) is about 1 block to the north.

Of course, if you're riding on a chartered bus, then it will take you straight to the hotel. We hope to have more on chartered buses in the near future.

Comment by Sean Fagan on January 17, 2010 at 6:57pm

By train -

The DC Amtrak station is located in Union Station which is downtown near the Capitol buildings. Union Station also has a DC Metro stop, which is on the "Red" line. In order to get to the hotel, take a train headed toward Shady Grove and then transfer to the Blue line at Metro Center which is just two stops away. To complete your trip to the Crystal City metro stop, refer to direction #1 in the "by plane" section above as if you got on at the Rosslyn metro stop.

Comment by Sean Fagan on January 17, 2010 at 4:20pm

By car -

One other option to get to the hotel from the airport is to rent a car and drive there yourself. If you decide on this option, be sure to either bring your own GPS device or rent one from the car rental company - unless you happen to be very familiar with the area and know how to find your way around.

One word of advice - driving in DC can be both confusing and hectic, and since the start of the conference is scheduled for about 7pm, there's a good chance you'll find yourself in rush-hour traffic, which is even worse.

Comment by Sean Fagan on January 9, 2010 at 1:02pm

Getting around DC and Crystal City -

The absolutely best way to get around DC (especially for our Storm the Hill event on April 15th) is the DC metro system. Riding the metro is hassle-free and cheap! According to the hotel, the Crystal City metro stop is about a 10 minute walk from the Hyatt hotel, but I'm personally not sure that is accurate. Again, the hotel runs a courtesy shuttle service to and from the hotel and the Crystal City metro stop. Go here for compete information and an interactive map of the metro system: http://www.wmata.com/rail/maps/map.cfm

According to Hyatt's website: "there is also a Crystal City trolley available throughout the city, cost is 50 cents per ride and picks up at the hotel in 7 minute intervals, MON-FRI 6am-6:30pm". I have not been able to find any additional information on the trolley and it may be defunct. Here is a website about getting around Crystal City: http://www.commuterpage.com/art/villages/crystalcity_tran.htm

You might also want to check this out if you're planning to walk to the metro stop from the hotel: http://maps.google.com/maps?daddr=38.858088%2C-77.051687%20%28Cryst...

Comment by Sean Fagan on January 9, 2010 at 12:17pm

Parking at the hotel -

I will update this comment with hotel parking information in the next couple of days.

Comment by Sean Fagan on January 9, 2010 at 12:14pm

By plane -

Obviously, many of you will fly to DC. We strongly recommend that you fly into the Reagan National airport (DCA), the hotel operates a courtesy shuttle service to and from the airport and is available 5:00am-12:00am. The shuttle picks up passengers every 20 min at the top of the hour and 20 minutes and 40 minutes past the hour. Of course, you can also grab a taxi to the hotel for about $6.

If you have no choice but to fly into the Dulles airport (IAD) then you have several options to get to the hotel:

1) For just $10 one-way or $18 round-trip (per person), you can use the "Washington Flyer Coach Service" which will take you from the airport to the West Falls Church DC Metro stop. Once at the Metro stop, take an Orange line train heading toward New Carrrollton. Get off at the Rosslyn metro stop and transfer to a Blue line train heading to Franconia-Springfield. Get off at the Crystal City metro stop and hop on the Hyatt courtesy shuttle service to the hotel. The hotel shuttle leaves the hotel every 15 minutes on the hour and 1/4 hour, 1/2 hour and3/4 hour to the Crystal City Metro and arrives at the station about 5 to 10 minutes later, so plan accordingly. This is a good option for those who travel light with a small suitcase or "pilot" bag. For more detailed information, go here: http://www.washfly.com/flyer_bus_about.htm

2) For $3.10 one-way (cash only), you can catch a route 5A DC Metrobus that will take you from the airport to the Rosslyn metro station and then compete your journey to the Crystal City metro stop and the hotel using the directions described in #1 above. The 5A bus is and "express" bus, meaning it makes limited stops - in this case, the bus will make two stops before arriving at the Rosslyn metro station. Again, this would be a good option for those who travel light. Go here for more details: http://www.wmata.com/bus/timetables/dc/05a.pdf. At Dulles, the Metrobus stops at the Ground Transportation Curb (Arrivals level, down the ramp) at curb location 2E.

3) Another option for getting to the hotel from Dulles airport is the "Washington Flyer Super Shuttle". The Super Shuttle's door-to-door shared ride van service is available to and from Washington Dulles International Airport. The Super Shuttle ticket counters are located on the far ends of the Ground Transportation Level of the Main Terminal. Shuttles operate on an on-demand basis. No reservations are needed for outbound service from the Airport. This would be a good option for those who travel "heavy" and/or have multiple members in their party. The cost is $29 (each way, round-trip) for the first passenger and $10 for each additional member in the party going to the hotel. The drawback to this method of transportation is the shuttle won't leave the airport until it has at lease 7 passengers on board (and it may wait until it has 10) and it may take longer to get to the hotel depending on how many other locations it will stop at for the other passengers in the van before it gets to the hotel. The advantage is that you won't need to worry about using the metro and the hotel shuttle. More information is available here: http://www.washfly.com/flyer_ss_about.htm

4) Taxi - cost is about $60

All of the above information was taken from this website: http://mwaa.com/dulles/parking_transportation_3/ground_transportation