Hotel & Travel Information

The hotel reservation deadline was September 26, 2024.

The ATE Conference housing block at the Omni Shoreham is now closed.
If you need a hotel reservation, please see below.

Notice on Hotel Reservations after the Deadline Date
All participants were responsible for making their own hotel reservations by the deadline of September 26, 2024. The Omni Shoreham Hotel housing block is now closed. If you are a new grantee awarded in FY2024 that received your award notification in late September and need assistance with a room, please reach out to ate@aacc.nche.edu. AACC is holding a very small number of rooms to assist new ATE PIs that received their award letters in late September.  

For others that may still need hotel accommodation, please see below for a short list of area hotels.

We provide the list for your informational purposes only. AACC does not have a contract or room rate with any of these properties and cannot guarantee availability. 

Windsor Park Hotel —-0.5 miles from the Omni
2116 Kalorama Rd NW Washington, DC, DC 20008

Normandy Hotel —- 0.6 miles from the Omni
2118 Wyoming Ave NW Washington, DC 20008

The Churchill Hotel  —-0.7 miles from the Omni
1914 Connecticut Ave NW Washington, DC, DC 20009

The Line Hotel Washington DC—-0.7 miles from the Omni
1770 Euclid Street NW Washington, DC, DC 20009

Washington Hilton:—-0.8 miles from the Omni
1919 Connecticut Ave NW Washington, DC, DC 20009

The Royal Sonesta Dupont Circle—1.0 miles from the Omni
2121 P St NW Washington, DC, DC 20037

The Fairfax and Embassy Row —-1.0 from the Omni
2100 Massachusetts Ave NW Washington, DC, DC 20008 

In the event these hotels do not meet your needs, you can also go to www.hotels.com and search for hotel rooms in Washington, D.C. in the neighborhood of “Woodley Park” and “Dupont Circle” to find accommodations near the Omni Shoreham Hotel.

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Conference Location
The 2024 ATE Conference will be held at the Omni Shoreham Hotel, 2500 Calvert Street, NW, Washington, DC.

Hotel Room Reservations 
All participants are responsible for making their own hotel reservations. The hotel room block is limited to registered ATE Conference participants. AACC has a room block at the Omni Shoreham Hotel (2500 Calvert Street, NW, Washington DC). You will receive a weblink to make your hotel reservation in your conference registration confirmation email once your registration is complete. Hotel reservations will not be accepted by phone. 

Please note you will need to provide a credit card number to guarantee your room and cover any incidental fees accrued during your stay. Please be sure to register for the conference and make your own hotel reservations through the link provided in your conference registration email before Wednesday, September 26.  If reservations are not made by September 26 (the cutoff date for guaranteed room reservations and special conference rate) you will be responsible for any difference in room costs above the conference rates. 

Hotel Costs and Designated Participants
The participants that register as complimentary on a grant (two for projects and two for centers) will automatically have the cost of their hotel rooms for three nights, October 22, October 23, and October 24 charged to the AACC master account. If a project or center would like to assign their complimentary room nights to individuals that are not receiving the complimentary registrations as part of their grants, email that request to ate@aacc.nche.edu by September 26 so AACC can properly code the hotel reservation list. Please note that AACC will not split complimentary hotel room nights between participants; but can designate the three complimentary nights to another team member.

All participants are required to make their own hotel reservations through the link provided in their registration confirmation email; and complimentary rooms will be assigned to the master account following the September 26 cut-off date.

Additional Room Costs
The cost of additional rooms (reserved by September 26) is $285 (single/double) plus tax and will be billed to the individual. Meeting participants who would like to come early or stay late may do so any pay the cost of additional room nights at the rate of $285.00. The hotels will honor this room rate three days prior and three days after the conference dates subject to availability. 

PLEASE NOTE: If you are to receive a complimentary hotel room for three nights, please double check that your room has been coded correctly upon hotel check-in. If your room has not been properly coded to the master account, please report it to the conference registration desk so we can correct the billing prior to your check-out.

Conference Meals
The following meals will be provided as part of the main conference registration.

TRAVEL

All attendees are responsible for their own travel arrangements. The closest airport to the conference is the Washington Reagan National Airport (DCA), which is accessible by the Washington Metrorail System. Other area airports include Baltimore-Washington International (BWI) or Washington Dulles International (IAD).

Ground Transportation and Directions from Reagan National Airport
(https://www.flyreagan.com/parking-transportation/ground-transportation)

Metrorail system: Reagan National Airport is accessible to the Washington Metrorail System. Follow signs to the metro station. Board the yellow line train towards Mount Vernon Square. Get off at Gallery Place Chinatown Metro Station. Transfer to the Red Line towards Shady Grove. Ride the Red Line to Woodley Park-Zoo Metro Station. Exit Station at 24^th ST NW & Connecticut Avenue. Walk SW on 24^th Street and turn right onto Calvert Street. For further information on the metrorail system, please see www.wmata.com.

Taxi Service: Taxis are available at each terminal. One-way fares to DC are approximately $27.00.

Uber/Lyft Service: Uber, Lyft provide service from Reagan National airport.  One-way fares to DC are approximately $27.00 (depending on time of day).  

Directions from Reagan National Airport: Follow George Washington Pkwy. northbound to Wash. D.C.; follow past the Pentagon to the Memorial Bridge; while on the Bridge get into right lane and exit at Independence Ave.; follow Independence Ave. back under the Bridge along the Potomac River (this becomes Rock Creek Pkwy.); get into left lane; road splits after passing under Bridge, bear left; exit left at Calvert Street; turn left off ramp; hotel is located on the left.

Ground Transportation and Directions from Washington-Dulles Airport:
(https://www.flydulles.com/parking-transportation/ground-transportation)

Metrorail System:  Dulles airport is connected via the Silver Line to the Metrorail system. The station is connected to the main terminal by an indoor pedestrian tunnel with moving sidewalks. Follow signs to Dulles Metrorail Station. Board Silver Line train towards LARGO. Take train to Metro Center Station. Exit and transfer to the Red Line towards Shady Grove. Board the Red line to Woodley Park-Zoo Metro Station. Exit at Woodley Park-Zoo station at 24^th St NW & Connecticut Avenue NW.  Walk to destination. See WMATA trip planner for more details.

Taxi Service: Washington Flyer Taxi, 703-572-8294. No reservations are necessary for taxi service. Simply follow the signs for Ground Transportation or Taxi to the lower level of the Terminal, DOWN the ramp to Door 2 or Door 6). A customer service representative is available 24 hours a day. One-way fares to DC are approximately $85.00.

Uber/Lyft Service: A pick-up location is available at Dulles for Uber and Lyft on the ground level outside of Baggage Claim, accessible via Doors 2, 4 or 6.  One-way fares to DC are approximately $65.00 (depending on time of day).

Directions: Take the Dulles Airport Access Road to Route 66 East. Cross into DC on the Roosevelt Bridge onto Constitution Avenue. Take a left on 18th Street. Take a left on Connecticut Avenue. Go through the underpass at Dupont Circle. Cross the Taft Bridge. Take a left on Calvert Street. The Omni Hotel is one block up on the left. 

Ground Transportation and Directions from Baltimore Washington International Airport (BWI):(www.bwiairport.com)

Taxi Service: The taxi stands are located just outside of the baggage claim area on the Lower Level of the BWI Marshall Airport terminal near doors 5 and 13. BWI Marshall Airport taxicabs are prohibited from charging flat rates. For more information, call 410-859-1100 or visit www.bwiairporttaxi.com.  One-way fares to DC are approximately, $100.

Uber/Lyft Service: One-way fares to DC are approximately $70 (depending on time of day).

Directions: Take 1-95 South to I-495 West (Capital Beltway) toward Silver Spring (Exit 33). Take Connecticut Avenue South toward Washington, DC. Proceed 5 miles, passing the National Zoo on the left. Proceed 5 blocks and take a right onto Calvert Street. The Omni Hotel is one block up on the left.

Map to the Omni Shoreham: