WDLS 2010, Travel

Travel / Hotel and Location Information

Summit Location

International Monetary Fund (IMF)
1900 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W., Washington, D.C. 20431

Host Hotel

Hilton Washington
1919 Connecticut Avenue, NW
Washington, DC 20009
(202) 483-3000 Phone
(202) 232-0438 Hotel Fax

WDLS ATTENDEES: In order to secure a room for the conference, please ask for the WDLS rate. You must make your reservations via phone or directly with the Hilton Washington by using the link below:
http://www.hilton.com/en/hi/groups/personalized/DCAWHHH-WDL-20090914/index.jhtml

The Hilton Washington hotel in Washington, DC is a contemporary urban retreat situated on several acres near Dupont Circle in the heart of the nation's capital. Guests at Hilton Washington hotel enjoy being in the center of DC's most sought after neighborhoods, including Adams Morgan, Woodley Park and the U Street Corridor. The hotel is a mile from the Smithsonian National Zoo and just four blocks from the Dupont Circle Metro Station on the Red Line. When it comes to location, no other hotel offers a more true Washington experience. By choosing the Hilton Washington hotel, guests will be centrally located to everything Washington, DC has to offer.

Upon check in, a credit card will be requested to pay for your room, tax and incidental expenses. The conference room rate is $209.00 per night plus tax. If you plan to stay additional nights before and/or after the conference, you may do so at the same rate, subject to room availability. Click here for directions from the Hilton Hotel website.

Travel Logistics

The IMF is located in the heart of Washington, DC and is close to the White House and the George Washington University.

Metro Directions – to IMF by Subway

Orange Line
The nearest metro station on the Orange Line is Farragut West (about 3 blocks from the IMF). Exit at Farragut West Station via the 18th Street escalator. Walk west on I (EYE) Street one block to 19th Street. Go left (south) on 19th Street and continue across Pennsylvania Avenue. IMF headquarters has two buildings: HQ1 visitors' entrance is at 720 19th Street, NW. and HQ2 visitors' entrance is at the corner of 19th St and Pennsylvania Avenue. From Foggy Bottom Station – walk south about 2 blocks down 23rd Street, NW. Turn left onto H Street, NW and go east to 19th Street, NW. IMF visitors' entrance is at the corner of 19th St and Pennsylvania Avenue.

Red Line
The nearest station on the Red Line is Farragut North (about 3-4 blocks away). Exit Farragut North Metro Station. Walk west for two blocks on K Street NW until you reach 19th Street, NW. Go left (south) on 19th Street and continue across Pennsylvania Avenue. IMF headquarters has two buildings: HQ1 visitors' entrance is at 720 19th Street, NW and HQ2 visitors' entrance is at the corner of 19th St and Pennsylvania Avenue.

For more information about the Washington, DC metro, see Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority.

Airports – Driving Directions to the IMF

Reagan National Airport – DCA

1. Follow signs for Washington, D.C. taking George Washington Parkway North
2. Exit at US-50 W on the left towards Memorial Bridge/Arlington Cemetery
3. Keep left at fork to continue toward Arlington Memorial Parkway
4. Merge onto Arlington Memorial Bridge
5. Turn left on 23rd Street NW
6. Turn right on H Street NW
7. Turn right on 19th Street NW
8. The ride will last about 12 minutes by car from DCA Airport to the IMF.

Dulles International Airport – IAD

1. Follow signs for Washington, D.C.
2. Continue on VA-267 (Dulles Access Road merges into VA 267) for about 16 miles
3. Exit at I-66, heading towards Washington DC
4. Exit at E Street, keep left
5. Turn left on 18th Street, NW, and go Northwest for about 1000 feet
6. Turn left on Pennsylvania Ave NW and go Northwest for about 500 feet
7. Turn left on 19th Street, NW.
8. The ride will last 33 minutes (up to 50 minutes in traffic) by car from IAD Airport to the IMF.

Baltimore-Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport - BWI

1. Follow Signs to I-95 West to Baltimore/Washington
2. Take Exit 2B MD 295 South Baltimore/Washington Parkway
3. Continue on MD-295, BW Parkway and go Southwest for about 24 miles
4. Follow the Signs to Washington
5. Merge onto US-50 West
6. Stay straight to go onto New York Avenue, NW
7. At 7th Street, MW, New York Avenue becomes Mount Vernon Place, NW
8. Continue straight for 1 block, merge right onto Massachusetts Avenue
9. Continue on Massachusetts Avenue to Thomas Circle
10. Take Thomas circle around to M Street, NW
11. Continue on M Street, NW to 19th Street NW
12. Turn left onto 19th Street NW
13. Aprox. 49 minutes (up to 1hour & 10 minutes w/ traffic) by car from BWI Airport to IMF.

Airport by Amtrak

Most trains arriving to Washington, DC arrive at Union Station. To get to the IMF headquarters, either take a taxi or take the Red Line Metro from Union Station to Farragut North. From there, it is about 3 - 4 blocks to the IMF buildings. For more train information, see Amtrak.