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Capital Hilton Hotel
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1001 16th Street NW, Washington
District of Columbia,United States 20036
Tel: 1-202-393-1000
Fax: 1-202-639-5784
The Capital Hilton is located in the center of downtown Washington, D.C., just two blocks from the White House and a short walk from the National Mall and its many museums. Now is a great time to come to Washington to enjoy the excitement of ISDC and see new capital attractions, such as SpaceShipOne in the Air and Space Museum and the new Udvar Hazy Center of the Air and Space Museum, plus the spectacular National Portrait Gallery and Smithsonian American Art Museum.
CLICK TO RESERVE YOUR ROOM AT THE CAPITAL HILTON TODAY
SPECIAL CONFERENCE RATE HAS EXPIRED!
Overflow Hotel Available:
Residence Inn Capitol Washington DC by Marriott
333 E St. SW
Washington, D.C. 20024
Rate available starting Thursday, 05/29/08 to Saturday, 05/31/08 at a discounted rate of $149.00.
Individuals can make reservations by calling: 1-800-331-3131 and requesting for the group code: NSS
Cutoff date for next Tuesday, May 27, 2008
Alternate Hotels:
A limited number of rooms are available at the Capital Hilton at the
conference rate on Monday-Wednesday, May 26-28 and Sunday, June 1. If
you are unable to reserve a room at the Hilton for these or other days,
good rates can still be found at nearby downtown hotels: Visit Hotels.com or call 800-3-HOTELS.
OVERFLOW HOTEL ANNOUNCED:
The Army and Navy Club
901 17th Street NW
Washington, DC 20006
A limited number of rooms are also available at The Army and Navy Club. Currently rooms are available May 27th – May 29th. Guests will enjoy a complimentary breakfast and will be within walking distance of the Capital Hilton. NSS asks that ISDC participants adhere to the club dress code when staying at The Army and Navy Club. Please visit the club web site (http://www.armynavyclub.org/) for more information about the club dress code and accommodations.
Please call 202-721-2083 to make a reservation and reference the ‘NSS Group.’
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Directions:
The Capital Hilton is located only a few blocks from 3 different Metro Stations.
From Farragut North Metro Station (Red Line):
Exit the station and go East two blocks on K Street to 16th Street. TheCapital Hilton will be on the northeast corner of 16th and K Streets.
From Farragut West Metro Station (Blue & Orange Lines):
Exit the station and go east two blocks on I Street to 16th Street. Gonorth one block on 16th Street. The Capital Hilton will be on thenortheast corner of 16th and K Streets.
From McPherson Square Metro Station (Blue & Orange Lines):
Exit the station and go west three blocks on I Street to 16th Street.Go north one block on 16th Street. The Capital Hilton will be on thenortheast corner of 16th and K Streets.
| Name | Distance | Heading |
| Arlington Cemetery | 2MI | SE |
| Capitol Building | 1MI | S |
| Georgetown | 1MI | W |
| Kennedy Center | 1MI | |
| Metro Station (bus / rail) | 2BLK | W |
| National Geographic Society | 3BLK | N |
| Pentagon | 3MI | SW |
| Smithsonian Air and Space Museums | 1MI | SE |
| Washington Monument | .5 MI |
S |
| Washington DC | .5 MI | SE |
| White House | 2BLK | S |
Getting Around Washington:
Washington, DC is one of the easiest cities to get around. The city is 67 square miles and is divided into 4 quadrants: Northwest, Southwest, Northeast and Southeast, which meet at the US Capitol building. If you ever need to find the quickest way via public transportation to get from one place to another, visit www.metroopensdoors.com and fill in your starting point and your destination, and the website will do the rest for you. The city is served by one of the safest, cleanest, and most efficient public transportation systems in the country Metrorail (subway) and Metrobus. The city is also a very walkable one, with many of the attractions in close distance to each other around the Mall and the local neighborhoods.Numbered streets run north and south. Lettered streets run east and west. There are no J, X, Y, or Z streets. Avenues named for US States run diagonally.
By car:
Take I-495 to the VA-193 exit (exit 43-44) toward the George Washington Memorial Parkway/Georgetown Pike. Merge onto exit 43 towards George Washington Memorial Parkway south. Take the US-29 exit towards the Key Bridge/Washington. Follow US-29 North until K Street. Take a right on K Street. Turn right on 25th Street NW. Go left on K Street NW. Enter the roundabout and take the 3rd exit onto Pennsylvania Avenue, NW. Take a slight left onto H Street. Turn left onto 16th Street NW. The Capital Hilton is at the corner of 16th Street and K Street.
Airports:
Three airports serve the Washington metropolitan area. Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport is the closest to the hotel, via the Metro subway system's blue line to the Farragut West station. Bus service is available to Metro's orange line, which also stops at Farragut West, from Washington Dulles International Airport in northern Virginia. Bus service to Metro is also available from Baltimore/Washington International (BWI) Airport in Maryland. Taxi and other transportation services are also available from all three airports.