TRAVEL

The Hilton Mark Center Alexandria Hotel is located at 5000 Seminary Road, Alexandria VA 22311, just northwest of the Seminary Rd exit on I-395, five miles south of the DC line.

A free shuttle ferries guests to and from the Pentagon City Metro Station (Blue & Yellow lines of the Washington Metro System) and National Airport.

If you're driving, here are a map and directions.

Visit the Travel Board to arrange carpooling.

If you travel by bus from Boston, New York, or Philadelphia, consider the discount bus services. They will drop you off at a Washington Metro station, where you can take a metro train to Pentagon City Metro station (blue/yellow lines) and catch the free shuttle to the hotel.

If you're coming to DC by train or Greyhound, from Union Station take the Metro Red Line to Gallery Place, transfer to Yellow Line to Pentagon City, then catch the free shuttle to the hotel.

If you travel by train, Amtrak offers a 10% discount off the best available rail fare to Alexandria, VA for AR2010 attendees between July 12-22, 2010.  To book your reservation call Amtrak at 1-800-872-7245 and mention code X19D-906.

If you're flying, check discount web sites: Orbitz, Priceline, Cheaptickets, Hotwire.

Flying into Washington National Airport (DCA) is best. It gets you a free 10-min shuttle ride to the hotel.

From Dulles International Airport (IAD), a cab is fast and convenient for a group (35 minutes, $65). The cheap way for individuals is to catch a Washington Flyer bus to the West Falls Church Metro Station, take the Orange Line to Rosslyn, transfer to the Blue Line to Pentagon City, then catch the free shuttle to the hotel (1 hr, $12).

From Baltimore-Washington International Airport (BWI), a cab is fast and convenient for a group (1 hour, $75). The cheap way for individuals is to catch the B30 bus outside Concourse A/B or the International Terminal to the Greenbelt Metro Station, take the Green Line to Gallery Place, transfer to the Yellow Line to Pentagon City, then catch the free shuttle to the hotel (2 hrs, $8).

For ground transportation, we recommend carrying $1 bills. For more details on Washington's excellent underground transportation system, please visit Metro and the system map.

Here is a great public transportation reference website for DC and suburban Virginia.