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Location:
DoubleTree Hotel Rockville
1750 Rockville Pike
Rockville, MD 20852-1699
Phone: 301-468-1100
Take the Red line north to the Twinbrook Metro station. The station is 1/2 block from the hotel.
From your starting point: Driving Directions and Map (Map courtesy of Mapquest).
From Baltimore, MD:
Take I-95 South toward the Washington Beltway (I-495) West/Silver Spring. Follow I-495 (right lane) to Silver Spring. Follow I-495,. Sometime after passing Connecticut Avenue, get into the right lane and continue to Exit #34, Rockville Pike (Route 355). At the light, turn right (north) and go 3 miles to the hotel, which is on your right.
From Gaithersburg, MD:
Take I-270 South toward Washington. About 2 miles before reaching the Washington Beltway, get into the local lanes at Falls Road and follow to Montrose Road Exit #4A East. Continue for 1.7 miles to Route 355 (Rockville Pike). Turn left onto 355. The hotel is 3/4 mile ahead on your right.
From Virginia:
Take George Washington Memorial Parkway North to I-495. Take the Beltway (I-495) toward Bethesda. Continue north and follow the signs for getting onto I-270 North. From I-270 North, take the local lanes to the right and exit onto Montrose Road east. Drive 1.75 miles to Route 355 (Rockville Pike) and turn left onto Route 355. The hotel is 3/4 mile ahead on your right.
From Washington, DC:
Take Clara Barton Memorial Parkway North to I-495. Take the Beltway (I-495) toward Bethesda. Continue north and follow the signs for getting onto I-270 North. From I-270 North, take the local lanes to the right and exit onto Montrose Road east. Drive 1.75 miles to Route 355 (Rockville Pike) and turn left. The hotel is 3/4 mile ahead on your right.
Self-park indoor parking: $8.50.
The hotel is wheelchair accessible.
For more accessibility information about restaurants, museums, shopping malls, and other points of interest in the Washington, DC metropolitan area, see the Online Disability Information Resource.
The RideGuide will give you an idea of the travel time and fees from your Metro station to the station near the event. To plan your metro ride, use the Trip Planner at http://www.wmata.com/tripplanner_d/TripPlanner_Form_Solo.cfm?l=1.
Parking in Metro lots –
SmarTrip cards:
A SmarTrip card is the only form of payment accepted at Metro-operated parking lots. For more information about Metro parking and lot operating hours, see Daily parking at Metro stations.
You may purchase SmarTrip cards online from the Metro Store. (Note: The Metro Store page is on a very slow server so it may take a while for the page to load.)
Standard SmarTrip farecard:
A renewable SmarTrip farecard purchased online has a $20 fare value already on it. The cost for the renewable card is $5. The total charge for this card is $25 online.
Senior and Disabled SmarTrip farecard:
In order to purchase a discounted farecard, Senior citizens (65 and older) and persons with disabilities must have a valid WMATA Senior/Disabled ID card. (Applications for the free WMATA Senior/Disabled ID card are available from the Office of ADA Programs at 600 Fifth Street, NW, Washington, D.C. 20001 or by calling 202/962-1558, TTY 202/962-2033 and requesting an application be mailed to you.) A renewable SmarTrip farecard for senior and disabled riders purchased online has a $10 fare value already on it. The cost for the renewable card is $5. The total charge for this card is $15 online.
SmarTrip cards may also be purchased from vending machines in Metro stations but come with a lower initial fare value: $5 for the card with a $5 fare value for a total of $10 for the standard farecard. A separate vending machine allows you to add fare value up to $300 to the card.
For more information about purchasing SmarTrip cards, see Metrorail farecard and SmarTrip vending machines.
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