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Directions to Holiday Inn Silver Springphoto of Holiday Inn Silver Spring

Location:

Holiday Inn Silver Spring
8777 Georgia Ave.
Silver Spring, MD  20910
Phone: 301-589-8777

By Metro:

Take the Red line to the Silver Spring Metro station. The hotel provides a shuttle bus until 9:00 p.m. If you are planning to take Metro, arrange a ride back to the station after the meeting.

By Car:Holiday Inn Silver Spring map

The newly renovated, award-winning Holiday Inn Silver Spring is on Georgia Avenue between 16th Street and Colesville Road, less than a mile from the Red line's Silver Spring Metro Station.

From Washington, DC:
Go North on 16th St. to Silver Spring. Turn right on Georgia Ave. and go a few blocks. Hotel is on left.

From the Beltway:
Take the Beltway (I-95) to Exit 31B, Georgia Avenue Go South on Georgia Avenue for one mile. Turn left into first or second entrance to hotel.Holiday Inn Silver Spring map

Parking

It offers free indoor parking. First entrance: drive past registration area, then follow signs for parking. Second entrance: drive directly to parking garage.

Accessibility

Wheeled access to be determined.

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.

Traffic Conditions and Street Closings

Riding Metro to the Event

To plan your metro ride, use the Metro Trip Planner at http://www.wmata.com/rider_tools/tripplanner/tripplanner_form_solo.cfm. The Trip Planner will give you an idea of the travel time and fees from your Metro station to the station near the event.

Metro Accessibility Frequently Asked Questions are at http://www.wmata.com/accessibility/faq.cfm

Parking in Metro lots

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 Parking at Metrorail Stations.

Where to Buy a SmarTrip Card

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 proof of age or a valid WMATA Disabled ID card. Seniors citizens 65 years or older with a disability and Medicare card holders with a valid photo ID are not required to apply for the Metro Disability ID card, but may purchase fare by showing proof of age at any Metro Sales location, many public libraries in the District of Columbia, Montgomery County, and Prince George's County, and retail outlets. Applications for the free WMATA Disabled ID card are available from the Office of ADA Programs at 600 Fifth Street, NW, Washington, D.C. 20001 or by calling 202-962-1245 or TTY 202-628-8973 or calling 202-962-1558 or TTY 202-962-2033 and requesting an application be mailed to you. A renewable SmarTrip farecard for senior (65 and older) 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 Metro Passes, Fares, SmarTrip Cards, and Tokens.

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