42nd Annual Drosophila Research Conference
Marriott Wardman Park Hotel, Washington, D.C.
MARCH 21-25, 2001
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Accommodations and Travel
Location The Conference will be held in Washington, D.C., the nation's capital and one of the most exciting cities in the United States. Washington is easily accessible by air, train, bus and major interstate highways. Three international airports (Washington Reagan National Airport, Dulles International Airport, and Baltimore-Washington International Airport) provide a broad choice of airlines and airfares.

All sessions of the Conference will be held at the luxuriously renovated Marriott Wardman Park Hotel, conveniently located less than a block from the Woodley Park Zoo/Adams Morgan Metro station.
 

Hotel Reservations To reserve a hotel room, please complete the housing and reservation application form exactly as instructed. Note that reservations will be accepted only when accompanied by a credit card guarantee or a deposit of the first night's room and tax. Reservations may be made at the Marriott Wardman Park Hotel by telephone at (202) 328-2000, ext. 8822; by fax at (202) 387-5397; or by mailing the form to the address on the form. When contacting the hotel, identify yourself as an attendee of the 42nd Annual Drosophila Research Conference.

A block of rooms has been reserved at the Marriott Wardman Park Hotel (headquarters hotel). Some overflow rooms will be available at the Omni Shoreham Hotel, about a one-block walk from the Marriott.

Please note that the Marriott Wardman Park Hotel, the Omni Shoreham Hotel, and the GSA staff will not assist in locating or assigning roommates.
 

Room Types and Rates
Marriott (Standard: Park Tower and Center Tower)
Single1 person, 1 double bed$191
*King2 persons, 1 king-size bed214
Double2 persons, 2 double beds214
**Triple3 persons, 2 double beds244
**Quad4 persons, 2 double beds274
Marriott (Concierge Level/Lounge: complimentary continental breakfast and evening hors d'oeuvres)
Single1 person, 1 double bed$211
*King2 persons, 1 king-size bed234
Double2 persons, 2 double beds234
**Triple3 persons, 2 double beds264
**Quad4 persons, 2 double beds294
Marriott (Wardman Tower: historic building luxuriously restored, furnished with antiques, wired for state-of-the-art telecommunications services including T-1 data lines)
Single1 person, 1 double bed$221
*King2 persons, 1 king-size bed244
Double2 persons, 2 double beds244
**Triple3 persons, 2 double beds274
**Quad4 persons, 2 double beds304
All rates are per room, per night and do not include local and state room tax of 14.5%. In all cases, if more than 4 people occupy the room, each additional person sharing the room (above 4) is an additional $30 per additional person, per night.
*King-bedded rooms are limited; when they are sold out, rooms with 2 beds may be substituted.
**Single person rollaway beds may be requested for triple and quad rooms, but availability is limited.

Housing application and reservation forms will be processed on a first-come, first-served basis by the Marriott Wardman Park Hotel. Rooms blocked for the meeting at the Marriott will be filled first, and reservation requests arriving after the Marriott block is filled will be referred to the Omni Shoreham Hotel, telephone: (202) 234-0700, where comparable rates will be available until the reservation deadline of Friday, February 16.

The deadline for RECEIPT of reservation forms is Friday, February 16, 2001. Instructions for making hotel reservations are on the housing application and reservation form.
 

IMPORTANT Room Reservation Cancellation Policy: to receive a credit or refund of the required first night's room and tax deposit or guarantee, cancellation must be made at least eight (8) days in advance of the reserved arrival date. No refunds for the first night's credit card guarantee deposit will be made if the cancellation request is made seven (7) or fewer days in advance of the reserved arrival date.

Though both the Marriott Wardman Park Hotel and the Omni Shoreham Hotel are handicapped accessible, if you have special requirements, please note them on the housing application and reservation form. Every effort will be made to accommodate special needs.
 

Ground Transportation Shuttle service from any of the three Washington area airports is available, though the cost varies from $8 from Washington Reagan National Airport and Dulles International Airport, to $35+ from Baltimore-Washington International Airport. Taxis are available at approximately twice that amount if traveling alone.

Note that Washington Reagan National Airport has a Metro station on its property. Traveling by Metro to the hotels requires one train transfer; cost is approximately $2, one way.

Parking is available at the Marriott Wardman Park Hotel for hotel guests and visitors at a cost of $15 maximum per 24 hours.