Getting to the Symposium
Your destination is the Omni Shoreham Hotel, 2500 Calvert Street, NW, Washington, D.C. 20008.
Phone: (202) 234-0700. Web: omnihotels.com
Travel
The official Psychotherapy Networker dedicated travel agent for the 2017 Symposium is TSIUSA. You can reach them by phone at (800) 756-2987 (7:00 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. CST) or by email at groups@tsiusa.com. AMTRAK offers a 10% discount off the lowest available rail fare to Washington, DC. To book your reservation, call AMTRAK at (800) 872-7245 and mention Convention Fare Code #X87C-958. Discounts aren’t available for reservations via the Internet or on Acela train service.
Flying
The DC area is served by three airports: Reagan National (DCA), Dulles International (IAD), and Baltimore Washington International (BWI). From Reagan National Airport, the taxi fare to the Omni Shoreham is approximately $30; the Super Shuttle fare is $14. From Dulles, the taxi fare is $60. The Super Shuttle ($29) is available at Ground Transportation. BWI Airport has three options; taxi fare is $90. Super Shuttle ($37) is available at Ground Transportation. To make a reservation for the Super Shuttle, go to supershuttle.com, or call (800) 258-3826. Please note that the fares listed above are approximate costs and are subject to change.
From BWI, an alternative bus service (B30) to the Greenbelt Metro station is available starting at 7:00 a.m. on weekdays and 9:45 a.m. on weekends. At the Greenbelt Metro, take the subway to Metro Center, and transfer to the Red Line train marked Shady Grove or Grosvenor, exiting at the Woodley Park/Zoo station.
Train
AMTRAK provides excellent service on the East Coast, and is offering a 10% discount off the best available rail fare for Symposium attendees traveling to Washington, DC between March 20th and March 29th, 2017. To book your reservations call Amtrak at 1 (800) 872-7245 and reference Convention Fare Code #X87C-958. Discounts aren’t available for reservations made via the Internet or on Acela train service. Take the train to Washington’s Union Station. (Baltimore residents should consider using the Marc service to Union Station.) Taxi service is available at Union Station. You can also take the Metro subway from Union Station to the Omni Shoreham, on the Red Line train marked either Grosvenor or Shady Grove, and get off at the Woodley Park/Zoo station.
Subway
Washington’s excellent Metro subway system (Red Line) stops within a block of the Omni Shoreham, at the Woodley Park/Zoo station. As you leave the subway station, turn to the right. You then walk one block to the left. The Omni Shoreham is diagonally across that intersection, on the right. The subway system schedule is: Thursday, 5:00 a.m. to midnight; Friday, 5:00 a.m. to midnight; Saturday, 7:00 a.m. to midnight; Sunday, 7:00 a.m. to midnight. Last trains leave many stations before station closes. When traveling late at night, please check the last train times which are posted in every station.
Driving
Directions from the North
Take I-95 South to Exit 27, Route 495 West toward Silver Spring & Bethesda. Exit on Connecticut Avenue South. Go approximately 5.5 miles to the intersection of Connecticut Avenue and Calvert Street and turn right onto Calvert. The Omni Shoreham Hotel is one block down on the left.
Directions from the South
Follow I-95/395 North into Washington via the 14th Street Bridge. Follow 14th Street to R Street, and turn left onto R Street. Follow R Street to Connecticut Avenue, and turn right on Connecticut. At Calvert Street, turn left. The Omni Shoreham is on your left, one block down.
Other Directions
Please email us at symposium@promesaweb.com for directions from other points.
Parking
Valet parking only is available at the Omni Shoreham for $49 per day. Additional parking is available at the Marriott Wardman Park Hotel, one block west of the Omni Shoreham, for $42 per day for self-parking and $50 per day for valet parking. Please note that parking at the hotel is extremely limited, and we encourage all area residents to use the Metro subway system.