HOTEL AND TRANSPORTATION INFORMATION FOR PROVIDENCE RHODE ISLAND

CONFERENCE HOTEL

Providence Biltmore

Telephone 401-421-0700
Toll free 1-800-294-7709

Web-site: http://www.providencebiltmore.com

Special Conference rate $145 for a single room

OTHER NEARBY HOTELS-- WITHIN 5 BLOCKS

Providence Courtyard by Marriot

Telephone 401-553-1412
Toll free 1-800-937-7768
and www.courtyard.com.

Providence Holiday Inn

Telephone 401-831-3900
Toll free 1-800-633-8464

ATTENTION PARTICIPANTS FROM GOVERNMENT LABS AND STATE UNIVERSITIES

A nice hotel at a modest rate for government employees:
RADISSON HOTEL PROVIDENCE HARBOR

Rate: USD 89.00 -- USD 209.00*

220 INDIA STREET, Providence, RI 02903

Distance from Providence Baltimore: 1.2 mi / 1.9 km

The $89 rate is for government employees with an ID or business card.

The reservation must be made through the internet, e.g.,

at www.travelocity.com

TRANSPORTATION

From Providence/Warwick T.F. Green Airport to the Biltmore hotel, see www.pvd-ri.com

Shuttle runs hourly costs $9
Taxi costs $20+

From Boston Logan Airport

BY PLANE- Southwest shuttle to Providence

Call 1-800-435-9792

or see www.southwest.com Trip takes approximately one hour.

BY GROUND TRANSPORTATION- The bus from Logan to Providence is $18 one way. Information is available at www.bonanzabus.com.

Trip takes approximately one and a half hours.

AMTRAK- Amtrak services Providence with its high speed Northeast Corridor train. The train runs from Washington though Baltimore, Philadelphia, Newark, NYC, and Providence to Boston. The train station is located 4-5 blocks from the Biltmore Hotel. Information is available at www.amtrak.comor by calling 1-800-USA RAIL

Downcity Providence has a trolley. The Green line trolley runs every 15 minutes weekdays. It stops at the main downcity attractions. Typically this is free or fifty cents depending on the time of day. This trolley stops near the Providence Biltmore. Information at www.ripta.com.

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