Hotel & Travel
Hotel Accommodations
NOTE: RENAISSANCE AND HENLEY PARK HOTELS ARE SOLD OUT FOR FOSE 2013
Renaissance Washington, DC Downtown - SOLD OUT
999 9th Street NW
Washington, DC 20001
The Henley Park Hotel, DC Downtown - SOLD OUT
926 Massachusetts Avenue NW
Washington, DC 20001
Please contact A Room With A View for information on the designated FOSE overflow hotel. They will secure the lowest available rates within walking distance of The Convention Center. In the event that rooms become available at The Renaissance Hotel due to cancellations, A Room With A View will notify conference attendees and help transfer reservations back to a headquarters hotel in the order in which they were booked.
A Room With A View can be reached at 1-800-780-4343 (International Attendees can reach A Room With A View at ARWAV@charter.net). This is a FREE SERVICE for all FOSE participants.
Transportation
The Walter E. Washington Convention Center is located at:
801 Mount Vernon Place, NW
Washington, DC 20001
Access the Convention Center via the L Street entrance between 7th & 9th Street or, if traveling by Metro, exit at the Convention Center stop and use the Convention Center entrance located at the corner of 7th & M Street.
Click here to visit the Walter E. Washington Convention Center directions page.
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Airports
The Walter E. Washington Convention Center is located near three major airports:
Reagan National Airport - located 6 miles from the Convention Center
Dulles International Airport - located 27 miles from the Convention Center
Baltimore Washington International Airport - located 32 miles from the Convention Center
By Metro
- Take the Yellow/Green Line to Mt Vernon Sq/7th St-Convention Center.
- Exit the train at the Mt Vernon Sq/7th St-Convention Center.
- Upon exiting the Mt Vernon Sq/7th St-Convention Center Metro Station, the entrance to the Convention Center will be directly in front of you.
- For more information, please call (202) 962-1234 or visit www.wmata.com
By Bus
The DC Circulator makes frequent stops at the Convention Center through the red line. Please see www.dccirculator.com for details.
Parking
Looking for a place to park?
We have identified over 3,000 parking spaces in a three block radius of the facility. These spaces are available on a first come, first serve basis. We encourage exhibitors and attendees to use the public parking facilities, so that it does not impact the limited residential parking. There are also approximately 100 metered parking spaces within close proximity to the facility.
There are twelve designated public parking spaces designated for vehicles displaying disability parking placards/permits or license tags in the following locations:
- North end of 7th Street between L and Mt Vernon Streets (3 metered spaces)
- South end of 9th Street between Mount Vernon Place and L Street (3 metered spaces)
- South end of 9th Street between L Street and M Street (3 metered spaces)
- South end of 9th Street between M Street and N Street (3 metered spaces)
Parking signs are posted indicating that the spaces are for two-hour parking from 7:00 AM - 6:30 PM daily.