Hotel and Area Information

The 2008 Communities in Action for Asthma-Friendly Environments National Forum was held May 1–2, 2008 at the Grand Hyatt Hotel, 1000 H St, N.W., Washington, DC.

The Grand Hyatt Washington is an 888-room convention hotel located in the heart of Washington’s business and federal districts, just steps from the Washington Convention Center, MCI Center, White House, Capitol Building, Vietnam & Korean War Memorials, Washington Monument, Lincoln and Jefferson Memorials, and Ford’s Theater. This dramatic, 12-story atrium hotel features 36 suites and 40,000 square feet of meeting space. The Grand Hyatt Washington has direct underground access to the Metro subway and is located at the Metro Center Station. Visit http://grandwashington.hyatt.com, the official Web site of the Grand Hyatt Washington, for more information. Reservations

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A special conference rate will be available for Forum attendees.

Please check back mid-winter for more information regarding room reservations for the 2009 National Asthma Forum.

Directions

The hotel is easily accessible from one of the three major airports in the greater Washington area or by AMTRAK:

AIR

Reagan National (DCA)

Distance: 4 miles
Taxi fee: approximately $14.00
Time by taxi: 10 to 15 minutes
Time by Metro subway: 22 minutes
Metro subway fee: $2.00

Dulles International (IAD)

Distance: 35 miles
Taxi Fee: approximately $45.00
Time by taxi: 45 minutes
Alt. transportation: Super Shuttle
Alt. transportation Fee: $27.00

Baltimore-Washington Int'l (BWI)

Distance: 40 miles
Taxi fee: approximately $50.00
Time by taxi: 45 minutes
Time by train: 60 minutes
Alt. transportation: Super Shuttle
Alt. transportation Fee: $35.00

TRAIN

Union Station AMTRAK

Distance: 0.25 miles
Taxi fee: approximately $6.00
Alt. transportation: Metro subway to Metro Center
Alt. transportation fee: $1.65

Driving Directions

From Ronald Reagan National Airport

• Bear right on exit ramp George Washington Memorial Parkway (GW Parkway) North
• Continue on GW Parkway
• Exit GW Parkway onto I-395 N / US-1 N to Washington
• Bear right on I-395 North
• Exit I-395 onto 12th Street to L'Enfant Promenade
• Bear right on 12th St SW Continue on 12th St NW
• Turn right on H St NW to GRAND HYATT WASHINGTON

From Dulles International Airport

• Begin on Aviation Drive
• Turn right on Dulles Airport Access Rd - VA-267
• Continue on VA-267
• Continue on I-66
• Exit onto US-50 E Constitution Ave
• Turn left on 12th St NW
• Turn right on H St NW to GRAND HYATT WASHINGTON

From the North (and BWI Airport)

• Take I-95 S to Washington
• Exit I-95 onto Exit 22B - MD-295 Baltimore-Washington Parkway to Washington
• Continue on MD-295, Baltimore-Washington Parkway
• Exit MD-295, Baltimore-Washington Parkway onto US 50 to Washington
• Continue on US-50
• Turn right on H St NW to GRAND HYATT WASHINGTON

From the South

• Take I-95 N to Washington
• Exit I-95 onto Exit 170A I-395 N to Washington
• Exit I-395 onto 12th Street to L'Enfant Promenade
• Bear right on 12th St SW
• Continue on 12th St NW
• Turn right on H St NW to GRAND HYATT WASHINGTON

Restaurants in the Vicinity

The following are just a few of the many fine restaurants in Washington within walking distance of the Grand Hyatt. For additional recommendations, please visit the Grand Hyatt’s concierge desk.