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Baltimore, Maryland Lodging & TravelRenaissance Baltimore Harborplace HotelThe Renaissance Baltimore Harborplace Hotel is the 2010 Library Assessment Conference home. With the exception of the Tuesday night reception at the Peabody Library, all conference events and workshops will be held at the Harborplace. The Library Assessment Conference reserved a block of rooms at the host hotel, the Renaissance Baltimore Harborplace, at the conference rate of $199/night. To make reservations, call or click the link provided below. When calling, please use “Library Assessment Conference” or "Research Libraries" as the group name to ensure conference rates. Book online here Hotel address: TravelBy AirBaltimore is served by three major airports: Baltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport in Maryland, and Washington Dulles International Airport and Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport in Northern Virginia. BWI is just 15 minutes from downtown Baltimore. Transfer options from BWI:
By LandPenn Station Baltimore is one of Amtrak's busiest stations and is a major stop for Amtrak's high-speed Acela Express service. The station is located at 1515 North Charles Street, a quick taxi ride from the Inner Harbor. By SeaIt's a harbor! Baltimore has a variety of places to tie up your boat and businesses to ferry you around by water. Check out some of the options here. Baltimore's official visitor's site suggests Ed Kane's Water Taxi. Getting Around BaltimoreThe Charm City Circulator is a free service of the city. The shuttles run every 10 minutes from early morning to late night, seven days a week, on three routes: the Green Route which runs from City Hall to Fell's Point to Johns Hopkins, the Purple Route which runs from Penn Station to Federal Hill, and the Orange Route which runs from Hollins Market to Harbor East. Aside from shepherding people to the popular areas of the city, the Circulator connects you to Amtrak, MARC, Light Rail, and the Subway. More details: on the Circulator http://www.charmcitycirculator.com/ and on Metro Transit http://mta.maryland.gov/index.cfm. And, of course, taxis are always an option. Alternative hotelsThere are plenty of hotels available around the Inner Harbor at market rates within walking distance of the conference hotel. The Baltimore Ravens football team is scheduled to host a game on Sunday, October 24 at 1:00 pm. There may an uptick in room demand surrounding this event, but we don't expect you will have a difficult time finding a room as there are many hotels and this will probably only affect Saturday night stays. Below is a map of the surrounding area. The conference hotel is marked with the "A" target. Click on the "View Larger Map" link to see more nearby hotels marked. For an introduction to area hotels and an exhaustive list, visit: http://baltimore.org/about-baltimore/inner-harbor-hotels. Below are links to some of the hotels closest to the Renaissance Baltimore Harborplace Hotel. Baltimore Marriott Inner Harbor Brookshire Suites Days Inn Inner Harbor Hampton Inn Baltimore-Downtown-Convention Center Hampton Inn & Suites Baltimore Inner Harbor Hilton Baltimore Holiday Inn Inner Harbor Hyatt Regency Baltimore Residence Inn Baltimore Downtown/Inner Harbor Sheraton Inner Harbor |