Hotel & Travel

• Entering the Gaylord
• Bell Cart Usage
• Hotel Information
• Directions & Transportation
• National Harbor
• Parking

Entering the Gaylord National

Due to the large number of attendees, and the other events in-house along with us, the Gaylord has kindly arranged specific entrances for us to use. Please follow the guidelines below for the easiest entry into the hotel.

• There are two entrances on the back side of the hotel across from the parking garage.
• The Maryland entrance goes to the ballrooms, which the other group is using. We are not to use that entrance at all.
• The Woodrow Wilson entrance is the one next to the room where we had the Dead Dog meeting in March (who could forget that?).
• This entrance will be secured Thursday evening and Friday morning for a VIP speaker.
• But after 2pm on Friday, and for the rest of the weekend, our attendees can use that entrance to come in from the parking garage.

Thank you!

Bell Cart Usage

Convention Hotel

Katsucon 16 will be held at the Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center in National Harbor, MS from February 12^th-February 14^th, 2010.

Gaylord National Hotel and Convention Center
201 Waterfront Street
National Harbor, MD 20745

The Katsucon room block is sold out. Thanks to everyone who reserved a room!

Reservations may still be made independently at the Gaylord, depending on availability, by using their online reservation system or calling 1-301-965-4000.

Katsucon’s special group rate is $169.00/night + a $15.00 resort fee that covers the Gaylord’s excellent resort amenities including daily water and Internet access!

Traditional Room Description and Amenities
Gaylord National’s luxurious guest rooms blend classical design and residential comfort, with custom furnishings and rich fabrics. These deluxe guest rooms are uniquely designed and richly decorated to complement the heritage of the Chesapeake region.

• 32″ plasma TV
• High-speed Internet access
• In-room safe (to hold and charge laptop)
• Two data-port, two-line telephones (one cordless)
• Refrigerator
• AM/FM/CD clock radio
• Coffeemaker, iron and ironing board
• Full-sized desk

More information on the Gaylord’s rooms can be found here.

Directions & Transportation

Gaylord National is just a 15-minute drive from Reagan National Airport and within a 45-minute drive from Dulles and Baltimore Washington International Airports. Shuttle service and car service are available from either airport to the hotel. Hertz is a Gaylord Hotels preferred partner for car rentals. And for a unique day trip, take a water taxi across the Potomac to historic Old Town Alexandria.

Driving Directions

As National Harbor is a new development, some GPS systems don’t recognize it so it may be easier to follow the directions below. Note, some GPS systems will list the address as being in Oxen Hill, this is still the correct location.

From Washington, DC:

Take I-295 South for approximately 5.5 miles)
• Take National Harbor Exit 1B
• Once on National Harbor property, turn right on St. George Street
• Follow signs to Gaylord National Hotel and Convention Center

From Maryland:

• Merge onto I-495 S / I-95 S (Capital Beltway – Inner Loop) toward Richmond)
• The lanes will divide after you pass Exit 4. Make sure stay in the right lanes in order to follow the ‘Local Lanes’)
• Take National Harbor Exit 2A
• Once on National Harbor property, turn right on St. George Street
• Follow signs to Gaylord National Hotel and Convention Center

From Virginia:

• Merge onto I-495 E/ I-95 N (Capital Beltway – Outer Loop) toward Baltimore)
• As you are approaching the Woodrow Wilson Bridge stay in the right hand lanes in order to take the ‘Local Lanes)
• Cross the Woodrow Wilson Bridg)
• Take National Harbor Exit 2A)
• Once on National Harbor property, turn right on St. George Street
• Follow signs to Gaylord National Hotel and Convention Center

From Ronald Reagan National Airport:

• Follow signs to George Washington Parkway South (to Alexandria))
• Take GW Pkwy South toward Alexandria)
• Veer Right at the sign to Slaters Lane. Take a Right at the traffic light onto Slaters Lane)
• Follow signs to US Route 1 South and merge onto US Route 1 South (N. Henry Street). Proceed on Henry Street through Old Town Alexandria)
• Follows signs to I-95 N (Maryland))
• Veer Right at signs toward I-95)
• Veer Left toward I-95 (Baltimore/Maryland signs) and merge onto I-95 N /I-495 E (Capital Beltway – Outer Loop))
• As you are approaching the Woodrow Wilson Bridge stay in the right hand lanes in order to take the ‘Local Lanes’)
• Cross Woodrow Wilson Bridge)
• Take National Harbor Exit 2A
• Once on National Harbor property, turn right on St. George Street
• Follow signs to Gaylord National Hotel and Convention Center

From Washington Dulles International Airport:

• Follow Airport Exit signs)
• Take VA-267 East toward and follow signs to I-495 South toward Richmond)
• Take I-495 S (Capital Beltway – Outer Loop) toward Richmond)
• Continue on Capital Beltway, but merge with I-495 E/ I-95 N toward Baltimore)
• As you are approaching the Woodrow Wilson Bridge stay in the right hand lanes in order to take the ‘Local Lanes’)
• Cross the Woodrow Wilson Bridge)
• Take National Harbor Exit 2A
• Once on National Harbor property, turn right on St. George Street
• Follow signs to Gaylord National Hotel and Convention Center

Shuttle Service

The Gaylord offers continuous shuttle service to the:

• Old Post Office (1100 Pennsylvania Avenue NW)
• Union Station (H. Street and 2nd Street NE)

Seven days a week: 8:00 a.m. – 9:00 p.m.
Departing from the Gaylord National Main Entrance on the hour, every hour.

One-way tickets: $13
Round-trip tickets: $20
Unlimited, 3-Day Pass: $49

They also offer shuttle service to and from Reagan National Airport (DCA) daily from 6:00 a.m. – 8:00 p.m.

More information on the easiest way for you to get the the Gaylord can be found here. There’s even a water taxi!.

Note for Metro/#WMATA Users: Throughout the President’s Day Holiday weekend, the Rosslyn Metrorail station on the Blue and Orange Lines will be closed and the Arlington Cemetery Metrorail station on the Blue Line will also be closed from 10 p.m., Friday, Feb. 12 to closing, Monday, Feb. 15, while Metro undertakes a major track rehabilitation project. Normal service will resume on Tuesday, Feb. 16, at 5 a.m.

To help people get around the work zone, Metro will operate free shuttle buses between the Court House and Foggy Bottom-GWU Metrorail stations and between the Pentagon and Foggy Bottom-GWU Metrorail stations. Customers should build at least 40 extra minutes into their travel plans if they need to pass through the work zone.

National Harbor

National Harbor is an amazing water-front resort (read: mini-city) and has a variety of shopping, dining, and entertainment options. While we expect you’ll be too busy having a great time at Katsucon to want to do anything else, information on National Harbor and everything it offers can be found at the official site and there’s a very cool interactive map located here.

Parking

National Harbor has kindly provided a list of it’s parking facilities and rates here as well as a parking map.