Okay, I just got back from my test run to Crystal City. The following changes will be from I-95 South from Baltimore. I-95 intersects with I-495, a circle, called the Capital Beltway. The East side of the circle is called I-95 and the West side of the circle is called I-495. You can get to Crystal City by going either direction. If you go West, you take the George Washington Parkway to Crystal City, get off at 395 South for a small distance, then get off at Route 1 South. The hotel is left at 27th street. >From the East, take 295, the Baltimore-Washington Parkway south, stay left at the fork (the right side is Rt. 50) towards I-295. WARNING: there is no ramp that connects I-295 South to I-395 West although it looks like it! The locals do the following. From I-295 South, exit at Howard Ave., turn LEFT to go under the highway, then left again to go up the ramp to 295 North, the direction you just came from. Immediately there is a ramp that says Washington Navy Yard (not Marine Barracks)that takes you to I-395. Follow 395 towards Richmond. Get off at Route 1 South, Crystal City. Left at 27th street. The Metro station is 8/10 of a mile from the hotel! The hotel shuttle will come to pick you up if you call at 1-888-492-8812. (1-888-HYATT1-2)The shuttle runs from 6:00 am to 12:30 am (middle of the night!). There are telephones to the right at the entrance to the Metro. It looks like there are also busses on that route, and probably taxis anytime other than early on a Sunday morning! The doorman told me that valet parking inside the hotel was $18 (?) per day. The $9 a day lot is a private parking company across the street in the rear. Happy trails! Carol Beigel ________________________________________________________________________ Get Your Private, Free E-mail from MSN Hotmail at http://www.hotmail.com
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