Hotel & Travel

The Westin Providence
One West Exchange Street
Providence, Rhode Island 02903
Phone: 401-598-8000
Toll Free within the US: 866-716-8119
Fax: 401-598-8200

Room rates excluding tax (currently 13%): $179 single or double

Cutoff date: February 15, 2010

Room availability: A block of rooms has been reserved for March 7–11, 2010. The conference rate has been extended to include March 4–7 and March 11–14 on a space-available basis.

Meeting code: NERCOMP Conference (mention this code when calling the hotel to make your reservations)

Online reservations: Click on "book a room" to get the conference rate. Please note that you can only book March 7–11 dates. If you want dates before or after, please contact the hotel directly.

Parking

Valet and self-park is available for $26/overnight; both types include drive in/drive out privileges. The hotel does not own the garage, so there are no special discounts available for meeting attendees.

• Area map and directions to the hotel

Meeting Location

Rhode Island Convention Center (RICC)
One Sabin Street
Providence, RI 02903-1814

• Directions to the convention center

RICC Parking Rates

Self-park is available for $10/day (7:00 a.m. to midnight) or $18/overnight. These rates are special event rates and will be available over the conference dates, March 8–10.

• North garage: attached to both the convention center and the Westin
• South garage: attached to the convention center

Air and Ground Transportation from the Airport

Airports

• Providence, RI: T.F. Green Airport (PVD); 10 miles south of the Westin hotel.
• Directions to the airport
• Ground transportation options: See the sidebar for information on car rentals, taxis and limos, buses, trains.
• Shuttle ($11.00 USD): Please check the Aero-Airport Limousine Shuttle schedule for more information; they do not accept reservations. They depart T.F. Green every hour on the hour on a first come, first serve basis.
• Taxi (15 minutes/$25.00 USD)
• Boston, MA: Logan International Airport (BOS); 55 miles from Providence
• Hartford, CT/Springfield, MA: Bradley International Airport (BDL); 105 miles from Providence

Area Ground Transportation

• Amtrak: Providence is located on Amtrak's Northeast Corridor between Washington, D.C.; New York City; and Boston. For rates, schedules, and passenger information, call 800-USA-RAIL or visit their website. Enter in promo code "V174" for a special Visit Rhode Island rate.
• Massachusetts Bay Transit Authority (MBTA): Runs low cost commuter trains to Providence from Boston and other points in Massachusetts. Call 1-800-392-6100 or visit MBTA.com for schedules and fares.
• Peter Pan Bus: Kennedy Plaza Terminal, $19 R/T Boston-Providence
• Customized map [297 KB PDF]: Highlights the train and bus stations; trolley routes are highlighted in green and gold.

Providence Area Information

• Convention and Visitors page
• Weather Report