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Travel & Accommodations

**Participants are responsible for arranging and funding their own travel and lodging.

AIRPORTS   •   HOTELS/LODGING   •   VEHICLE STORAGE   •   PARKING

Click here for a map of Philadelphia showing hotels and storage/parking sites listed below.

 


AIRPORTS

Philadelphia International Airport‎ (PHL)
8000 Essington Avenue, Philadelphia, PA 19153
Approximately 6.5 miles, 15 minutes from Drexel

Lehigh Valley International Airport (ABE)
3311 Airport Road, Allentown, PA 18109
Approximately 65 miles, 1 hour 15 minutes from Drexel

Newark Liberty International Airport (EWR)
Newark Liberty International Airport, Newark, New Jersey 07114
Approximately 92 miles, 1 hour 40 minutes from Drexel

Baltimore-Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport‎ (BWI)
7590 Friendship Road, BWI Airport, MD 21240
Approximately 108 miles, 2 hours from Drexel


 HOTELS/LODGING

For information on private host lodging, please contact Dr. Bradley Layton at layton@coe.drexel.edu 

Sheraton University City
36th and Chestnut Streets, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19104 (0.5 miles from Drexel)
$149 per night
50 rooms block
Nights of April 16, 17, 18
Group Name: ASME or Human Powered Vehicle Challenge
Call Kamara Purnell at 215-387-8000 ext. 667 for reservations.
Reservations At: http://www.starwoodmeeting.com/Book/vehicle
Group rate available until March 21, 2009. Subject to availability.

The Inn at Penn 
3600 Sansom Street, Philadelphia, PA 19104 (0.5 miles from Drexel)
Phone Number: (215) 222-0200
$189 per night
20 rooms block
Nights of April 16, 17, 18
Reservations: http://www.hilton.com/en/hi/groups/personalized/PHLIDHH-HPV-20090413/index.jhtml 
The special room rate will be available until March 23 or until the group block is sold-out, whichever comes first.

Embassy Suites Philadelphia - Center City
1776 Benjamin Franklin Parkway, Philadelphia, PA 19103 (2.5 miles from Drexel, 10 min walk to subway)
Phone Number: (215) 561-5729
$149 per night
10 rooms block
Nights of April 16, 17, 18
Reservations: http://embassysuites.hilton.com/en/es/groups/personalized/PHLDTES-DAS-20090416/index.jhtml
The special room rate will be available until March 18 or until the group block is sold-out, whichever comes first.

Best Western Center City Hotel 
501 N 22nd Street, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 19130 (2.5 miles from Drexel)
Phone Number: (215) 568-8300
2 Double Beds:  $119.00 per night
20 rooms block
Nights of April 16, 17, 18
Group Reference #5291
Call the hotel directly and give the group reference number to reserve the room under the block.
Must provide a credit card to guarantee any reservation.


VEHICLE STORAGE

Armory - Northwest Corner of 32nd & Lancaster Avenue
Space provided for competition vehicles and possible trailer storage 
Available the morning of Friday April 17 through April 19
Times and further details to come


PARKING

Parking: F-Lot – 31st and Ludlow Streets
Parking area for competitors vehicles and trailers
$20 per vehicle and trailer for the weekend
Gates will be open April 17 @ 5-9pm  / April 18 & 19 @ 9am-5pm
Additional time can be available with notice


Contacts
Amira El-Ghobashy
 

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