Hotel Information

The following hotels have rooms available and will honor the Conference Rates listed below. Thursday - Friday, November 4-5, 2004 Park Hyatt at the Bellevue Broad and Walnut Streets Philadelphia, PA 19102 Please call Central Reservations at 800-233-1234 or 800-778-7477 and mention the WWIB Conference. Room rate: $179

Alternate Accommodation Choices
Sheraton Rittenhouse Square Hotel 18th at Locust Philadelphia, PA 19103 Tel. 215.546.9400	Club Quarters, Philadelphia 1628 Chestnut St. Philadelphia, PA 19103 Tel. 215.282.5100
The Warwick Hotel 1701 Locust St. Philadelphia, PA 19103 Tel. 215.735.6000	The Windsor Hotel 1700 Ben Franklin Parkway Philadelphia, PA 19103 Tel. 215.981.5678
The Rittenhouse Hotel 210 W. Rittenhouse Square Philadelphia, PA 19103 Tel. 215.546.9000

For more hotel information and travel discounts, you may also contact "Campus Visits" at 877-88-PHILA or www.onebigcampus.com.

Travel Directions

Traveling By Car

From the Northeast via the New Jersey Turnpike South
Use Exit 4. Bear right out of the toll following signs to Philadelphia and Ben Franklin Bridge. After crossing the bridge take I-676 West, to I-76 East, the Schuylkill Expressway. Follow I-76 East to Exit 346-A (old exit number 40) — South Street (a left-lane exit). Turn right onto South Street to enter campus.

From the West via the Pennsylvania Turnpike
On the PA turnpike, use Exit 326, the Valley Forge Interchange. Take I-76 East for approximately 17 miles until Exit 346A, a left lane exit marked South Street. Turn right onto South Street to enter campus. To find parking, turn right at the 2nd light onto 33rd Street. Take the first left onto Walnut Street, and there will be a lot on the right at 38th and Walnut..

From the North via I-95 South
Use the I-676/Center City Philadelphia Exit. Follow signs to I-676 West, the Vine Street Expressway. Take I-676 West until I-76 East, the Schuylkill Expressway. Follow I-76 East until Exit 346-A (old exit number 40) — South Street (a left-lane exit). Turn right onto South Street to enter campus.

From the South via I-95 North
Use the I-676/Center City Philadelphia Exit which is approximately 7 miles north of the airport. Follow I-676 West, the Vine Street Expressway, until I-76 East, the Schuylkill Expressway. Follow I-76 East until Exit 346-A (old exit number 40) -- South Street (a left-lane exit). Turn right onto South Street to enter campus.

From the Airport

The Philadelphia International Airport is located in the Southwest section of the city, approximately twenty minutes from the University of Pennsylvania campus.

Visitors driving from the airport should take I-95 North to the I-676/Center City Philadelphia exit, which is approximately seven miles North of the airport. Follow I-676 West (the Vine Street Expressway) until I-76 East (the Schuylkill Expressway). Follow I-76 East until Exit 346-A (old exit number 40) — South Street (a left-lane exit). Turn right onto South Street to enter campus.

Convenient train service from the airport to 30th Street Station is available through SEPTA's Airport Express Train which leaves every half-hour. The fare is $5.00 (subject to change), and the trip takes approximately twenty-five minutes. The University City Station is about a five minute walk west on Spruce Street to our campus. The 30th Street Station is about a fifteen-minute walk or $5 cab ride to campus.

A metered cab ride from the airport to campus generally costs $20, including the tip, and takes approximately 20 minutes.

The Penn Tower Hotel, located adjacent to the Penn Campus on 34th Street at Civic Center Boulevard, runs an airport shuttle that leaves from the baggage claim area every half hour. The ride is $8 (subject to change) and takes approximately twenty minutes.

Train Service

Take Amtrak's Northeast Corridor to 30th Street Station. For more information about Amtrak, log onto www.amtrak.com or call (800) USA-RAIL. Students with a Student Advantage card save 15% when purchasing an Amtrak ticket. Frequent service is offered to Northeastern cities including Boston, New York, Baltimore, and Washington. For cost-conscious students traveling from New York or New Jersey, NJ Transit and SEPTA offer a more affordable ticket ($28 roundtrip). Take NJ Transit to Trenton. At Trenton, transfer to SEPTA.

Philadelphia Public Transportation

Philadelphia's mass transit system is SEPTA, Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority. SEPTA operates a coordinated system of bus, subway, elevated train, and trolley lines that covers all of Philadelphia and parts of the surrounding counties. Exact change ($2.00) or a token is required. Weekly and monthly SEPTA TransPasses are also available. Tokens are available at all subway stations, and both TransPasses and tokens can be purchased on campus at the Penn Book Store. Fares are subject to change. For more information, please log onto www.septa.org.