PublicMediaCamp Hotel

Published on 09.21.2009 by Zach Brand in Blog, Pre-Camp

(See Update Below)
We are excited to see that currently approximately a third of registrants are coming in from out of town. We have made arrangements for a block of rooms at the Hotel Helix at a pre-negotiated rate of $195/nt. These 50 rooms are available on a first come basis. Call: 800-706-1202, and reference NPR and/or PublicMediaCamp.

While we made sure the camp is free, we couldn’t convince any hotels to give away their rooms. It is peak hotel season in DC, and given the time frame it was the best option we found for being able to reserve a block of rooms. The Helix is a great hotel in a fun neighborhood that offers a variety of interests for after conference food and entertainment. As this hotel is not walking distance to the conference we plan to arrange a shuttle to and from this location.

If you find a cheaper hotel (or a friend’s house) you can take the Metro Red Line to Tenleytown station, and from there ride the AU shuttle to get to the conference. For more directions see Camp Directions and Map.

UPDATE: The Helix Hotel room block is only available through Sept 30th. The one big advantage with this location is that we will be running a shuttle to/from at beginning/end of day. If you’ve found a better rate at another hotel feel free to post in comments so fellow campers can see.

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Rekha

A tip for those of you booking at Hotel Helix: Before booking under "National Public Radio" (that's how it is in their system), ask for the cheapest rate. I got the same room - King Deluxe - for $169/night. They're charging the higher rate to guarantee the 50 rooms. You know what they say about early birds...

Or do what Mr. Proffitt suggests.
Rekha

A tip for those of you booking at Hotel Helix: Before booking under "National Public Radio" (that's how it is in their system), ask for the cheapest rate. I got the same room - King Deluxe - for $169/night. They're charging the higher rate to guarantee the 50 rooms. You know what they say about early birds...

Or do what Mr. Proffitt suggests.
Rekha

A tip for those of you booking at Hotel Helix: Before booking under "National Public Radio" (that's how it is in their system), ask for the cheapest rate. I got the same room - King Deluxe - for $169/night. They're charging the higher rate to guarantee the 50 rooms. You know what they say about early birds...

Or do what Mr. Proffitt suggests.
jmproffitt

While I appreciate the discount the Helix is offering, I just wanted to mention I booked at the Embassy Suites at 4300 Military Road NW (1 Metro stop up from the Tenleytown/AU stop) at a rate of about $150/night prepaid/non-refundable. It's a less sexy part of town, but for my stay (4 nights) it's worth saving about $200 total.
jmproffitt

While I appreciate the discount the Helix is offering, I just wanted to mention I booked at the Embassy Suites at 4300 Military Road NW (1 Metro stop up from the Tenleytown/AU stop) at a rate of about $150/night prepaid/non-refundable. It's a less sexy part of town, but for my stay (4 nights) it's worth saving about $200 total.