Providence

ACCOMODATIONS AND TRAVEL
LODGING
Attendees of the 2016 OAH Annual Meeting are invited to reserve
their rooms under one of the four OAH room blocks listed below.
The OAH room rates are valid until March 17, 2016, using the group
code OAH (Organization of American Historians) or booking online
at http://www.oah.org/meetings-events/2016/accommodations/.
Rates do not include taxes. All reservations must be accompanied
by a first-night room deposit or guaranteed with a major credit card.
Reservations must be cancelled no later than 72 hours prior to the
scheduled arrival date to receive a refund of the deposit.
Hotels
• Omni Providence (connected to the Rhode Island Convention
Center)
1 West Exchange St., Providence, RI 02903
401–598–8000
Single/Double: $189
• Courtyard Providence Downtown
32 Exchange Terrace, Providence, RI 02903
401–272–1191
Single/Double: $169
• Providence Biltmore
11 Dorrance St., Providence, RI 02903
401–421–0700
Single/Double: $159
• Hampton Inn & Suites Providence Downtown
58 Weybosset Street., Providence, RI 02903
1-800-HILTONS (Group Code AMH)
Single/Double: $149
All hotels offer federal government rates
Interested in lowering costs?
The OAH LinkedIn page offers a thread to help you find someone to
share a room with at the Annual Meeting.
All hotel guests are responsible for making their own hotel
reservations, and the OAH accepts no liability for the consequences
of any actions taken on the basis of the information provided in this
thread or in obtaining a roommate for any of the convention hotels.
LinkedIn OAH group: ow.ly/Uz2Fw
Parking
Parking varies by hotel. Please see website
http://www.oah.org/meetings-events/2016/accommodations/
for more information.
GETTING THERE
Train Service
Providence is located on Amtrak’s Northeast Corridor route
between Washington D.C./New York City and Boston. High-speed
Acela Express train service transports passengers from New York
City to Providence in about two and a half hours. For tickets call
1–800–USA–RAIL or visit www.amtrak.com.
The 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 www.mbta.com for
schedules and fares.
Driving Directions
Located at the intersection of I-95 and I-195, Providence is forty
miles from Boston (about a one-hour car ride) and 185 miles from
New York City (about three hours by car). For a detailed map of
the area, please visit www.pwcvb.com; for directions, please go to
http://www.oah.org/meetings-events/2016/accommodations.
T. F. Green Airport
T. F. Green Airport was recently named one of the Top Five Alternative
Airports in the country by Forbes magazine and received a Reader’s
Choice Award from Condé Nast Traveler. Just off Exit 13 on Interstate 95,
T. F. Green Airport is accessible to Boston, Cape Cod, and southeastern
New England. It offers more than 160 direct flights via major carriers.
Airlines
• American Airlines/American Eagle, 800–433–7300
• Cape Air, 800–352–0714
• Continental Airlines/Continental Express, 800–525–0280
• Delta Airlines/Delta Connection, 800–221–1212
• Jet Blue, 800–538–2583
• Northwest Airlines, 800–225–2525
• Southwest Airlines, 800–435–9792
• United Airlines/United Airlines Express, 800–241–6522
To get information about traveling from Boston Logan Airport
please go to http://www.oah.org/meetings-events/2016/
accommodations.
18
2016 OAH ANNUAL MEETING PROVIDENCE, RHODE ISLAND