TRAVEL & LODGING INFORMATION

9th Annual US/ICOMOS International Symposium

 Click on the link below to make reservations
for the negotiated conference rate
.
http://www.stayatmarriott.com/ICMS/
(make sure to specify
Newport, RHODE ISLAND)

The hotel is located on the harbor within walking distance of the harbor front's numerous shops and restaurants and within easy walking distance of many historical sites. Click on the link below to make reservations for the negotiated conference rate
.
http://www.stayatmarriott.com/ICMS/
(make sure to specify Newport, RHODE ISLAND if making reservations by phone)

While the conference hotel will likely provide the best rates, Newport has many other options for lodging.  Visit the website of the Newport County Convention and Visitor's Bureau at http://www.gonewport.com.

Newport County Convention
and Visitor's Bureau Website

By the 1760s Newport had emerged as one of the five leading ports in colonial North America, along with Boston, New York, Philadelphia, and Charleston. The economic growth spurred a building boom which included hundreds of houses and many of the internationally important landmarks that survive today, such as Trinity Church, the Colony House, Redwood Library, and the Brick Market (now home to the Museum of Newport History).

Read Narragansett Bay: A Friend’s Perspective
by Stuart O. Hale

Newport has been named a
Distinctive Destination by the
National Trust for Historic Preservation

For more on the history of Newport,
visit the website of the Newport Historical Society

More links to Newport's history, preservation, and historical and recreational sites

The Breakers, a summer
"cottage" for the Vanderbilts

The closest airport is T.F. Green State Airport in Providence; the airport code is PVD.  Newport is approximately 30 miles south of the airport.  For those staying at the Newport Marriott (the conference hotel), Cozy Cab Limousine/Shuttle Service provides shuttle-van and cab service to and from the airport. Reservations are required only for the return trip from the hotel. Shuttle fare is $20 per person, one way; taxi fare is $80 (prices subject to change). The shuttle deposits passengers at the Visitor Transportation Center which is directly adjacent to the Newport Marriott Hotel.

International arrivals may transfer at Boston's Logan Airport (70 miles north of Newport) or New York City's J.F. Kennedy International Airport (180 miles west of Newport) to a flight to Providence.

The city also can be reached by Amtrak Train, although early reservations are usually needed.

By car, Newport is located approximately 20 miles south of Interstate 95 as it crosses through Rhode Island.

From the Providence airport, take I-95 South to Route 4 South (Exit 9) to Route 138 East.  Route 138 crosses the Jamestown Verrazanno Bridge onto Aquidneck Island and enters Newport just north of the conference hotel.  Turn right onto Farewell Avenue, then right onto America's Cup Avenue and the Newport Marriott will be on your right.

From points north of Providence (the Boston area), either take I-95 South past Providence, Rhode Island and follow the directions above or take Route 123 South to Route 24 to Route 114, which runs the length of Aquidneck Island to Newport at the southern tip.

From the south and west (New York City area), take I-95 North across Connecticut.  Upon entering Rhode Island, look for signs to Route 138.  Take Route 138 East, cross the Newport Bridge, and turn right onto America's Cup Avenue.  The Newport Marriott will be on your right.

WEATHER

While flowers should be in bloom, a late Spring snowfall is not unheard of in New England!