HOTEL ACCOMMODATION

Hilton Garden Inn
420 Totten Pond Road
Waltham, Massachusetts 02451 USA

Main Hotel reservation Number: (781) 890-0100
FAX (781) 890-4446

Web site: www.hiltongardeninn.hilton.com

The Hilton Garden Inn Boston/Waltham is one of the area’s first-class, full service hotel with indoor pool/gym centrally located in the heart of the Massachusetts High Technology corridor on Route 128 /I-95. The hotel is just 3 miles from the Massachusetts Turnpike and nearby Newton, Wellesley, Needham, Lexington, Concord, Burlington and Cambridge cities.

A block of rooms are reserved for these meeting participants at a discounted price for King, double, Triple & Quad occupancy suites starts at $179.00 & up (Based on room Type). Please identify as “Group GeneExpression Systems Meeting participant” and "Group ID: GENE09" The hotel advises the participants to book their reservations by August 03, 2013 to secure a room to get a better price. You can also use following link to book your room: http://hiltongardeninn.hilton.com/en/gi/groups/personalized/B/BOSWAGI-GENE09-20130903/index.jhtml?WT.mc_id=POG

Please contact GeneExpression Systems, Inc. if you require any assistance.

Hotel Parking: Free

LOCAL AIRPORT: Logan International Airport, Boston, Massachusetts

Distance from Hotel: Just 19 miles from Logan International Airport Drive Time: 20 minutes

Cost for the Taxi from Airport: Between $ 50-60.

Directions to Hilton Garden Inn:
1. From Boston and Logan Airport:
Take Expressway (Route I-93) South to Massachusetts Turnpike West
(I-90 West) to Route 128/I-95 North to Exit 27A “Totten Pond Road.”
At the end of the exit ramp turn right at the traffic light onto Totten Pond Road. Proceed one quarter of a mile to the entrance of the second office park on your right. Turn right and proceed up the driveway, and bear left to the hotel entrance.

2. From Massachusetts Turnpike (Route 90):
Take Exit 14 to Route 128/I-95 North
Take Exit 27A “Totten Pond Road”. At the end of the exit ramp turn right at the traffic light onto Totten Pond Road. Proceed one quarter of a mile to the entrance of the second office park on your right. Turn right and proceed up the driveway, and bear left to the hotel entrance.

3. From Route 128/I-95 South:
Take Exit 27A “Totten Pond Road”. At the end of the exit ramp turn right at the traffic light onto Totten Pond Road. Proceed one quarter of a mile to the entrance of the second office park on your right. Turn right and proceed up the driveway, and bear left to the hotel entrance.


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Directions to Hilton Garden Inn:

Meeting Place: Hilton Garden Inn, 420 Totten Pond Rd, Waltham, MA       Parking: Free By CAR: 
1. From Boston and Logan Airport:
Take Expressway (Route I-93) South to Massachusetts Turnpike West (I-90 West) to Route 128/I-95 North to Exit 27A “Totten Pond Road.”
At the end of the exit ramp turn right at the traffic light onto Totten Pond Road. Proceed one quarter of a mile to the entrance of the second office park on your right. Turn right and proceed up the driveway, and bear left to the hotel entrance.

2. From Massachusetts Turnpike (Route 90):
Take Exit 14 to Route 128/I-95 North
Take Exit 27A “Totten Pond Road”. At the end of the exit ramp turn right at the traffic light onto Totten Pond Road. Proceed one quarter of a mile to the entrance of the second office park on your right. Turn right and proceed up the driveway, and bear left to the hotel entrance. 3. From Route 128/I-95 South:
Take Exit 27A “Totten Pond Road”. At the end of the exit ramp turn right at the traffic light onto Totten Pond Road. Proceed one quarter of a mile to the entrance of the second office park on your right. Turn right and proceed up the driveway, and bear left to the hotel entrance. Public Transportation By TRAIN/BUS:
From Logan International Airport:
There is no direct bus or train from Airport to Hilton Garden Inn, 420 Totten Pond Road, Waltham (the meeting place). Follow one of the options based on your time and budget.

Option1: Take Taxi to the Hilton Garden Inn, 420 Totten Pond Road, Waltham, total distance 18 miles, costs $60-70.

Option 2: Once you come outside from your terminal, take Bus-Silver Line and get down at South Station T (Red Line Train subway station), takes 10 minutes and the ride is FREE.
Map and Schedule: http://www.mbta.com/schedules_and_maps/bus/routes/?route=SL1 Then, take Red line Train Outbound towards Alewife (last stop), that costs $2.50. Then take Taxi to the Hilton Garden Inn, 420 Totten Pond Road, Waltham (total distance from Alewife station 5 miles, costs
$10-15).

Option 3: Once you come outside from your terminal, take Bus-Silver Line and get down at South Station T (Red Line Train subway station). Take Red line Train Outbound towards Alewife, get down at Central Square, Cambridge and take one of the below mentioned 70A or 70 buses and follow to reach the hotel.
Route & Schedule: http://www.mbta.com/schedules_and_maps/subway/lines/?route=RED

Bus Transportation from Central Square-Cambridge Area: Bus Route 70A: University Park via Central Square-Cambridge to Cedarwood/North Waltham:
In the AM and PM hours, Bus Number 70A operates from University Park/MIT/Central Square-Cambridge to Cedarwood/North Waltham Area. Total distance 12 miles, takes 45-60 minutes depends on traffic that costs $2. Once you travel, Hilton Garden Inn, 420 Totten Pond Road, bus stop is a block from the hotel premises.   Bus Route 70: University Park via Central Square-Cambridge to Cedarwood-Waltham:
From AM to Midnight, Bus Number 70 operates from MIT Park-Cambridge to Cedarwood-Waltham. Get down at Waltham Common/Center (total distance 10 miles takes 40-50 minutes depends on traffic and costs $2). From Waltham Center/Common take Taxi to Hilton Garden Inn, takes 5 minutes costs $5-10. Schedule: http://www.mbta.com/schedules_and_maps/bus/routes/?route=70A
Route: http://www.mbta.com/uploadedFiles/Documents/Schedules_and_Maps/Bus/07070a170map.pdf

Sightseeing: MIT and Harvard are located in Cambridge City. To reach these places or visit Boston City Downtown, simply take Bus 70/70A towards University Park, Cambridge. Walk for 3-4 blocks you reach these places or to visit Boston take underground Train Red line inbound towards Braintree and get down at Government Center or Park Street stops. Come up stairs, you will see the historic sites.