Hotel and Directions
Accommodations
A block of rooms is reserved for clinic participants at the
Best Western
Concordville Hotel
Route 322 & 1, Concordville, PA 19331,
Tel: + 610-358-9400
Fax: + 610-358-9381
Web site: www.concordvilleinn.com
The special ICDD rate of $110 plus 8% tax includes a complimentary daily breakfast buffet in the hotel dining room. To make your reservation, call the Best Western Concordville Hotel and mention that you are with the International Centre for Diffraction Data group. The deadline for reservations is three weeks prior to the start of each clinic session. You will not be guaranteed a room after that time. Please check with the hotel for their room cancellation policy.
| Arrival Date | Departure Date | Reservation Deadline | |
| XRF Clinics | April 27 | May 2 | April 4 |
| XRD Clinics | |||
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June 1 | June 6 | May 9 |
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June 8 | June 13 | May 16 |
| Specimen Preparation for X-ray Fluorescence Workshop | October 13 | October 16 | September 23 |
| Rietveld Refinement & Indexing Workshop | October 20 | October 23 | September 30 |
Transportation
The Best Western Concordville Hotel will provide daily round-trip
transportation between the hotel and ICDD. The official travel agency
for the ICDD courses is Kitty Ward Travel. For assistance, contact
Maureen Ward at +800.752.3718. Information on airport shuttles,
driving directions, and maps will be provided upon receipt of your
registration.
Transportation from airport to hotel:
Delaware Express – advance reservations required
www.delexpress.com
302.454.7800 or 800.648.5466
Directions
Directions to Best Western Concordville Hotel and
Conference Center
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From Philadelphia International Airport: Take I-95 South to Exit 3A (new Exit 3)
Route 322 West; hotel is located 8 miles on right -
From Delaware & Maryland: Take I-95 North to Exit 8 Route 202 North, Right on Route
1 North, go past junction of Route 1 and Route 322; hotel is located 25 yards on right. -
From PA Turnpike: Take Exit 25A (new Exit 20) for Route 476 toward Chester, follow 476
South to Exit 3 (new Exit 5) Lima/Springfield, follow Route 1 South; hotel is 12 miles from
Exit 3 (new Exit 5) on left behind Concordville Inn Restaurant (before Route 322) -
From NJ Turnpike: Take Exit 2, follow Route 322 West, over the Commodore Barry Bridge
to I-95 South to Exit 3A (new Exit 3) Route 322 West; hotel is 8 miles on right.
Directions to the ICDD
From Philadelphia International Airport (and points South)
Take Airport Exit towards Delaware, merging onto I-95 South. Follow I-95 South for 5 miles to Exit 7 (I-476 North.) Follow I-476 North for 9 miles, and at Exit 9 (Broomall, West Chester) turn left onto Route 3. Follow Route 3 for 4 miles, turning left onto Campus Boulevard at the traffic light, into the Newtown Square Corporate Campus. ICDD is on the right. Distance from airport is 19 miles and takes 45–90 minutes to drive depending on traffic.
From Pennsylvania Turnpike:
East (NY, NJ, CN): Travel West on I-276 to Exit 333 (Norristown), take I-476 South (towards Chester), and at Exit 9 turn right onto Route 3. Follow Route 3 for 4 miles, turning left onto Campus Boulevard at the traffic light, into the Newtown Square Corporate Campus. The ICDD is on the right.
West (OH, MI, IN): Travel East on I-76 to Exit 326 (Valley Forge), continue East on I-76 (Schuylkill Expressway/Philadelphia) to Exit 331A (Chester, I-476 South), take I-476 South, and at Exit 9 turn right onto Route 3. Follow Route 3 for 4 miles, turning left onto Campus Boulevard at the traffic light, into the Newtown Square Corporate Campus. The ICDD is on the right.
From the Best Western Concordville:
Go North on Route 1 past Franklin Mint. At the intersection of Routes 452 and 1, turn left. This is Barren Road. Continue on Barren Road (2 lane road with many curves and hills) until you must make a right turn. Turn right and proceed over small bridge. At the end of the bridge, turn left onto Bishop Hollow Rd. Continue on Bishop Hollow through the intersections of Bishop Hollow & Upper Providence Roads and Bishop Hollow & Gradyville Roads. Turn left into the Newtown Square Corporate Campus (which is about 300 yards beyond the Garrett Williamson Foundation) onto Campus Blvd. ICDD is on the left.
—Approximate driving time is 20-25 minutes.—
PDF of Best Western Concordville Directions