Hotel and Transportation

Hotel Room Block

Hotel accommodations are exclusively for registered attendees. Please register for the meeting to secure your hotel reservation within the ACE room block. Refer to the events snapshot below to confirm your hotel arrival and departure dates.

After you register, you will receive a confirmation email with a link to book your room in Passkey by ACE. If you haven’t received your confirmation email or if you are having issues with your link, please email acexperience@acenet.edu.

Please note: Hotel rooms are available on a first-come, first-served basis. Be sure to register at your earliest convenience. Passkey by ACE is the only way to book a hotel room within the block.

Cutoff Date

To receive the discounted room rate, please reserve your room in the respective hotel room blocks no later than 5:00 p.m. (ET) on Friday, January 17, 2025, subject to availability.

Beware of Housing Pirates and Poachers

When the American Council on Education secures rooms at hotels for our meetings (commonly referred to as a hotel room block), we research the properties to ensure that our attendees will be adequately accommodated as well as to guarantee that rooms meet our standards and are offered at a discounted price.

Housing for ACEx2025 is handled exclusively by ACE and the Washington Hilton in Washington, DC. If you are contacted by any outside hotel booking agencies, please do not book through them; they are not affiliated with ACEx2025. ACE will not be able to assist attendees who have reserved rooms outside the block or if problems result from booking through an unauthorized company.

Don’t be misled! If you are contacted by anyone asking if you need a room for ACEx2025, please get as much information as you can and pass it on to ACE at acexperience@acenet.edu.

Transportation

The American Council on Education (ACE) will provide transportation between the Washington Hilton and the Kennedy Center as well as The Mayflower Hotel and the Kennedy Center. More information will be shared soon.

Airport

• Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA) (closest airport to hotels and event space)
• Washington Dulles International Airport (IAD)
• Baltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport (BWI)

Kennedy Center

• Washington Hilton is 2.6 miles away
• The Mayflower Hotel is 1.3 miles away

Metro (DC’s subway)

• Washington Hilton
  • Dupont Circle station (Red Line) is a 10-minute walk
• The Mayflower Hotel
  • Farragut North station (Red Line) is a two-minute walk

Parking

• Washington Hilton
  • Onsite self-parking fee is $56.00 daily; maximum clearance is six feet and two inches
  • Valet parking is not available
• The Mayflower Hotel
  • Onsite self-parking is not available
  • Valet parking fee is $69.00 daily; maximum clearance is six feet

Train (Amtrak)
Amtrak at Union Station can be easily accessed via the Metro.

• Washington Hilton
  • Take Dupont Circle to Union Station (both stops are on the Red Line)
• The Mayflower Hotel
  • Take Farragut North to Union Station (both stops are on the Red Line)