Travel and Lodging

 

Transportation - Directions - Lodging

 

Transportation

Please note that due to liability reasons we cannot provide transportation assistance!

 

Directions

Directions to Best Western from I-81

  • Take Exit 247A - Elkton 33 East
  • Merge onto Route 33 East – Market Street
  • Turn right at the Burgess Rd Route 33 – Market Street intersection.
  • Turn into the first driveway on your right.

Directions to the conference location (Blue Ridge Community College's Plecker Center) from Best Western

Download the driving directions handout (from the hotel to the conference location)

  • Turn left onto Burgess Road
  • Turn left onto 33W
  • Turn left onto I-81 S toward Staunton
  • Take the VA-256 exit- EXIT 235- toward WEYERS CAVE / GROTTOES
  • Turn RIGHT onto WEYERS CAVE RD / VA-256
  • Turn LEFT onto US-11 / LEE HWY
  • BRCC Weyers Cave Campus is about a half-mile on the left

(Free) Parking for the Plecker facility may be accessed by using the south (the second) entrance, beside the Criminal Justice Training Academy.


Lodging

By virtue of completing the Hotel Reservation section of the Registration form your rooms will be reserved at the Best Western Hotel which means that you will not need to worry about making the reservations yourself. The rooms are $65/room and can accommodate up to of four individuals per room. 

Rooms have been reserved at the Best Western on 33 East - Market Street.  The special rate is NOT available if you make your reservation directly with Best Western. However, you can obtain additional information about the accommodations at their official website.

Any damages made in the hotel rooms will be charged directly to the occupants of the room(s) in question.

Should you wish to make your own reservations at a different hotel please do not complete the Hotel Reservation section of the Registration form. Furthermore you may find this list useful to indentify another hotel: 

  • Comfort Inn Tel: 540-433-6066
    Address: 1440 East Market Street - Harrisonburg, VA 22801
  • Days Inn Tel: 540-433-9353
    Address: 1131 Forest Hill Road - Harrisonburg, VA 22801-3369
  • Econo Lodge Tel: 540-433-2576
    Address: 1703 East Market Street - Harrisonburg, VA 22801
  • Hampton Inn Tel: 540-432-1111
    Address: 85 University Boulevard - Harrisonburg, VA 22801
  • Holiday Inn Harrisonburg Tel: 540-433-2521
    Address: 1400 East Market Street - Harrisonburg, VA 22801 (Located right across the road from the Best Western)
  • Jameson Inn Tel: 540-442-1515
    Address: 1881 Evelyn Byrd Avenue - Harrisonburg, VA 22801
  • Marriott Courtyard Tel: 540-432-3031
    Address: 1890 Evelyn Byrd Avenue - Harrisonburg, VA 22801
  • Sleep Inn, Inn & Suites Tel: 540-433-7100
    Address: 1891 Evelyn Byrd Avenue - Harrisonburg, VA 22801
  • Super 6 Tel: 540-433-8888
    Address: 3330 South Main Street - Harrisonburg, VA 22801
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