Travel Information
Get Discounted Rates
Reserve a room at the official Conference hotel
We encourage you to stay with your colleagues and friends at the official Conference Hotel.
We rely on strong room block usage to secure conference meeting space, increase negotiation leverage for future conferences, and to help keep overall Conference expenses low. When attendees do not utilize the block, it drives up costs for the following year due to financial losses.
Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center
National Harbor, Maryland
Rates will start at $250* per night single/double/triple occupancy through March 9, 2026. An additional person is $20.
Beginning March 10, 2026 rates will start at $330* per night single/double/triple occupancy. An additional person is $20.
*Rates are inclusive of resort fee which includes complimentary wireless internet throughout the resort, two welcome drinks, a daily cookie at the market, and 20 b&w copies at business center. Discounted parking is also offered.
*Rates do not include tax; hotel occupancy tax is 12%
Please note that the Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center is cashless; the front desk, food, retail, parking, and beverage locations accept credit card and mobile payments only. Please come prepared.
The deadline to book through the Conference hotel block is March 18. Beginning March 19, reservations can still be made directly through the hotel, but will not be at a discounted rate.
Looking for a roommate?
Once you’ve registered for the Conference, log into our IDEA World Attendees Face Book Group where you can post or view inquiries for room sharing in the discussion forum. Conference attendees are automatically enrolled in this convenient event community once they’ve registered for the 2026 NIRSA + IDEA® World Conference & Expo.
In the Face Book Group, you can specify your rooming preferences in your inquiry posting or respond with a direct message to other posters.
Airline Travel
Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center
201 Waterfront Street, National Harbor, Maryland, USA, 20745
Tel:+1 301-965-4000
- Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport - Distance from Property: 6.9 Miles
- Washington Dulles International Airport - Distance from Property: 32.3 Miles
- Baltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport - Distance from Property: 42.0 Miles
Other Transportation
- On-Property
- Private Car Service
- Limousine/Van Service
Nearby
- Bus Station - Franklin St & S Pitt St Station
- Subway Station - Branch Ave Metro, Braddock Road Station
- Train Station - Union Station, Amtrak Station ALX
Parking Information
ParkingOn-Site Parking
- Hourly: $22.00
- Daily: $46.00
Valet
- Daily: $70.00
Additional Parking Information
- SELF PARKING 0-1 hour $22, 1-3 hours $32, 3 plus hours $46
- VALET PARKING 0-2 hours $43, 2-24 hours $70
