[Nfbv-announce] Westin Tyson's Corner navigation and Logistical Hints

Mon Oct 19 01:57:44 UTC 2015

Hi Fellow Federationists:

Joe Hobson has prepared the below and attached excellent document describing
details about getting to and around the convention hotel.

National Federation of the Blind of Virginia (NFBV)

2015 (57th) State Convention

"Spirit of 2015!" Friday, October 30 - Sunday, November 1, 2015

Westin Tyson's Corner Hotel

7801 Leesburg Pike

Falls Church, Virginia 22043

Telephone: 703-893-1340

 <http://www.westintysonscorner.com> www.westintysonscorner.com 

The hotel is located at 7801 Leesburg Pike; , however, its driveway
actually enters and exits on a small side street named Ramada Drive.

Parking at the hotel for NFBV attendees and guests is complimentary.

The main entrance consists of a revolving door opening directly to the
lobby.  On either side of this door are conventional doors.  Upon entering
the lobby, you will find the checking desk directly in front of you at the
back wall.

The Concierge stand/bell desk is immediately to your right as you walk in
through the main entrance doors.  A lobby sitting area is immediately to
your left.  The elevators are located to the immediate right of the front
desk along the back wall.  

To the right of the elevators is a hallway leading to the BlueFire Grill and
BlueFire Lounge.  Turning left down this hall, the first door on your right
is a men's room and next is the women's room.  Continuing down the hall, you
will reach the Sequoia Room, Magnolia Room, followed by the Palm Room.  The
BlueFire Lounge and the BlueFire Grill are on the left side of this hall.
If your back faces the elevators, across the lobby is a small Starbucks,
available in the mornings, which becomes  a sushi bar in the evening, called
Sushi Nami. 

If you turn left at the front desk you will enter a wide hallway containing
the hotel's main function rooms.  All function rooms are designated with
names of trees. 

As one enters the main hall, the first door on the left is the Willow Room.
This is where convention Registration/Information is located.  Pick up your
convention credentials at this location. 

The second door on the left is the Cypress Room.  Continuing down the hall a
bit further and passing the hallway on the right side to the Oaks Ballroom,
the next room on your left is the Evergreen Room followed by the Pines Room 

The pines room is the final room on the left.  

Turning right along the back wall are doors leading to a set of stairs going
down to the designated dog relief area and parking.  

Entering this hall from the lobby, the first door on the right is a men's
room followed by a women's bathroom.  A water fountain is located between
those two doors.  Next is a right turn to the Oaks Foyer, and the Oaks
Ballrooms.  Continuing Beyond the Oaks Ballroom hallway  on the right are
the Birches Rooms.  One is the Water Birch and the other is the River Birch.

As mentioned, turning right after the women's bathroom is the Oaks Ballroom
hall/Foyer.  On the left side of this wide hall is an office followed by a
small room containing soda and snack vending machines.  This is followed by
an exit leading down steps to the parking area.  On the right side of the
Oaks Foyer beginning at the Foyer entrance are Oaks Ballroom entrances Oaks
1, 2, and 3.  

If you are facing the hallway as though you are walking down to the
ballroom, there are also a set of employee entrance doors at the very end of
this hallway.

The Lower Lobby is reached by using the elevators located to the right of
the Front Desk or by taking the wide stairs down located to the left of the
Front Desk adjacent to the entrance to the function space hallway.  To reach
the stairs from the function hallway, turn left where the carpet ends and
the floor becomes marble tile.  The stairs are to your left through glass
doors.  

When you step off the stairs, the entrance to the Dogwood Room is directly
in front of you.  This room will be used for youth activities.  Next door to
the left is the Redwood Room (location for Child Care).   The Elevator is
located to the left, on the same wall as the stairs.  

At the end of this hallway is the 24 hour fitness center.  

Your room key is necessary to insert for admission.  To the left is a single
use men's bathroom, and another door to the men's locker room.  To the right
of the fitness center is the women's locker room, and another hallway.  In
this hallway, the first door on the left is a women's single use bathroom,
and the end doors are for utility rooms and stairs (You should not use
these) . 

Food & Beverage Facilities: Hours of operation for the BlueFire Grille are
as follows: breakfast 6:30 AM to 11:00 AM, lunch: 11:00 AM to 2:00 PM, and

Dinner:        6:00pm to 10:00pm

The BlueFire Lounge is open at 4PM to Midnight (beverages and some food
selections), and Sushi Nami is open at 5PM to 10PM, weekdays only.

Sushi Nami is in same space as earlier in the day Starbucks. 

The lobby located Starbucks hours of operation  are from 6:00 a.m. to 11AM
on weekdays; also 6:00  a.m. to 1:00 p.m., Saturday and Sunday. 

Note: NFBV convention attendees are entitled to a 15% discount on Food and
beverage  at hotel outlets, exclusive of alcohol , tax and gratuity . As a
convenience and courtesy to staff, you may consider to identify yourself as
NFBV, but you may also be requested to show your NFBV identification. 

NFBV Special Service: The NFBV will have a group dedicated coffee station ,
as follows:

Coffee bar is Friday, Saturday, and Sunday from 11AM-2PM. Starbucks is open
all three days as well with limited hours

. The coffee bar will be setup in the main function hall or the top of the T
in our immediate meeting /events area. We have the NFBV coffee bar in order
to maintain traffic and flow, as well as an added convenience.  

This coffee cash station will only provide regular/decaf coffee and tea
selections, as well as some bottled beverages and small to go snacks.

Cash only. 

Transportation Services: The Westin complimentary shuttle starts at 9AM, and
will depart the hotel  front entrance every hour on the hour, daily, with
the last shuttle leaving at 10PM.  The shuttle has availability, upon
request, for a three mile radius. 

Otherwise, it services Tyson's Corner Mall and the Silver Line Metro
Station. 

The shuttle rotates every twenty minutes   within the hour , to respective
stops, will first arrive at Tysons 1, then to Tysons Corner Silver Line
Metro Station (those seeking shuttle should assemble to the south side of
Metro station to designated bus stop proximity to the Lord & Taylor
department store, or inquire of station manager), and final stop will be
Tysons 2 (also, called Tysons Galleria ).

Any questions or special needs, contact the Westin hotel at : 703 - 893 -
1340.

Along with the shuttle that is dedicated to a schedule, Additionally , If
any individual is in need of a taxi or town car, the Front Desk team,
concierge or front entrance staff, will be more than happy to assist.

Such transportation is generally readily available cued  at front entrance. 

NFBV Presidential Suite: the NFBV Presidential Suite is Room # 939.

Off elevator on 9th floor, turn right and go almost to end of hall and suite
is on left. 

Westin Sleeping Rooms & Floor Logistics:  Floors two to nine, as follows
When off the elevator to get to your guest room, to the right of elevators
are rooms 224-250.  If taking a left off the elevators and meeting the end
of that access, in other words, two hallways, to the right are rooms
201-206, and to the left are rooms 207-223.  These numbers apply to each
floor up to the 9th level.  

Tenth and Eleventh floors: 10th and 11th floors do not have rooms to the
right of the elevators.  On these two floors, turn left off elevators, meet
at the adjoining hallways - to the right are room 1001-1006 or 1101-1106,
and then to the left will be rooms 1007-1023 or 1107-1123.

Swimming Pool Facilities: The Westin has  an indoor swimming pool that is
open from 5PM-10PM on weekdays, and 10AM-10PM on weekends (Saturday,
Sunday).  There is always a lifeguard on duty at the swimming pool. The pool
is adjacent to the 24 hour fitness center on the Lower level, sometimes
called the Lower Lobby, but denoted as LL on the elevator keyboard. 

Designated Service/Dog Relief Area: The Westin Tyson's Corner is a pet
friendly hotel and has several grass areas on the property. There is one
designated NFBV dog relief area. It is located at the end of the function
hallway and through the exit doors. Walk down the long steps and on your
left is a grassy area.  Note: At bottom of stairway, it does not take you
directly into the garage - you will have to turn right at the bottom of the
stairs and the parking garage is about 10 feet . The designated dog relief
area can also be accessed by going out the front entrance of the hotel, turn
left down towards the  function space (as if walking down the function space
(but you are outside) and continue all the way at the end is an exit door
that leads to stairs down to the parking lot. Grass area is off to the
right. turn to the left and then to right  using doorway to parking and the
grassy area. It is probably easier to use the function space access. Please
deposit all waste in the trash cans provided. Contact Brian McCann at (757)
472-2494 <tel:(757)%20472-2494> . 

NFBV Convention Announcements: Some matters may be subject to change or
adjustment. Please be attentive to general announcements. 

Enjoy the 57th NFBV State Convention - "Spirit of 2015!" 

Thank you to Joe for preparing this outstanding description.

Tracy Soforenko

First Vice president, NFB of Virginia

Tracy.soforenko at gmail.com

202 285-4595

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