Travel Recommendations
Hotel Room Block + Shuttle Service
We will reserve a block of hotel rooms at the Courtyard Marriott Bethesda-Chevy Chase located at 5520 Wisconsin Ave, Chevy Chase, MD 20815. You can reserve rooms with the block starting in September 2024. Shuttle service from the hotel to the Summit will be provided free of cost by GDS.
Other nearby hotels include Embassy Suites by Hilton Washington DC Chevy Chase Pavilion, Glover Park Hotel Georgetown, and Days Inn by Wyndham Washington DC/Connecticut Avenue.
Arriving By Air
GDS is conveniently located near three airports with the closest being Reagan National Airport (DCA). Baltimore/Washington Thurgood Marshall International Airport (BWI) and Dulles International Airport (IAD) are also within 45 minutes of the school.
From DCA, you can get on the Yellow Line toward Mount Vernon Square, get off at Chinatown/Gallery Place, and then take the Red Line to the Tenleytown metro.
Arriving By Train/Bus
Amtrak's Washington Union Station is conveniently located on the DC Metro's Red Line. Once at Union Station, you will take the Red Line towards Shady Grove and exit at Tenleytown Metro Station. GDS is a quick 10-minute walk from there!
Local Transport
GDS is located on the Red Line metro (Tenleytown Station) and near numerous Metrobus lines. We always encourage taking public transportation to GDS whenever possible, however do also have limited parking space for both cars and school buses.