Hotel Information
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The conference hotel is the Marriott Residence Inn, 616 South Salisbury Street, in Raleigh. You may call the hotel to see if rooms are still available at (919) 856-0017.
Additional nearby hotels include the Raleigh Marriott City Center and Sheraton Raleigh on Salisbury Street. There is also a Hampton Inn not too far away
Transportation
The Residence Inn is a 20 to 25 minute ride from the Raleigh-Durham International Airport (RDU) and about a 5 minute ride (or 15-minute walk) from the Amtrak train station (Union Station).
The Raleigh Convention Center is located just across Lenoir Street from the Residence Inn.
- Location Name: Marriot Residence Inn
- Address: 616 South Salisbury Street, Raleigh, NC 27601
- Directions: Google
Area Attractions
Raleigh (the home of North Carolina State University) is the State capital and one corner of the Research Triangle in North Carolina — the other two corners being Durham (the home of Duke University) and Chapel Hill (the home of the University of North Carolina).
The conference hotel and Convention Center are located near the Martin Marietta Center for the Performing Arts and the Red Hat Amphitheater in downtown Raleigh. Nearby concerts and events surrounding the dates of NCRA 2025 include:
Red Hat Amphitheater (https://www.redhatamphitheater.com/):
May 13 Coheed and Cambria * Mastodon : The Infinite Arc Tour with Periphery – Red Hat Amphitheater
Martin Marietta Center for the Performing Arts (https://www.martinmariettacenter.com/):
May 15 Ken Burns: The American Revolution – Fletcher Opera Theater
May 15-18 Swan Lake - Carolina Ballet – Memorial Auditorium
Raleigh's Spring Festival (https://www.visitraleigh.com/event/raleighs-spring-festival-spring-in-the-city/95280/)
May 10 Spring in the City – Moore Square
Artsplosure (https://www.artsplosure.org/artsplosuretheraleighartsfestival):
May 17-18 Artsplosure Raleigh Arts Festival – Moore Square
Also nearby are the State capitol building, Museum of History, Museum of Natural Sciences, Governor’s Mansion, and numerous state office buildings.
Also within walking distance is the Warehouse District with art, shopping, and dining. A short ride on the free R Line bus is Glenwood South, a bustling area of bars and restaurants. The 164-acre North Carolina Museum of Art is a 15-minute ride away and boasts 181,000 square feet of exhibition space as well as outdoor sculptures and walking trails. For more ideas, check out visitRaleigh.
Durham is particularly known for the Sarah P. Duke Gardens and the Duke Lemur Center. The season for the Durham Bulls, the Triple-A affiliate of the Tampa Bay Rays, begins in late March, so if you arrive early you might catch a game on Saturday or Sunday against the Gwinnett Stripers.
Outside of the immediate area, Raleigh is just one and a half hours from the North Carolina Zoo in Asheboro, two hours from Wilmington, two and a half hours from Wrightsville Beach and the North Carolina Aquarium at Fort Fisher, two hours from New Bern and Tryon Palace (the seat of the Colonial Governor), three hours from Morehead City, Beaufort, Emerald Isle, and the Crystal Coast, and three and a half hours from Kitty Hawk, Kill Devil Hills, and the Wright Brothers Memorial.