Information for Parents, Families and Guests
Important Information/Dates
Ramada Inn Blue Ridge - Raleigh
1520 Blue Ridge Road
Raleigh, NC 27607
919.832.4100
www.blueridge.pmcproperties.com
Comfort Suites
1200 Hurricane Alley Way
Raleigh, NC 27607
919.854.0505
800.4CHOICE
www.comfortsuites.com
Holiday Inn Brownstone Hotel & Conference Center
1707 Hillsborough Street
Raleigh, NC 27605
919.828.0811
800-331-7919
www.brownstonehotel.com
Velvet Cloak Inn
1505 Hillsborough Street
Raleigh, NC 27605
919.828.0333
800.334.4372
www.velvetcloakinn.com
Hampton Inn & Suites
111 Hampton Woods Lane
Raleigh, NC 27607
919.233.1798
1.800.HAMPTON
www.hampton-inn.com/hi/cary
View additional accommodations at www.visitraleigh.com
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Directions to Campus
The Meredith campus is in west Raleigh. Easy access to the campus is provided by Wade Avenue -- an Interstate 40 connector -- and by US 1/I-440. The Raleigh-Durham International Airport, served by the major airlines, is only eight miles from Meredith.
The directions below guide you to Exit 3, Hillsborough St./Meredith College, on I-440. Turn left off the exit onto Hillsborough Street. At the second traffic light on Hillsborough, turn left into the main entrance to campus. Johnson Hall is straight ahead; there you'll find signs and an information booth for help in locating other facilities.
- From Highway 70 West -- Exit onto I-440 South (US 1 and 64 West); take I-440 to Exit #3.
- From Highway 70 East and I-40 East -- From 70 East, take I-40 West. Follow I-40/ 440 West to Exit 293. East travelers, take I-40/440 West as well. At Exit 293, take I-440 North to Exit #3.
- From I-40 West -- West of Raleigh, follow the Wade Avenue Exit (#289). At the I-440 junction, take I-440 South; stay in right hand lane and take the next exit (#3).
- From US 1 South and 64 West -- 64 West travelers take US 1 North. US 1 will become I-440 North. Follow it to Exit #3.
From US 64 East -- At the I-440 junction, take I-440 North. Follow it around the western part of the city to Exit #3.
From US 1 North and 401 North -- At the I-440 junction, take I-440 West to Exit #3.
From US 401 South -- Take I-440 South; follow I-440 to Exit 293, which becomes I-440 North. Take I-440 North to Exit #3.
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Special Needs/Accessibility Information
For handicapped parking, vehicles should enter the campus from the Hillsborough Street Entrance and alert Campus Police. There will also be golf cart transportation from the parking areas for those with special needs. For guests who are sun-sensitive, the ceremony may be viewed on wide-screen video in the air-conditioned Jones Auditorium.
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