Hotel Information:
Comfort Inn University, Durham

The official hotel of ProgDay is:

Comfort Inn University
3508 Mount Moriah Road, Durham, NC 27707
(919) 490-4949

The Comfort Inn University is located just behind the Outback Steakhouse and The Bob Evans Restaurant at the
US-15 S / US-501 S / I-40 junction.

ProgDay has negotiated a discounted room rate of $80 per day for ProgDay attendees. The hotel will offer this rate over the ProgDay weekend. To get this you will need to call the hotel directly and ask for the ProgDay rate. The hotel sold out last year, so be sure to make your reservations early if you are planning to stay at the Comfort Inn University.


DRIVING DIRECTIONS
from the Comfort Inn to Storybook Farm:

1. Go north on Mt. Moriah Road toward
Watkins Road. (0.1 miles)
2. Turn left onto
US-15 S / US-501 S / Durham Chapel Hill Blvd.
Continue to follow US-15 S / US-501 S. (5.8 miles)
3. US-15 S / US-501 S becomes
NC-54 Bypass W. (1.9 miles)
4. Take the Jones Ferry Road ramp
toward Carrboro. (0.1 miles)
5. Turn left onto Jones Ferry Road. (5.0 miles)
6. End at Storybook Farm. It will be on the left.
If you pass three radio towers on the right, you just missed it.
Estimated driving time: 20 minutes

DRIVING DIRECTIONS
from the Comfort Inn to The Arts Center:

1. Go north on Mt. Moriah Road towards
Watkins Road. (0.1 miles)
2. Turn left onto
US-15 S / US-501 S / Durham Chapel Hill Blvd.
Continue to follow US-15 S / US-501 S. (3.8 miles)
3. Take the ramp towards UNC Chapel Hill. (0.1 miles)
4. Turn right onto Raleigh Road / NC-54 BR W.
Continue to follow NC-54 BR W. (1.8 miles)
5. Turn left onto West Franklin Street. (0.5 miles)
6. West Franklin Street, Chapel Hill,
becomes East Main Street, Carrboro. (0.2 miles)
7. End at The Arts Center. It will be on the left.
Estimated driving time: 10 minutes


Other Area Hotels:

For your convenience we have provided a list of other area hotels. ProgDay has no arrangement with any of these hotels and cannot guarantee pricing or availability. (Please inform us if you discover any errors on this list.)

• Red Roof Chapel Hill
(just across I-40 from Comfort Inn University)
5623 Durham Chapel Hill Blvd, Durham, NC
(919) 489-9421

• Homewood Suites Durham
(next door to Comfort Inn University)
3600 Mount Moriah Rd, Durham, NC
(919) 401-0610

• La Quinta Inn and Suites Durham
(north of Comfort Inn University on 15-501)
4414 Durham Chapel Hill Blvd, Durham, NC
(919) 401-9660

• Marriott Courtyard
100 Marriott Way, Chapel Hill, NC
(919) 929-2576

• Residence Inn by Marriott Chapel Hill
101 Erwin Road, Chapel Hill, NC
(919) 933-4848
http://marriott.com/hotels/travel/rduhl-residence-inn-chapel-hill/

• Days Inn
1312 N Fordham Blvd, Chapel Hill, NC
(919) 929-3090

• Hampton Inn & Suites
6121 Farrington Rd, Chapel Hill, NC
(919) 403-8700

• Holiday Inn Express
6119 Farrington Rd, Chapel Hill, NC
(919) 489-7555

• Sheraton Chapel Hill
1 Europa Dr, Chapel Hill, NC
(919) 968-4900

• Holiday Inn Chapel Hill
1301 N Fordham Blvd, Chapel Hill, NC
(919) 929-2171

• Best Western University Inn
Hwy 54 E Raleigh Rd, Chapel Hill, NC
(919) 932-3000

• Hampton Inn Chapel Hill
1740 Us Highway 15 501 S, Chapel Hill, NC
(919) 968-3000

• Walden at Greenfields
103 Melville Loop, Chapel Hill, NC
(919) 929-8634

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Airport Information:
RDU, Raleigh

The airport that ProgDay participants should fly into is:
Raleigh-Durham International Airport (RDU)
1600 Terminal Blvd., Raleigh, NC 27623

For more information, please visit the RDU web site:
http://www.rdu.com


DRIVING DIRECTIONS
from RDU to the Comfort Inn:

1. Go southwest on Terminal Blvd. towards
West International Drive. (1.7 miles)
2. Stay straight to go onto Airport Blvd. (< 0.1 miles)
3. Merge onto I-40 W towards
Durham / Chapel Hill. (13.4 miles)
4. Take the US-15 / US-501 exit (exit 270) towards
Chapel Hill / Durham. (0.2 miles)
5. Turn right onto US-15 N / US-501 N /
Durham Chapel Hill Blvd. (0.2 miles)
6. Turn right onto Mt. Moriah Road. (< 0.1 miles)
7. End at the Comnfort Inn.
Estimated driving time: 20 minutes

To get to RDU from one of the major area highways
take the following exits:

• From I-40:
take exits 284B or 285.
• From I-540:
take exit 2A, Aviation Parkway / RDU Airport
and follow signs to the airport.
• From US 70:
take exit 293, Aviation Parkway / Westgate Road
and follow signs to the airport.

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Camping:

No overnight camping is allowed at Storybook Farm.
However, the following campgrounds are within 15 miles of Carrboro and Chapel Hill.

1. Hidden Lake Campgrounds
4460 NC Highway 54
Graham, NC 27253
336-578-0329

2. Southern Country Inn and Daniel Boone Campground
122 Daniel Boone Street (Daniel Boone Village)
Hillsborough, NC 27510
919-732-8101

The Daniel Boone Campground is a full hookup campground with 72 campsites located behind the Southern Country Inn.

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