Meeting Location
Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution
Clark Laboratory, Room 507
266 Woods Hole Rd.
Woods Hole, MA 02543-1535
Accommodations
Recommended Hotel:
Inn on the Square
40 North Main Street
Falmouth, MA 02540
This hotel is one block from the Falmouth Bus Station with convenient service to Boston Logan Airport. A daily shuttle bus will transport attendees to WHOI from the hotel. A group rate at Inn on the Square for a limited number of rooms under “WHOI – Salinity Meeting” and must be reserved by April 21st to receive the discount. Rooms can be reserved at this link:
http://bookings.ihotelier.com/bookings.jsp?groupID=1738534&hotelID=17716
Other Falmouth hotels include:
The Coonamessett Inn:
http://www.coonamessettinn.com/
The Holiday Inn:
https://www.ihg.com/holidayinn/hotels/us/en/falmouth/fmhma/hoteldetail
Travel
Air Travel
The two airports nearest to Woods Hole are Boston Logan Airport (BOS) and Providence T.F. Green Airport (PVD). Both airports are just under 80 miles from Woods Hole. Boston Logan Airport has direct bus service to Falmouth & Woods Hole operated by Peter Pan Bus lines (https://peterpanbus.com/).
VISAS
Please visit this website for information that can help you with your US Visa application.
https://travel.state.gov/content/visas/en/general/visa-wizard.html
This Visa Wizard is a guide to help foreign citizens to understand which visa category might be appropriate for their travel to the United States. For example: “Most citizens of Germany can travel to the U.S. for Tourism or a Visit for 90 days or less without a visa under the “Visa Waiver Program.”
Visitor Information
Restaurants
For meals on your own, there are many restaurants in Falmouth and 6 in Woods Hole outside of the continental breakfasts, lunches and one reception that we will provide at the meeting. The Inn on the Square, Coonamessett, and Holiday Inn also have their own restaurants.