Hotels and Transportation

Travel Note

Arriving in Kent Island

TRAFFIC on BAY BRIDGE We recommend staying on Kent Island. Bay Bridge traffic can cause significant delays in September. If you choose to stay in the Annapolis area on the "other" of the bridge, please give yourself extra time. UBERS/LYFTS Uber, Lyfts, and other Rideshares are very limited on Kent Island. Shuttles will be provided for wedding day. SHUTTLE SERVICES We will have shuttle buses operating on Kent Island for all events on Friday and Saturday evenings. Buses will pick up guests from specific hotels. More details to follow. CLOSEST AIRPORT There are three airports in the DMV. The most convenient airport for you to use to travel to Stevensville, MD, is the Baltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport (BWI). BWI is a major hub for Southwest Airlines.

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The Inn at the Chesapeake Bay Beach Club & Spa

All wedding activities (welcome party on Friday evening and wedding on Saturday) will be held within a 1/4 mile of the Inn. We don't have an open room block, but non-room block reservations can be made by calling the hotel directly OR by clicking the link below. Note that online reservations for the Inn cannot be made until 6 months prior to the arrival date, Wednesday, March 13, 2024.

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Hilton Garden Inn Kent Island

A room block has been reserved at the Hilton Garden Inn Kent Island for the weekend of the wedding at the rate of $349 per night. Please call the hotel directly at 410-827-3877 OR click the link below to secure your room. Be sure to complete your reservation before Thursday, August 1, 2024 to secure the special wedding weekend rates. When calling in, please mention the O'Connell/McGillivray wedding. Note that there is a two night minimum stay required at this hotel. Check in time is 3:00pm and check out time is noon at the Hilton Garden Inn Kent Island.

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Holiday Inn Express Annapolis East-Kent Island, an IHG Hotel

A room block has been reserved at the Holiday Inn Express Kent Island for the weekend of the wedding at the rate of $289 per night. Please call the hotel directly at 410-827-4454 OR click the link below to secure your room. Be sure to complete your reservation before Thursday, August 1, 2024 to secure the special wedding weekend rates. When calling in, please mention the O'Connell/McGillivray wedding room block and booking code OMW. Check in time is 3:00pm and check out time is 11:00am at the Holiday Inn Express Kent Island.

Discount Code - OMW

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Best Western Kent Narrows Inn

A room block has been reserved at the Best Western Kent Island for the weekend of the wedding at the rate of $330 per night. Please call the hotel directly at 410-827-8626 OR click the link below to secure your room. Be sure to complete your reservation before Friday, August 16, 2024 to secure the special wedding weekend rates. When calling in, please mention the O'Connell/McGillivray wedding room block. Check in time is 4:00pm and check out time is 11:00am at the Best Western Kent Island.

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Hyatt Place Kent Narrows & Marina

We do not have a room block secured at the Hyatt Place but it is in a great location on Kent Island and is within walking distance to several of the other hotels/shuttle pick up areas.

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Quality Inn

We do not have a room block secured at the Quality Inn. It is about 1/2 mile out of Kent Island. Guests staying at the Quality Inn should plan to drive to one of the KI hotels to access the shuttles to the wedding.

Shuttle

Weekend Transportation

September 14, 2024 6:00 pm

Transportation will be provided for hotel guests. The transport will run to and from the host hotels for both the welcome party on Friday evening and the wedding on Saturday. Guests will be asked to indicate on their response card if they plan to use the provided transportation. Please check back closer to the wedding date for updated shuttle pickup locations and timing.