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General directions to Mellon Park - Pittsburgh, PA:
Mellon Park is located in Pittsburgh's Shadyside/Squirrel Hill area along Shady Avenue, Fifth Avenue and Beechwood Blvd. The Pittsburgh Center for the Arts and The Phipps Garden Center is adjacent to Mellon Park.

>Mapquest<  Pittsburgh Center for the Arts- 6300 Fifth Ave, Pittsburgh, PA 15232


From the East: Exit 6 of Pennsylvania Turnpike at Monroeville. Follow I-376 to Pittsburgh. Exit at Edgewood/Swissvale Exit. Turn right onto Braddock Avenue, turn left at the second light onto Forbes Avenue. Turn right onto Shady Avenue at the third light. Follow for about 1-1/4 miles to Mellon Park. Enter the park on your right at the sign for the Pittsburgh Civic Garden Center. (If you intersect Fifth Avenue, you just passes it!)

From the North: Follow I-79 to I-279 just south of Wexford, then as you approach downtown Pittsburgh, take I-579 south (Veterans Bridge). Follow signs for Monroeville/Parkway East and take I-376 East. Exit at Squirrel Hill, then take the first left off the exit ramp. At the first traffic light (a five-way intersection) take the shallow right onto Forward Avenue (between the BP Station and USA Professional Karate). Go two blocks to the next light and turn left onto Shady Avenue. Follow Shady Avenue for about 1.5 miles to Mellon Park. Enter the park on your right at the sign for the Pittsburgh Civic Garden Center. (If you intersect Fifth Avenue, you just passes it!)

From the West: Follow the Parkway West I-279 through the Fort Pitt Tunnels and across the Fort Pitt Bridge. Follow signs to Monroeville via I-379 (parkway East). Follow exit directions as above directions from the North.

From the South: Hit either parkway West/I-279 or Parkway East/I-376 and follow directions as above.

Visitor Parking:
- Beechwood Blvd
- Shady Avenue
- Fifth Avenue (Saturday and Sunday)
- The Pittsburgh Center for the Arts (metered lot)
- The Ellis School (Saturday and Sunday)

 

Hotel Information for the city of Pittsburgh

Oakland: (near the Carnegie Museum, University of Pittsburgh, Carnegie Mellon University, Phipps Conservatory)

Holiday Inn Select University Center
100 Lytton Avenue
Pittsburgh, PA 15213
(412) 682-6200
251 rooms / 3 suites. $134.95 single & double. Airport shuttle service available. Parking: $12/day. Handicapped accessible.

The University Club of Pittsburgh
123 University Place
Pittsburgh, PA 15213
(412) 621-1890

Wyndham Garden Hotel
3454 Forbes Avenue
Pittsburgh , PA 15213
412-683-2040
The Wyndham Garden Hotel - University Place has a stunning entry and lobby atrium, as well as an elegant library. The hotel is located in the heart of Pittsburgh's education and medical communities, just minutes from downtown Pittsburgh.

University Place Quality Inn

Residence Inn by Marriott
3896 Bigelow Boulevard
Pittsburgh , PA 15213
(412) 621-2200
Residence Inn by Marriott is designed to make you feel at home for a day, a week, a month or more. Our suites give you fifty percent more space than a traditional hotel room. The Residence Inn Pittsburgh-Oakland is located three miles east of downtown Pittsburgh and one mile from Carnegie Mellon University, the University of Pittsburgh and three hospitals.

Hampton Inn University Center
3315 Hamlet Street
Pittsburgh, PA 15213
(412) 681-1000
This award winning hotel provides clean, comfortable accommodations and outstanding service at reasonable rates. Free parking, shuttle service and deluxe continental breakfast are offered to all guests. We are ideally located in Pittsburgh's Oakland district, just two miles from Downtown.

Best Western University Center Hotel
3401 Blvd. of the Allies
Pittsburgh, PA 15213
(412 683-6115
***Special rate for A Fair in the Park Artists. $69. per room per night. 1-4 people per room. Must reserve by August 20th.

Shadyside: (upscale area with retail shops, galleries, Pittsburgh Center for the Arts, bars, restaurants)

Apple Tree Inn
703 South Negley Avenue
Pittsburgh, PA 15232
(412) 661-0631
We have 8 rooms. The prices range from $140 to $190. Antiques, private baths and telephones, full breakfasts and Victorian garden. Near shopping & dining of Walnut Street. Free parking. No special airport shuttle available.

Friendship Suites
301 Stratford Avenue,
Pittsburgh, PA 15232
(412)392-1935

Sunnyledge Boutique Hotel
5124 Fifth Avenue
Pittsburgh , PA 15232
412-683-5014
Each guest room has its own style and includes all the modern conveniences. Our full service 5-star restaurant is also decorated in the Victorian style and serves three meals a day to hotel guests only. We have a 24-hour concierge service for the business traveler with a fax ans assistant available. Located in the Heart of the Upscale Shadyside District of Pittsburgh. Walking Distance to Shops and Restaurants.

Shadyside Inn and Suites
5405 Fifth Avenue
Pittsburgh, PA 15232
(412) 441-4444
Elegantly furnished one or two bedroom suites for less than a hotel room! Fully equipped kitchens, fluffy linens, TV, VCR, free cable movies, free local telephone calls. Located steps from Walnut Street's 145 fashionable shops and 12 delicious restaurants. Only one mile from universities and hospitals. at the Shadyside Inn you will feel right at home.

Bloomfield: (Pittsburgh's "Little Italy", retail shops, galleries, bars, restaurants)

Courtyard by Mariott

Downtown Pittsburgh: (Pittsburgh's Cultural District, The Matress Factory, The Warhol Museum, Pittsburgh's Strip District)

The Westin Convention Center
1000 Penn Avenue
Pittsburgh, PA 15222
(412) 281-3700
Located in the heart of Pittsburgh business and cultural districts, The Westin Convention Center Pittsburgh is connected by skywalk to the new David L. Lawrence Convention Center.

The Priory - A City Inn
614 Pressley Street
Pittsburgh, PA 15212
(412) 231-3338
The Priory was restored as a small hotel in 1986. The 24 guest rooms, which include 3 suites, are furnished in Victorian antiques. Guests may enjoy the complimentary continental breakfast in the dining room and evening wine in the library or courtyard. Based on the European tradition of hospitality, the staff provides classic good taste and individual service.

Hawthorn Suites Hotel
700 Mansfield Avenue
Pittsburgh, PA 15205
412-279-6300
Features living room area and fully equipped kitchens. Hotel includes outdoor pool, hot tub, gazebo, barbecue area, Sportcourt and toddler play area. Located four miles from downtown Pittsburgh.

Doubletree Hotel
1000 Penn Avenue
Pittsburgh, PA 15222
(412) 281-3700
616 rooms / 45 suites. $89-182, single/double rates. Parking: $14/day. Airport shuttle service available. Handicapped accessible.

Renaissance Pittsburgh Hotel
107 6th Street
Pittsburgh, PA 15222
412-562-1200
Nestled along the picturesque Allegheny River, is PittsburghÍs only AAA Four Diamond hotel. The 1906 Fulton Building was meticulously restored and reintroduced as an Historic Hotel of America in 2001. Centrally located within Pittsburgh's thriving business and cultural district and surrounded by an eclectic mix of world-class theaters, restaurants, nightclubs, shopping, and sports venues. 10 meeting rooms with 10,000 sq. ft. of total meeting space.

Omni William Penn Hotel
530 William Penn Place
Pittsburgh, PA 15219
(412) 281-7100
Located in the heart of the downtown business district, the renowned Omni William Penn Hotel is a historic landmark elegantly renovated for the 21st century traveler, while retaining its original 1916 charm. Just steps away from the Convention Center, sporting and cultural venues and a variety of shopping. 17 miles from Pittsburgh International Airport and Allegheny County Airport.

North Side: (Warhol Museum, The Matress Factory, Baseball and Football Stadiums)

Inn On the Mexican War Streets
604 W. North Avenue
Pittsburgh, PA 15212-4538
412-231-6544
We welcome you to the newly renovated Boggs mansion. Once the town home of financier and department store baron Russell H. Boggs, now an elegant Bed & Breakfast rich in character with guest rooms that are charmingly unique. Experience hospitality that is truly Pittsburgh, be our guest at the Inn on the Mexican War Streets.

Southside: (retail shops, galleries, bars, restaurants)

Sheraton Hotel Station Square
7 Station Square Drive
Pittsburgh, PA 15219
(412) 261-2000
Pittsburgh's only riverfront hotel, is just steps away from downtown corporate and retail centers. Three hundred ninty six tastefully decorated rooms. Courtesy shuttle is available weekdays to downtown.

For more information: www.pittsburgh.net