Travel and Lodging

New Location. Wy’East Middle School, 1112 SE 136th Ave., Vancouver, WA 98683

Wy’East Middle School is a public school in Vancouver, Washington. Vancouver, Washington is located across the Columbia River from Portland, Oregon.  Wy’East Middle School is about 0.90 miles from the Doubletree Vancouver By Hilton hotel. Wy’East Middle School is about a 25 minute drive from Portland International Airport (PDX) at 5 am on a sunny summer Sunday morning with no traffic.  Monday-Friday during the morning and evening rush hours, it may take 50 minutes to travel from Vancouver to Portland International Airport, PDX.

Due to HVAC construction the OW APSI will NOT be at Union High School, Camas, WA

The OW APSI will be at Wy’East Middle School, 1112 SE 136th Ave., Vancouver, WA 98683

Lodging 

Our headquarters host hotel:
Doubletree by Hilton Vancouver
Vancouver, WA
 
under renovation January 2025 – June 2025
Oregon-Washington APSI Group Rate
 
Start Date: Monday, August 4, 2025
End Date: Friday, August 8, 2025
Last Day to Book: Sunday, June 23, 2025
Hotel(s) offering the OW APSI special group rate:
  • $169 USD per night plus taxes
  • Our code is OWA.
APSI Rate: $169 plus tax per night (10.7%, 8.7% sales tax and $2/day county lodging tax)
Free Parking, Free Wi-Fi, Complimentary Breakfast
The entire hotel is non-smoking (anything)
Last Day to Book and receive discount rate: June 23, 2025
Book on own via reservation link or call in. Pay on own.
This hotel is off I-205 in the Columbia River Valley, across from Stonemill Business Park. The complimentary shuttle offers an easy 10- 15 minute ride to the Portland International Airport when there is no rush hour traffic. The Portland International Airport (PDX) is located 11 miles from Vancouver/Camas, WA. Drive time to and from the airport varies depending on the density of traffic. This hotel does offer a limited shuttle service to the Portland International Airport (PDX).
Enjoy a variety of dining options nearby.
Wy’East Middle School is a 5 minute drive from this hotel. See the map below. This is a 0.9 mile walk from the hotel to the Middle School. Walking is possible.
This hotel will offer APSI teachers a limited shuttle service to Wy’East Middle School (in the morning around 7:30 am) and from (once in the afternoon around 4:30 pm) Wy’East Middle School to the hotel. Uber and Lyft available.

There is a 6 week cut-off date to book.  Teachers must book reservations by for the DoubleTree by June 23, 2025.

Book on own via reservation link above or call in and explain you are with the Oregon-Washington APSI.  Pay on your own.

2. Hampton Inn & Suites Portland/Vancouver, WA     
315 SE Olympia Drive, Vancouver, Washington, 98684, USA
  This hotel is close to the Middle School, about a one mile walk. There are no shuttles to the Middle School from this Hotel.
  We do not have a group rate at this hotel.  Room rates from $189 + tax per night.
Self parking = $10.00 / night.  +1 360-891-3000
https://www.hilton.com/en/locations/usa/washington/vancouver/hampton-by-hilton/
 
  ” You’ll find us just off I-205. Portland International Airport is 10 minutes away – we offer a free shuttle service there and back. Columbia Tech Center’s businesses and shops are less than two miles from our hotel. It’s 10 minutes to downtown Vancouver, and 20 to Portland. Relax in our indoor pool. Hot breakfast and WiFi are free.”
 
3. Holiday Inn Express & Suites Camas-Vancouver (one of three Oregon-Washington APSI official hotels)
1805 Southeast 192nd Avenue, Camas, WA 98607 United States
 
APSI Group Rate Days: 8/5-8/9/25
APSI Discount Code to be posted here.
APSI Rate: $169 plus taxes per night (10.7%, 8.7% sales tax and $2/day county lodging tax)
Free Parking, Free Breakfast, Free Wi-Fi, Complimentary Breakfast. The property is non-smoking throughout.
Please be advised this hotel can only accommodate up to Ten- Wheeler trucks. Anything larger will not fit in the HIE parking lot.
Last Day to Book: June 23, 2025. Book on own via reservation link or call in. Pay on own. APSI Discount Code to be posted here.
This hotel is located in a shopping center.
 
This hotel is NOT close to the Middle School. This hotel will NOT offer a shuttle service to Wy’East Middle School. Wy’East Middle School is a 14-20 minute drive from this hotel. See the map below.  This hotel does NOT offer shuttle service to the Portland International Airport.
 
Walking to the Wy’East Middle School is NOT recommended due to the absence of sidewalks on several streets, the distance, and the traffic.
 
 
 
 
 

Train Service 

The Amtrak Cascades passenger trains connect Portland, Seattle and Vancouver B.C. on a daily schedule. Free wireless Internet service is available in coach and business class cars on all Amtrak Cascades trains.

 

Air Travel

Portland International Airport (PDX)

7000 NE Airport Way, Portland, OR 97218

The Portland International Airport (PDX) PDX is optimistically just a 15 minute drive away from Vancouver, WA on a sunny Sunday morning at 5 am in the summer. USA and is served by 16 regional, national, and international airlines. PDX is located 11 miles from Vancouver/Camas, WA. Drive time to and from the airport varies, 15 minutes to 50 minutes, depending on the density of traffic.

Rental Cars: Check your favorite rental car company for information on their PDX offerings.