The wedding ceremony is Saturday, July 7th, 2007 at 5:30pm, at the Highland Country Club in the North Hills area of Pittsburgh. The reception follows immediately afterward. Child care will be available at the reception.
A block of rooms has been reserved at a nearby Holiday Inn. Directions to and from all of these locations are below. If you have any questions, don't hesitate to contact Mark or Kristin.
Important Locations
Wedding and Reception Hall
The wedding service and reception are being held at the Highland Country Club, 450 Highland Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA 15229. (See Map)
The club is easily accessed from I-279 at exit 14 - Belleview/West View. At the end of the exit ramp, turn right on to Union Ave Extension, which turns into Gass Road (instructions are the same whether you're coming from the North or South). Make a right turn on to Highland Avenue, and Highland Country Club will be on your left. Valet parking will be provided.
From the hotel, turn left on McKnight Road. A t the first light turn left onto Siebert Road. Continue for .4 miles and turn left on Babcock Blvd. After .8 miles, turn right onto Rochester Road and continue for 1.3 miles to Perry Highway/US-19. Turn left onto Perry Highway and take the second right onto Highland Avenue. The Club will be on your right. (note that street signage is somewhat iffy in Pittsburgh, so it helps to keep an eye on the distances, too)
Hotel
A block of rooms has been reserved at the Holiday Inn Pittsburgh - North Hills (link to website). Make sure to mention the Bentrem-Pfaff Wedding to get the discounted rate ($99 for a king, $109 for two queens).
The hotel located on McKnight road, easy to get to from I-279 North and only minutes from the wedding and reception. It is about 21 miles from the airport, a $50 one-way cab fare (this hotel does not have its own shuttle to the airport).
The address is:
4859 McKnight Road
Pittsburgh, PA 15237 (See Map).
Phone: 412-366-5200 (most reliable) or toll-free: 888-465-4329 (some people have told us about problems making reservations via the toll-free line.)
Pittsburgh International Airport
The Pittsburgh Airport (link to website) is located about 16 miles west of Pittsburgh (See Map). The website has additional information about transportation and passenger services.
Directions for out-of-towners
Pittsburgh is notoriously disorienting whether you live there or are coming from out of town. The abundance of mountains and rivers makes the geography a bizarre set of twists and turns. Street signage is sometimes inadequate, too, so below are directions we hope will make sense. If at any time you get lost or need help getting from one place to another (or are just looking for a nice place to eat), you can call our cell phones (Mark: 814-404-3705; Kristin: 412-400-0305).
To the hotel from the North
I-79 South to I-279 South (signs for I-279 S / Pittsburgh). Follow I-279 South to exit 12 toward US-19/Perrysville Ave. At the end of the ramp, turn left to cross Perrysville Ave and continue on Cemetery Lane. Turn right at Babcock Blvd. Turn left onto the McKnight Road North ramp (to Wexford). Make a left at the Staples store in approximately 1 mile.
To the hotel from the East
Follow I-376 West into Pittsburgh. Take exit 1A for I-279 North toward the Fort Duquesne Bridge/North Shore. Keep following signs for I-279 North and continue to exit 11 - McKnight Road. Keep left on the exit ramp for McKnight Road. Make a left at the 4th light (by the Staples store) about 2.5 miles from the exit.
To the hotel from the South or West
From 79N or 22/30 E (depending on where you're coming from), take I-279 North through Pittsburgh to exit 11 - McKnight Road. Keep left on the exit ramp for McKnight Road. Make a left at the 4th light (by the Staples store), about 2.5 miles from the exit.
To the hotel from the Airport
It is actually a fairly straight shot from the airport, but the highway changes names a few times, which makes giving directions more confusing than it should be. If you've never driven into Pittsburgh before, get ready for the view of the city when you emerge from the Fort Pitt tunnels!
From the airport terminal take PA-60 South toward Pittsburgh. After 7 miles this becomes US-22 East/US-30 South - continue on 22/30 toward Pittsburgh for another 10 miles until the road becomes I-279 North.
I-279 North enters downtown Pittsburgh via the Fort Pitt Tunnels. To stay on I-279 North through Pittsburgh, it helps to keep to the left-most lanes when entering the tunnel. Once you exit the tunnel, watch the signs and stay in the I-279 N lanes as you navigate across several bridges and overpasses. Continue on I-279 N for about 4 more miles to exit 11 - McKnight Road. The exit ramp divides into two lanes - McKnight Road is the left lane. Make a left at the 4th light (by the Staples store), about 2.5 miles from the exit (Directions via Google Maps)
From the hotel back to the airport
This is pretty much like how you got to the hotel from the airport, but backwards. (Directions via Google Maps)