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Grex > Travel > #73: Hellllllp! finding hotel room in Washington, DC | |
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tod
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response 109 of 126:
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Jun 14 21:44 UTC 2007 |
re #106
And half the time, you can waltz through the front door and pretend you stayed
the night while eating their free breakfast.
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marcvh
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response 110 of 126:
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Jun 14 22:23 UTC 2007 |
Why not just hold up a 7-11 for some muffins?
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tod
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response 111 of 126:
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Jun 15 14:11 UTC 2007 |
Don't think I haven't thought about it.
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bhelliom
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response 112 of 126:
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Jun 16 15:09 UTC 2007 |
It was a little tough when we got there, because there was a convention
in the area, and all of the hotels were booked. I forgot to tell my
mother which area I wanted to stay in to be centrally-located for the
property/apartment search, so we didn't make reservations. Having said
that, we did in fact get hotels. I've got a few recommendations.
Tyson's Corner is a GREAT place to book a room if you've got business in
DC. It's near enough to the District, it's got plenty of places to eat
and shop if you forgot anything for the trip, and the area is near to
the major routes/expressways.
The Westin Embassy Row on Massachusetts Ave in the District is not at
all impressive. Don't bother. To make matter's worse, everyone had
their hand out for the most menial tasks performed. I'm sorry, I will
tip you for bringing my bags up, but I'm not going to tip you for taking
them out of the car to put on the cart, neither am I going to tip the
guy holding the keys to the valeted car (the only way you can park
there), because he's not the one who actually brought the car from the
garage!
Sheraton Crystal City (Arlington, VA) is nice, as was the staff we
worked with when we checked in. They bent over backward to help up find
rooms for the rest of our time in the city. The only drawback is the
location of the bar/lounge, right off the lobby, and since smoking is
allowed, it was not easy for my mother to deal with, because she's
allergic to cigarette smoke and a number of scents.
Sheraton Tyson's Corner was great. I loved the rooms, there was no
smoking in the lobby area as far as I could tell, even though there was
a restaurant and bar there. The first two hotels had a physical ethernet
connection that you could plug into your laptop, but this hotel had
wireless access.
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jep
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response 113 of 126:
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Jun 20 20:05 UTC 2007 |
After all of this, something has come up and I had to cancel our hotel
reservation. We'll try again to arrange a trip at a later time.
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furs
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response 114 of 126:
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Jun 20 20:14 UTC 2007 |
wow! what a bummer!
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samiam
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response 115 of 126:
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Jun 20 21:23 UTC 2007 |
Crap. That stinks!
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slynne
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response 116 of 126:
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Jun 20 22:10 UTC 2007 |
That is too bad jep. But I have to admit that the end of June might not
be the best time to visit DC as it is often pretty hot there.
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cyklone
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response 117 of 126:
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Jun 20 23:49 UTC 2007 |
Hope you get another chance to go, jep.
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zulu
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response 118 of 126:
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Jun 21 00:12 UTC 2007 |
(Did you ever check availability of the Lincoln bedroom?)
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jep
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response 119 of 126:
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Jun 22 14:43 UTC 2007 |
What a weird week. We're going to be able to go after all. I just
rebooked our hotel. It cost me $25 to cancel it earlier this week, and
about $50 more to reserve our room (at the same hotel) for 5 days when I
booked it again through Expedia.
There's still a bummer involved. I asked my congressman's office for
help in getting reservations for tourist sites. I had asked with pretty
short notice. The hardest request for them to fulfill is the White
House. I got a call from someone there, the day after I cancelled the
hotel, and was told they had gotten us reservations for the White House.
Wow... but I couldn't use them. Our trip was cancelled.
So now the trip is on again, but we won't be going to the White House.
Ah, well. We'll leave that for another trip. Instead we'll freelance
and see what we can of the Smithsonian, Arlington Cemetary, National
Zoo, and such other sites as may catch our attention.
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slynne
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response 120 of 126:
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Jun 22 14:44 UTC 2007 |
Dont worry, you wont be short of things to do.
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cmcgee
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response 121 of 126:
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Jun 22 15:09 UTC 2007 |
National Gallery of Art. Great sculpture garden.
National Cathederal. Awe-inspiring architecture, irrespective of your
religious bent.
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jadecat
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response 122 of 126:
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Jun 22 15:18 UTC 2007 |
National Zoo!
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marcvh
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response 123 of 126:
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Jun 22 15:57 UTC 2007 |
Yeah, that's the biggest bummer with sites like Expedia -- the costs if
your plans change.
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edina
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response 124 of 126:
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Jun 22 16:54 UTC 2007 |
FYI, the Smithsonian's American History Museum is currently closed for
renovations.
Also, don't forget that there is a whole new branch of the Air and
Space Museum out by Dulles.
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jep
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response 125 of 126:
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Jun 22 17:35 UTC 2007 |
There is? I'll keep that in mind!
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nharmon
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response 126 of 126:
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Jun 22 18:35 UTC 2007 |
Yes, the Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center is part of the National Air and
Space Museum but it is located near Dulles Airport. My wife and I
visited it last year.
I took this picture there:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:Sr71_at_national_space_museum.jpg
They also have the Space Shuttle Enterprise there. It is hard to
describe how large the space shuttle is until you see it up close.
Also highly recommended is the new WWII memorial. Take some time with
this one because there is a LOT of detail and you will miss a lot of it
if you're take your time.
http://nharmon.multics.org/travel/washdc_july06/images/wwii%20memorial%20ei
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