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First Time D.C. Visitor - Hotels/Restaurants Advice

Posted by: cakeman6789 on Jul 2, 12 at 04:32 PM Posted in: United States Tagged: Washington, D.C. Jump to last reply

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Hi All,

I will be going to D.C. the last weekend of July for 5 days. Needed to know the following.

First off, I am looking to stay at either the Residence Inn Fairfax City, the Courtyard Dunn Loring Fairfax or the Courtyard Tysons Corner Fairfax.

Which is more convenient in terms of closeness and metro access to D.C.? The only thing I care about is being able to drive or walk to the Metro. Don't care about restaurants or shopping near my hotel.

Also, what is the best seafood restaurant in D.C. and are there any restaurants in which I can get a Beef Wellington at?

Thanks

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vjpblovesitaly on Jul 2, 12 at 04:50 PM

Those hotels are not convenient.
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StCirq on Jul 2, 12 at 05:26 PM

I agree that those hotels are all waaayyyy too far away.

Probably the best seafood restaurant is Kinkeads, but book ahead, as in now.

Try The Capital Grill for beef Wellington.
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SPQR on Jul 3, 12 at 12:20 PM

Courtyard Dunn Loring is right across the street from the Dunn Loring Metro station, but is still outside the beltway and a longish metro ride to downtown.
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tomfuller on Jul 3, 12 at 12:31 PM

For staying east of the city, find something near Greenbelt, MD.
The Greenbelt METRO station is the end of the Green Line and has free parking up to about 14 hours.
From there it is an easy drive to Baltimore to see the attractions there.
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bardo1 on Jul 3, 12 at 01:11 PM

Agree re. Kinkeads. Oceanaire is a good backup if it's too late to snag a table at Kinkeads.

Here's a tool for finding hotels near a (closer) Metro station . Click on the stations - hotels will show as a "red square".

http://www.stationmasters.com/System_Map/system_map.html

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MikeT on Jul 3, 12 at 07:43 PM

Are you staying way out there because of points or free nights? There is no good reason to stay that far away and inconvenient.

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