Theresa

Hi,

I will be traveling with my mom who is visually impaired/with a service dog to Washington DC for a few days in October. She also has some mobility issues that she really can't walk long distances. She can be up/walking for 4-5 hours at a time and then needs to rest.

We would like to see a few memorial sites such as the Vietnam Memorial, WWII Memorial, Korean War memorial and also some other famous sites such as the Lincoln Memorial. The memorials are a big deal as my mom's dad died in WWII and her adopted father fought in Vietnam and Korea.

I will probably sign up for a bus tour to take us to Arlington Cemetery and to the memorials at night as I think they are very striking at that time.

Whenever I have been to DC before, I have taken the train in from Philadelphia for day trips. I am now not within train/driving distance and will need a hotel for 3 nights. Typically - I like 3-4 star hotels but location is probably the key on this trip.

Is there a hotel that is close to some of the sites that I should book or am I better off booking a hotel outside of the city but near a train terminal. On our last day, we will have to meet a bus at Union Train Station to take a bus to NYC for a cruise.

Any advice would be greatly appreciated. I have done DC many times but have never spent the night there.

Thanks in advance for any assistance.

Anonymous

Are you sure that our bus leaves from Union Station? What do you plan to do, besides the monuments/memorials?

Theresa

Yes - we are supposed to meet the bus at Union Station at 8 am.

We plan on just visiting the memorials/monuments and maybe one of two museums. When I am with my mom - we go at a slower pace and just play it by year.

stumpworks73

The Courtyard on Rhode Island is in a very central location. Short cab rides or modest walks to your destinations. A very central location.

curiousgeo

You might consider the Grand Hyatt, at 1000 H Street, which has lobby access to the Metro Center station. Metro Center accesses the blue, orange and red subway lines, the red line takes you to Union Station.