Visiting the DC Area and need lodging near Metro
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Visiting the DC Area and need lodging near Metro
I am thinking about a trip in November to the DC area and would like to stay in Virginia at a inexpensive hotel that either is within walking distance to a Metro stop or has free shuttles to the Metro stop. If anyone knows of any good ones, please let me know. Thanks.
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If this is a pleasure trip, Virginia is a bit far from all the places you might want to visit.
Have you used Priceline before? You can get well-situated hotels for a much less price and November should not be that bad a month for bidding on Priceline.
Have you used Priceline before? You can get well-situated hotels for a much less price and November should not be that bad a month for bidding on Priceline.
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We stay at the Embassy Suites in Alexandria . . it is across th3e street from the Metro station and gives easy access to anywhere in DC
http://embassysuites1.hilton.com/en_...ia/services.do
http://embassysuites1.hilton.com/en_...ia/services.do
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The Americana Hotel in Arlington, Virginia gets very good reviews on Trip Advisor.http://www.tripadvisor.com/Hotel_Rev..._Virginia.html
The hotel is located in an area of Arlington called Crystal City and is within walking distance of both the Crystal City Metro stop and the Pentagon City Metro stop. They also offer free shuttles. The rate for mid-November ranges from $80 - $100.
As a resident of Arlington, I have not stayed in this hotel, but the price and location are excellent.
The hotel is located in an area of Arlington called Crystal City and is within walking distance of both the Crystal City Metro stop and the Pentagon City Metro stop. They also offer free shuttles. The rate for mid-November ranges from $80 - $100.
As a resident of Arlington, I have not stayed in this hotel, but the price and location are excellent.
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There are a number of hotels in Crystal City that are convenient to the Metro. The Americana that longhorn55 mentions is probably the least-expensive among them, and an acquaintance who stayed there in summer 2009 was very happy with it. (I stayed in it myself a number of years ago.)
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Crystal City, Pentagon City, and Rosslyn are the areas in Northern Virginia with multiple hotels in walking distance to Metro stations that are 3 or 4 stops from the Mall. Most variety is in Crystal City, then Rosslyn and Pentagon City.
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Lss1 makes a good point: especially outside tourist season (as during your planned November trip), many hotels aimed at business travelers in DC have significantly lower prices on weekends than on weekdays. The Crystal City hotels fall into this category, for sure.
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I just planned a trip for Sept and found 3 hotels that caught my eye, because I too wanted affordable pricing and wanted to be near a Metro stop. Check out the Hilton Garden Inn Courthouse in Arlington, Residence Inn Courthouse in Arlington, and Capitol Hill Suites. My parents stayed at Holiday Inn Arlington Ballston a couple times and had great things to say about that location too.
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My first choice for outside DC is Rosslyn, where there is Hyatt, Marriott, Best Western, Holiday Inn
Others near Courthouse fine too.
I know the Comfort Inns of "Landmark", "Vandorn" and "Springfield" all have free shuttles .. but note that the shuttle schedules may prevent you from some of your travels. Sometimes taking a public bus may offer better options than the "free" shuttle.
use http://wmata.com/mobile to check bus/metro schedules for various times you might be returning to your hotel to find bus choices.
Consider the Red Roof Inn in DC near Chinatown/Gallery place
Others near Courthouse fine too.
I know the Comfort Inns of "Landmark", "Vandorn" and "Springfield" all have free shuttles .. but note that the shuttle schedules may prevent you from some of your travels. Sometimes taking a public bus may offer better options than the "free" shuttle.
use http://wmata.com/mobile to check bus/metro schedules for various times you might be returning to your hotel to find bus choices.
Consider the Red Roof Inn in DC near Chinatown/Gallery place
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The three Comfort Inns that rb_traveler names are all a *long* way from downtown. The one at Van Dorn, in particular, has no restaurants, shops, or much of anything in walking distance. (They will, though, all have free parking, if that is valuable to you.) I wouldn't choose any of them if anything in Crystal City or Rosslyn (or the Red Roof in Chinatown) is within your budget.
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I've stayed at the Best Wester Iwo Jima and at the Inn of Rosslyn. Neither are great, but they'll both do for a bed at night. They're both within walking distance of both the Rosslyn and Courthouse metro stations in Arlington, VA on the Orange line