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Originally Posted by jrheydt
We plan on going to Washington in October for about 9 days and plan on going to the Smithsonian among other museums. My brother who lives in Maryland told me that we should try to find lodgings in Washington instead of the suburbs. Of course that means it would be more expensive. Our friends who are going with us is retired Air Force and mentioned to me that we may be able to stay in one of the DOD places. In any case they wanted me to post on this board about whether anyone here might have recommendations of where we can stay in Washington if the DOD facilities are not available. Of course, the closer we are to the Smithsonian would be the best option.
Hope we get some feedback. Thanx
John
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We stayed at the L'Enfant Plaza Hotel......google the address.
We took a cab straight from the airport to the L'Enfant.
The metro runs beneath it........which came in very handy.
Read below:
Oasis overlooking Washington, DC’s monuments
Walk to the Mall
Just 2 blocks from the Smithsonian museums and the National Mall, this Washington hotel is situated atop the L'Enfant Plaza Metro stop, with access to 4 Metro lines, and an underground shopping center.
Swim under stars
Highlights at L'Enfant Plaza Hotel include an outdoor heated rooftop pool, fitness center, seafood restaurant, and wireless Internet access throughout the property
ALSO.........we spent about four days in D.C. with our high school aged son while our daughter was an exchange student in Spain......then we flew to Florida..........primarily, my husband wanted him to experience the Smithsonian and this was a perfect location..............also to the Library of Congress and other places......plus other museums.
One day we took a TOUR BUS which took us to all the local sights plus the Kennedy Center for lunch.....then off to Thomas Jefferson's home in Virginia.......worth the trip.........then to some War monuments and of course Arlington National Cemetery..........glad we didn't drive to all of those places...........the bus tour was great. Very efficient.
Only bad thing was that during our trip, the White House was closed for repairs. This was a number of years ago.........but the hotel was wonderful.
Have fun.