Date: Sun, 14 Nov 2004 12:55:48 -0500
To: WSFA members <WSFAlist at WSFA.org>
From: Elspeth Kovar <ekovar at worldnet.att.net>
Subject: [WSFA] Re: Hotels
Reply-To: WSFA members <WSFAlist at WSFA.org>

At 01:15 PM 11/13/2004, thaughey wrote:
>About half the times that I get back to the Washington area have
>something to do with politics.  It looks like I'll be up there again for
>the inaugural.  Right now I'm trying to find a reasonable, decent hotel
>in D. C. or close to the Metro that would block about 80 rooms for the
>Texas county chairmen's association at prices that aren't jacked through
>the roof.  I've seen amazing changes in normal rates for the January
>17th to departure on the 21st.  One hotel had a $79 price for Monday the
>17th and a $600 per day price thereafter.  I haven't been able to find
>anything in D. C. for under $250 a night for those dates.  Is there
>anything there, or should I be content with New Carrollton, Bethesda,
>Falls Church, etc.?  Has anyone got any ideas (along with phone numbers
>to call)?  I also need a frank assessment of hotels since nobody wants
>to stay at a dump.--Tom Haughey

Most likely you're going to have to go with one of the suburbs.  I assume
that your group would prefer depending on public transportation or each
member  paying his/her own cab fare?  Or would staying further out and the
group arranging for a bus in in the morning and out in the evening/at night
work?

In any event, drop me an email at my own email address,
ekovar at worldnet.att.net and I'll see what I can come up with for you.

Elspeth