Date: Sun, 29 Oct 2006 21:44:22 -0500
To: WSFA members <WSFAlist at KeithLynch.net>,
   "'WSFA members'" <WSFAlist at KeithLynch.net>
From: "Mike B." <omni at omniphile.com>
Subject: [WSFA] Re: A DC hotels question
Reply-To: WSFA members <WSFAlist at KeithLynch.net>

At 10/29/2006 07:11 PM, Michael Nelson wrote:

>It was my impression from taking some courses in Crystal
>City that the underground shops and restaurants become
>a ghost town after 5 pm and on weekends.  Is that the
>case?  Are there enough condo dwellers, etc. to keep
>businesses open in the evenings and on weekends?

"Ghost Town" describes what I remember from cons held in that area (August
Party and a Mensa Regional Gathering).  It wasn't recent experience, so
keep that in mind, but once the workers left it was pretty deserted in the
passageways.  Some of the stores, like the drug store and some restaurants,
stayed open until mid-evening and were open on Saturday, but most of the
smaller places closed.  Deciding you were hungry at 10pm wasn't wise unless
you'd brought your own food and some places were closed on Sunday.  A bunch
of us took Metro to Pentagon City to find breakfast.

Parking is a PITA down there, and can be expensive...unless that's changed
too.  Taking Metro worked well, so long as a long walk in a tunnel didn't
bother you (I was younger and in decent shape, so no prob back
then...anyone on crutches is going to want to use them on whoever planned
the thing though).

-- Mike B.
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