Originally Posted by
AlanInDC
Gallery Place/Chinatown is a hopping area. Renaissance Hotel and Courtyard (both Marriott) are there, and Embassy Suites (Hilton) nearby. Grand Hyatt and Marriott Metro Center nearby too.
Gallery Place is also a straight shot to/from DCA (yellow line) and to Van Ness (red line).
Note that metro has limited hours, so some off-peak flights won't work with metro. For example for 6am departures, you'll have to figure out something else.