Suggestions for Washington D.C, with teens: lounge desirable
Feb 15, 2010, 6:17 pm
#16
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WASHINGTON, DC
HOTELS and METRO STATIONS
HOTELS and METRO STATIONS
STARWOOD
Fairfax Embassy Row
Dupont Circle (1 short block)
Red line
Westin Grand
Foggy Bottom (5 blocks)
Blue line/Orange line
Westin Arlington Gateway
Ballston (2 blocks)
Orange line
Westin Washington, DC City Center
McPherson Square (3 ˝ blocks)
Blue line/Orange line
Four Points – Downtown
Metro Center (3 ˝ blocks)
Red line/Blue line/Orange line
Sheraton National
Pentagon City (7 minutes – complimentary shuttle)
Blue line/Yellow line
Sheraton Crystal City
Crystal City (1 block)
Blue line/Yellow line
Sheraton Suites – Alexandria
Braddock Road (7 blocks)
Blue line/Yellow line
St. Regis
McPherson Square (1 block)
Blue line/Orange line
Feb 15, 2010, 10:31 pm
#17
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Everyone has made helpful suggestions, thank you. We will be staying with starpoints and probably book a suite if we can or a room with 2 Queens if available(we area lowly gold).
Feb 18, 2010, 7:10 am
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Thanks for the listing above controller1. Very helpful.
Feb 18, 2010, 9:39 am
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Feb 18, 2010, 11:33 am
#21
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I agree. W would not fit the requirements. Any of the the Westins would be better, especially the Arlington Gateway and Alexandria during the week when the lounges are open.
Feb 18, 2010, 12:41 pm
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You will not get any lounge access being a Gold so I don't know what you were originally thinking. In any event, I would still sugest the Sheraton Guest Suites Alexandria since a suite is the type of room that you say you will need and you can get one using your Starpoints without the need for the extra points that obtaining a suite upgrade would entail at any of the other properties.
Feb 18, 2010, 6:30 pm
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Apr 10, 2010, 10:38 am
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We finally bought our airline tickets, and I have 2 room reservations. One is for the Westin Grand in a standard room. The other is for the Fairfax in a deluxe suite(the teens can sleep in the sofabed in the living room). I am using points and only gold. I'm leaning toward the Fairfax because although we won't be in the room that much, when we are there it will be nice to have the extra space, and it's the closest to the Metro. Any other thoughts?
Tried to book a club room at Sheraton Crytal City but rooms with 2 doubles are sold out. I liked the idea of saving money on breakfast. But I think I like the idea of being right downtown better anyway!
Tried to book a club room at Sheraton Crytal City but rooms with 2 doubles are sold out. I liked the idea of saving money on breakfast. But I think I like the idea of being right downtown better anyway!
Apr 10, 2010, 12:32 pm
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We finally bought our airline tickets, and I have 2 room reservations. One is for the Westin Grand in a standard room. The other is for the Fairfax in a deluxe suite(the teens can sleep in the sofabed in the living room). I am using points and only gold. I'm leaning toward the Fairfax because although we won't be in the room that much, when we are there it will be nice to have the extra space, and it's the closest to the Metro. Any other thoughts?
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Apr 10, 2010, 3:32 pm
#27
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Doesn't sound like my experience last week. I was upgraded to a Wow Suite - and it was huge.
Apr 12, 2010, 9:25 am
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