What the heck is happening in DC next week? Hotel prices sky high
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What the heck is happening in DC next week? Hotel prices sky high
I've been trying to book a one night stay in DC for an overnight research trip and all my usual hotels are either full or at least triple the normal room rate. Fortunately I can put off my trip for another week or two, but I'm curious as to what the heck is happening in town next week.
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Starting this weekend? Via WMATA:
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I doubt that an OBGYN convention is going to spike hotel demand. Could be a surge in hotel demand owing to college graduations. Both GW and Georgetown are in the middle of graduation periods next week and a lot of families for these two universities are out-of-town types.
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I doubt that an OBGYN convention is going to spike hotel demand. Could be a surge in hotel demand owing to college graduations. Both GW and Georgetown are in the middle of graduation periods next week and a lot of families for these two universities are out-of-town types.
Also, don't underestimate the impact of these once-a-year nationwide medical conventions - this is not just a local group.
Medical conventions also get a lot of non-doctor attendees such as medical suppliers, big drug companies and the like. The non-physicans often outnumber the doctors.
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Interesting, ACOG estimates 5,000 professionals which I take to mean physicians and nurse practitioners and total attendance of 11,000 (vendors, exhibitors, etc.).
A decent surge. So, the graduation surge plus this is probably indeed affecting hotel demand.
Of course, there are 100,000+ rooms in the DC area, but doctors are usually high spenders so the premium rooms in DC proper are probably being gobbled up.
A decent surge. So, the graduation surge plus this is probably indeed affecting hotel demand.
Of course, there are 100,000+ rooms in the DC area, but doctors are usually high spenders so the premium rooms in DC proper are probably being gobbled up.
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I'm in the "just need a decent place to sleep and working wifi" category for my one night work trips and the places where I can usually find a room for under $135 are now at least $300, and that's if they even have any rooms left. There's some *** places at $650/night.
I figured there had to be some event on lobbyist level budgets, but maybe doctors spend in the same bracket.
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Curiousity got to me and I did a couple Starwood and Hilton searches. Yeah, there seems to be a major, major run on rooms (just looking at next Thursday).
Many hotels are completely sold out. My normal barometer for if a weekend is busy or not (the Mark Center Hilton) is north of $250.
You have to get out to Tysons before you see any Starwood hotels in the $150 range.
Many hotels are completely sold out. My normal barometer for if a weekend is busy or not (the Mark Center Hilton) is north of $250.
You have to get out to Tysons before you see any Starwood hotels in the $150 range.
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It's also National Police Week.
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It's also National Police Week.
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I've been trying to book a one night stay in DC for an overnight research trip and all my usual hotels are either full or at least triple the normal room rate. Fortunately I can put off my trip for another week or two, but I'm curious as to what the heck is happening in town next week.