Originally Posted by
silverthief2
Agreed. When the OP has dates booked he should then check the WMATA website for the planned track work and avoid the impacted lines if possible. It would be a pretty miserable trip if, e.g. he was staying up in Rockville and Red Line trains were only running every 25 minutes all weekend due to single tracking (there is also some weeknight track work).
The few times I have taken Metrorail have made me thankful I don't have to depend on it all the time.
Why would a foreign visitor want to stay in Rockville or anywhere else that isn't a sub-90 minute walk to the White House and/or the monuments?
DC and the nearby Arlington area is a great area and most frequently a great area for Priceline/Hotwire hotel bookings. Cabs are relatively cheap and a good supplement for Metro and other public transit use.