Originally Posted by
aradisc
Should've asked for a different alternate. There are dozens of hotels within 5 miles of Dulles, most of them quite decent.
Oh, sure, but lots of them are ratty, and I did have to be in DC the next morning anyhow, so not a huge deal; having them send me to a property of their choice + points compensation wasn't a bad deal in my opinion at the time.
Unfortunately I'm still waiting on the points to post... will give it another week (it has been 6 days).