<font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2">Originally posted by artboy:
I've been trying to get a decent weekend rate in DC for the past six weeks, because I want to "help out" and like staying in DC on weekends, but its not worth paying $100/night to save the 1.5 hour drive from Richmond. I'd rather just drive up more than once if the option is paying a high rate.
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Try staying just across the river in Crystal City or Rosslyn. You can get some very good weekend rates and free parking over the weekend at some nice hotels. We stayed at the Courtyard Rosslyn, 3 blocks from the Metro station and 4 stops from downtown, for $75 + tax + free parking pre-9/11.