Hotel advice for D.C. trip

That's when we let it all out, baby!!

 

Would this be a decent place to stay?

Best Western Capital Beltway
5910 Princess Garden Pkwy, Lanham, Maryland

3 miles from Washington DC and about 5 miles from Capitol Hill, and offers a metro shuttle

 

We stayed at the Willard Hotel for a nice long weekend. Great old hotel, lots of history, walking distance to the Mall, the White House.
The Four Seasons in Georgetown is you've got huge money to spend.

There's a Marriott on upper Connecticutt Ave near the Zoo and Rock Creek Park that very nice.

 

AVOID THIS LIKE ANAL PRISON RAPE.

It's a horrible neighborhood, violent and drug infested. Take it from a professional. NO WAY DO YOU STA IN Prince George's COUNTY.

 

Ah, yes, I see: http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/03/28/AR2007032801265.html

Thanks for the advice!!!

 

What heyabbott said. DO NOT stay in PG County and pretty much as a rule of thumb, don't stay in NE or SE DC. Don't be lured in by the cheap rates.

 

Hmmmmmmmm, there's what looks like a nice bed + breakfast called The Bloomingdale Inn with good rates, located at 2417 First St. NW, about 1½ miles from the convention center. Maybe I'll try that.

 

TSP -- I'm not sure how great that area is either, although from their website, it does sound nice. If I can, I'll do a drive by for you later today.

 

If Dyno doesn't make it back, keep looking.

 

Ha! If it's where I think it is, a friend used to live around the corner and had to make friends with the dealers on the block so that she wouldn't get mugged on her way home.

 

Wow, you're the man, Dyno! Also looking at this one:

Intown Uptown Inn
4907 14th St. NW

That one's 3½ miles from the convo center, but right next to a Metro stop (or so they say). The other is closer to the convo center, but a long walk to a Metro stop -- though maybe a cab ride would be cheap. But the first one has its own bathroom and the second has a shared bathroom AND a 27-inch flat-screen! They're the same price.

I think based on reviews I read online The Bloomingdale Inn is in a kinda shady area. The other I can't find anything negative about.

Bed & breakfast, here I come?

 

Actually, I'm a woman, but thanks for the props anyway.

At the Bloomingdale, even if the immediate area has improved, I would not recommend walking to the Convention Center. I also don't know how easily you could get a cab over there.

As for the second one, I'm not familiar with the neighborhood, but it looks like it's 19 blocks from the metro (the B&B's address is 4907 14th Street and the Columbia Heights metro stop is at 3030 14th Street).