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Hotel Help
I am taking my girlfriend to her first Redskins game, we will be attending the Saints game on September 14th, can anyone recommend a really nice hotel in the area. We will be arriving the Friday before and want to vistit the Smithsonian sites, we both love that stuff. I have tickets to the game but would love to hear from my brother skins for a great hotel and fine dining options. She is unfortunalely a philthy fan, and I need to show her how we do it, money really doesnt' matter but I do want a great time for the amount I will have to dish out. Please help a fellow skins fan out!!
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Depends on where you want to stay and how much you want to spend. If you want to stay in downtown DC (near the Smithsonians), I can help you out with both hotels and food choices. If you want to show her what a nice town DC is, I'd suggest that, though it's pricey.
Depending on your budget, I'd certainly NOT suggest staying near FedEx field if you want to impress her with DC, though.
Depending on your budget, I'd certainly NOT suggest staying near FedEx field if you want to impress her with DC, though.
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Downtown DC:
I'm staying with the nicer hotels, because you mentioned you wanted to impress her. Let me know if these are too expensive.
Mandarin Oriental. We stayed here for a weekend away (got it on a special deal, so the price wasn't insane...just slightly shocking), and it's beautiful. 2 block walk to the Smithsonian Museums...though it's situated in a wierd area chock full of government buildings. Overlooks the river, though.
The Willard. A DC landmark, and impressive as hell, especially the entry way, which looks like it was lifted straight from an old-school European palace imho.
Neither of the two above would I do unless you find a special deal (check Orbitz or whatever), they're just too expensive otherwise imho (standard rates are like 400 a night, no joke). But both are amazing...
Grand Hyatt, DC. It's a conference center type thing, pretty nice, but easy access to Metro.
DuPont: Further from the center of town (though Metro access and a very short ride to downtown), but nice area with much better night life, and tends to be less expensive.
Hotel Palomar. Modern and nice. Haven't stayed there, but have heard good things about it.
Park Hyatt. It's a nice hotel, but has the benefit of having a really excellent restaurant in-house. Blue Duck Tavern. I eat at a lot of the good places near Downtown (thanks to my job, these meals are on my firm), but this was really a great place to eat. Fantastic.
For dining options, some off the top of my head that I've been to near Downtown (google them to read about them):
Best in Town: Citronelle. Not even close. It's also atrociously expensive, but this restaurant is world-quality.
Expensive, but good: Source, Central, CityZen, Tosca, Kinkead's, 1789 (but if you're doing French, just bite the bullet and look at Citronelle)
Other ones I can think of : Palena (highly recommended, a little outside downtown), TenPenh, Oyamel, Cafe Atlantico, Jaleo, Ceiba, Oya.
Note: All of these restaurants are expensive, but food in DC tends to be expensive anyways. I routinely spend 10 bucks on lunch, just for a freaking sandwich and drink from Cosi. I've eaten at all of these restaurants, and I think they're all good...some better than others, but they span a huge range of food choices.
If you let me know what you're interested in (American, etc.) I can provide other options. That is, if you want a nice fat steak, I'd go for BLT Steak or Capital Grill, but I wouldn't mention them otherwise. If you want a classic, check Old Ebbitt's Grille, where you'll likely see a Senator or two.
Frommer's has a decent DC guide to restaurants that you may want to look at.
I'm staying with the nicer hotels, because you mentioned you wanted to impress her. Let me know if these are too expensive.
Mandarin Oriental. We stayed here for a weekend away (got it on a special deal, so the price wasn't insane...just slightly shocking), and it's beautiful. 2 block walk to the Smithsonian Museums...though it's situated in a wierd area chock full of government buildings. Overlooks the river, though.
The Willard. A DC landmark, and impressive as hell, especially the entry way, which looks like it was lifted straight from an old-school European palace imho.
Neither of the two above would I do unless you find a special deal (check Orbitz or whatever), they're just too expensive otherwise imho (standard rates are like 400 a night, no joke). But both are amazing...
Grand Hyatt, DC. It's a conference center type thing, pretty nice, but easy access to Metro.
DuPont: Further from the center of town (though Metro access and a very short ride to downtown), but nice area with much better night life, and tends to be less expensive.
Hotel Palomar. Modern and nice. Haven't stayed there, but have heard good things about it.
Park Hyatt. It's a nice hotel, but has the benefit of having a really excellent restaurant in-house. Blue Duck Tavern. I eat at a lot of the good places near Downtown (thanks to my job, these meals are on my firm), but this was really a great place to eat. Fantastic.
For dining options, some off the top of my head that I've been to near Downtown (google them to read about them):
Best in Town: Citronelle. Not even close. It's also atrociously expensive, but this restaurant is world-quality.
Expensive, but good: Source, Central, CityZen, Tosca, Kinkead's, 1789 (but if you're doing French, just bite the bullet and look at Citronelle)
Other ones I can think of : Palena (highly recommended, a little outside downtown), TenPenh, Oyamel, Cafe Atlantico, Jaleo, Ceiba, Oya.
Note: All of these restaurants are expensive, but food in DC tends to be expensive anyways. I routinely spend 10 bucks on lunch, just for a freaking sandwich and drink from Cosi. I've eaten at all of these restaurants, and I think they're all good...some better than others, but they span a huge range of food choices.
If you let me know what you're interested in (American, etc.) I can provide other options. That is, if you want a nice fat steak, I'd go for BLT Steak or Capital Grill, but I wouldn't mention them otherwise. If you want a classic, check Old Ebbitt's Grille, where you'll likely see a Senator or two.
Frommer's has a decent DC guide to restaurants that you may want to look at.
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Fios wrote:I recently stayed at a place in the Dupont Circle area called The Beacon Hotel, the price was extremely reasonable and the location is great. You're also very close to Adams Morgan and Georgetown too.
Have you been to the Brickskeller?
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Twain: A man who carries a cat by the tail learns something he can learn in no other way