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Miss Neko	Washington DC Vacation		Lead	[-]
Posts: 7 05/25/09 10:01 PM	Tags : None Hi Planning a trip to DC this summer especially to see what we can of the Smithsonian museums and of course some other places. We are not planning on staying in DC as we figure with good access to the Metro, we could stay in Maryland or Virginia $ for $ in a place better suited for us. (Read be clean/be safe/be cheaper and have a pool...haaa) Anyone know what state/town/area possibly to stay in reasonable distance outside of DC itself if we wanted to go to Smithsonian most of the days with access to public transportation? Or any other advice I am not thinking to ask... would appreciate it. Thanks all
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Rockster4		#1	[url]	[-]
Posts: 32 05/25/09 10:15 PM Administrator	When we had our little RTVT reunion a few years ago we stayed at the Crystal City Marriott... There's a subway station literally in the basement! It's in Arlington, VA. I think the Hotels down there were cheaper on the weekends than during the week... We used a "Stay 3" deal of some kind where we checked in on Friday and got a deal on Saturday night... I don't know that it had a pool! I would make sure you talk to KAL... She works in DC... I flew Southwest out of Manchester and it was dirt cheap... I've wanted to go back since my last trip!
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Miss Neko		#2	[url]	[-]
Posts: 10 05/25/09 10:26 PM	Thanks Rock, You have given great pointers...even if THAT hotel wouldn't work, we know an area that could. We know where there is access to the Metro..that is exactly what I was hoping to find. KAL would be a great resource...hopefully we can connect.
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Ocean923		#3	[url]	[-]
Posts: 2 05/26/09 10:06 AM	Neko - The Washington National Cathedral has organ demos on Monday and Wednesday at 12:30. The organist plays three songs but also tells the history of the organ and the three songs show the range of the organ. You sit in organ area. Very nice, plus any of the tours at the Cathedral are worth it. Enjoy your trip, my Husband grew up in Gaithsburg and his family is still there, we always use the Shady Grove Metro station. I was dp923 on the other site but changed to Ocean923 here - may look into changing it back. Have a good one.
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Miss Neko		#4	[url]	[-]
Posts: 12 05/28/09 02:52 PM	Thank you for the info Ocean/dp923 .. great to have you here too...
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DJNT		#5	[url]	[-]
Posts: 743 06/24/09 06:20 AM Senior Member	Miss Neko wrote: Hi Planning a trip to DC this summer especially to see what we can of the Smithsonian museums and of course some other places. We are not planning on staying in DC as we figure with good access to the Metro, we could stay in Maryland or Virginia $ for $ in a place better suited for us. (Read be clean/be safe/be cheaper and have a pool...haaa) Anyone know what state/town/area possibly to stay in reasonable distance outside of DC itself if we wanted to go to Smithsonian most of the days with access to public transportation? Or any other advice I am not thinking to ask... would appreciate it. Thanks all I'm fairly familiar with the DC area. I would suggest that you find something in Arlington or Alexandria in VA. Someone suggested Crystal City, but I still think that the hotels/motels in that area are pretty expensive compared to others much further. Crystal City is actually only about a mile away from the Smithsonian so that area is definitely NOT where you wanna be if you want to save $$$$$! My suggestion would be to find a place to stay somewhere in Old Town Alexandria (there is King St. Metro stop there) and it's only about 5 miles away from DC and about a 15 minute ride on the Metro. Good luck!
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Miss Neko		#6	[url]	[-]
Posts: 24 06/26/09 09:47 PM	Thanks DJNT... I have had computer issues (new hard drive crashed!!) but anyway since I'm passed bitching about it..... Looks like we are staying near the Pentagon in VA, but then there has to be a major Metro crash last week which is just what I needed to hear.
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