# Help for a trip to DC

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-for-a-trip-to-dc/579230>\
**Category:** In My Humble Opinion\
**Created:** [April 21, 2011, 2:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-for-a-trip-to-dc/579230 "2011-04-21T14:32:42Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 2\
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**Author:** ![Acsenray](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/acsenray/32/4519_2.png) [@Acsenray](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Acsenray)\
**Post date:** [April 21, 2011, 8:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-for-a-trip-to-dc/579230/21 "2011-04-21T20:58:22Z")

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> [@RealityChuck](#):
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> Hotel prices in DC have jumped since I was last there. I usually recommend the Hotel Harrington, but that’s jumped to $150 a night plus parking (if you’re traveling alone, they have rooms form $125). The hotel is old, but kept up nicely, and is only two blocks from the National Mall, one block from Ford’s Theater, and three blocks from the White House.

And it’s easily identified by the BAT SIGNAL.

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**Author:** ![ElvisL1ves](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/5daacb/32.png) [@ElvisL1ves](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ElvisL1ves)\
**Post date:** [April 21, 2011, 10:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-for-a-trip-to-dc/579230/22 "2011-04-21T22:19:17Z")

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For some reason, College Park and Laurel are low-priced areas for hotels. You wouldn’t necessarily want to walk to the Metro from the cheapest ones on Route 1 near UMd, but are you OK with driving to a station and leaving your car there?

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