Sheraton Suites Philadelphia Airport
4101 B Island Avenue
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19153
Check-In Date: Fri, Sep 28, 2007
Check-Out Date: Sat, Sep 29, 2007
$65 per room for two rooms - one night stay
Total $156.26
Bid on Priceline 8-23-07
We needed a hotel close to the airport (PHL). Both rooms were suites. My in-laws received a handicap accessible suite upon request at check-in.
We were allowed early check in that morning. My in-laws stayed at the hotel and rested while my husband and I visited Philadelphia.
Doubletree Crystal City At National Airport
300 Army Navy Drive
Arlington, Virginia 22202
703-416-4100
Check-In Date: Wednesday, February 27, 2008
Check-Out Date: Sunday, March 2, 2008
$65 per night on Priceline
Bid placed on 2-12-08
We stayed for 4 extra nights after a conference at this same hotel. Conference rates were (a discounted rate of) $199 per night for the same room. We received a one bedroom suite with a king bed, which was about twice the size of a friend's room with two double beds. There wasn't much of a view, as we were on the "back" side of the hotel, but we spent little time in the room.
We rented a mini frig for Monday - Sunday for a one-time charge of $25.
The hotel food options were basically the same for the cafe, restaurant, bar and room service, with varying prices for the same items.
This hotel had a free shuttle to the airport and a second free shuttle to the Pentagon City metro station. Shuttles ran every 30 minutes to each destination. The mall at Pentagon City had many cheap food options.
Hilton Washington Dc Rockville Executive Meeting Center
Bethesda - South Rockville
1750 Rockville Pike
Rockville, Maryland 20852
301-468-1100
$55 per night for Sunday, February 24, 2008
(Bid on Priceline 2-12-08)
Overnight parking $12 for hotel guests - a little pricey considering the gate was propped open when we left the next day.
The Twinbrook metro station is across the street behind the hotel. We left our rental car at the hotel and took the metro for a meeting at NIH.
This is a very nice Hilton. There are a lot of food options in the area. We didn't use any other hotel facilities.
I just joined today so I could leave feedback on winning bids from Priceline. Since I'm not sure how to start a post, I'm adding my winning bid for this hotel here.
The O Callaghan Hotel Annapolis
Annapolis Waterfront
174 West Street
Annapolis, Maryland 21401
410-263-7700
$50 per night for Friday - Sunday, February 22-24, 2008
Bid placed 2-12-08.
This was a great hotel. Parking is valet only, which was a bit pricey for us at $15 per night.
VA Arlington Hyatt
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I stayed at the Hyatt Regency Crystal City (Arlington, VA) for three nights, Friday - Monday, March 6-9, 2009. I paid $55 per night through Priceline. I originally only bid for Saturday and Sunday nights, but was offered the opportunity to add nights at the same rate and location on both ends of my reservation, so added Friday night after checking to ensure I could get cheap airfare to DC on Friday as well as Saturday. (I saved enough $$ by not flying in on Monday to more than cover the cost of the 3 nights' hotel costs and 3 days of meals. Why are Saturday night stayovers a requirement by AIRLINES? They're not in the hotel business also, are they?)
The hotel was quite nice. I would rate it four stars, but only because the bathroom was small. I had a king room with a very comfortable bed. The room included a full size desk with worklight and power strip for my portable electronics, sofa that would comfortably seat 3-4 adults, a chair, coffee table, two end tables and armoire containg a 32" flat screen tv. If anyone had phoned me using the hotel phone instead of my mobile, I had my choice of three phones to use to answer the call.
The hotel is difficult to access unless you are a local accustomed to the streets. As I was not driving, it wasn't a problem for me. I used the free hotel shuttle from Reagan National airport and also to the Pentagon City Metro station. Cabs in the Virginia area are cheap, especially vs. the DC prices. A limo to Capitol Hill for four people was $17.00. Not bad in cold, snowy weather!
When I needed to transfer to my conference hotel on Monday morning, there were no cabs available due to a winter storm overnight. The hotel shuttle took me (at no charge) to my conference at a rival hotel.
Downsides:
No refrigerator or microwave in the room.
There are no low-cost food options in the hotel or within easy walking distance. I took the Metro to Pentagon City Metro station and went into Pentagon City mall for meals, or ate somewhere before returning to the hotel. I went back to Reagen National airport via Metro from downtown DC for a meal at Legal Seafood. I then took the (free) shuttle back to the hotel, which kept me out of the wind and snow in both directions.
The hotel internet service is expensive -- approximately $12.00/day for T-Mobile hotspot. I followed the popup link to T-Moble and purchased a one-day pass for $5.95 instead of using the hotel's "convenient" link to bill internet access to my room.