Priceline Hotel: 4* DC (White House - Downtown) The Madison

[ttianshifu]

Hi everyone,

we will be visiting Washington DC for the first time, so I wanted to get your advice regarding which zones to choose. We do not have a car and want to visit the standard places for a first visit (Capitol, White house etc.). Of course it would be great to have a hotel nearby.

I'd like to start with a 4* strategy up to $110. If unsuccessful, then a 3.5* strategy would work as well.

Thanks in advance for your help!

[thereuare]

At the moment you shouldn't have any issue getting a 4* hotel within your budget for these dates. However, the question is which zone(s) do you want to bid. The most frequently bid zones are:

Convention Center - Capitol Hill

White House - Downtown

Dupont Circle - Woodley Park

(then a distant 4th is the Georgetown area)

The first two zones are generally considered 'downtown DC' but Dupont Cirlce is often bid as it's a nice 'suburb' just outside of the core DC area... a short metro ride (convenient to most hotels in this zone) to the sights and a lot of restaurants, bars, etc. in the immediate neighborhood which services the local residents.

Some people LOVE dupont circle due to the environment, some prefer to be more on top of the sights. I mention Dupont Circle since it may or may not fit your own style (personally i love the type of environment as i prefer to be more among the 'people' of an area than the sights) but if you are interested in this area you may want to consider HOTWIRE which has what i believe to be the Hotel Palomar for $107/nite (4* Dupont Cirlce: Boutique, Restaurant, Fitness, Smoke Free, Hi-Speed Internet, Business). It's a boutique style hotel and gets GREAT reviews (4.5/5.0 at Tripadvisor). Assuming we're correct, the hotel is 2 blocks from the Dupont Circle metro which will have you into 'core DC' in short order and being a Kimpton property, they have an evening wine reception nightly which is a nice way to end the day or begin a nite out on the town. I do think you could get something within your budget in the other two zones, but i mention this since the reviews are so good and the Kimpton chain has such a good reputation.

Let us know your thoughts and/or how you'd like to proceed (or how it goes of you take this HOTWIRE offer) and we'll take it from there.

Please use the PRICELINE and HOTWIRE links on the board to begin your travel purchases.

[ttianshifu]

Hi,

thanks a lot for your post!

My english ist not bad (from my perspective), but what do you mean by "top of the sights"? Does this mean that @ Dupont Circle I would stay between the locals, whereas Convention Center and White House would be more "touristic" places, because it's closer to the different sights?

thanks a lot again and hava great day

[thereuare]

My english ist not bad (from my perspective), but what do you mean by "top of the sights"? Does this mean that @ Dupont Circle I would stay between the locals, whereas Convention Center and White House would be more "touristic" places, because it's closer to the different sights?

Yup, you got understood perfectly... Dupont Circle is a bit more 'neighborhood-y' whereas the other zones are a bit more tourist-y.

Let us know how you'd like to proceed and well take it from there.

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Thanks.

[ttianshifu]

We would like to go to the more downtown areas for our first visit.

Where would you recommend to start for 4 stars? We do not want to spend more than 110 dollars per night.

[thereuare]

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[ttianshifu]

Have not been successful for 4* up to 115$ today.

Will try it later again, it seems that the East coast is very expensive in August :-)

[thereuare]

Have not been successful for 4* up to 115$ today.

Which zone(s) did you include in your bidding?

Please use the PRICELINE and HOTWIRE links on the board to begin your travel purchases.

[ttianshifu]

I included

Convention Center - Capitol Hill

White House - Downtown

Dupont Circle - Woodley Park

[thereuare]

Have you looked at HOTWIRE... plenty of 4-4.5* options in the $110-$130 range. Is anything there of interest?

Please use the PRICELINE and HOTWIRE links on the board to begin your travel purchases.

[ttianshifu]

I need to find out what hotwire is about and how this works, but thanks for the tip

[thereuare]

Try starting here: I've Never Used Priceline or Hotwire.

... and please click each of these PRICELINE and HOTWIRE links before replying.

Thanks.

[ttianshifu]

I just was lucky bidding in Washington DC - less than one mile from the White House.

[AaronJB]

Congrats on your success. :)

Terrific deal for this high-end DC property. Glad you are pleased with the result.

Thank you for sharing your win and please use the site's PRICELINE or HOTWIRE links to start your purchases and searches.

Enjoy your stay.