Hotwire Hotel: 3.5* DC (White House-Capitol Hill) Hyatt Regency Capitol Hill

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3.5* Hyatt Regency Washington on Capitol Hill

Amenities listed: Restaurant, Pool, Fitness Center, High-Speed Internet Access, Business Center

Dates 6/3 through 6/8/06

Quad occupancy (2 adults, 2 children entered before bid)

$90/night (sub-total: $90x5 = $450)

Taxes and fees = $73.96

Total Cost = $523.96

Order placed on Hotwire on 3/9/06

400 New Jersey Avenue NW

Washington, District of Columbia 20001

(202) 737-1234

Thanks very much to Betterbidding.com and Tripadvisor.com. DC is a very

expensive city, and these sites help find the jewels quickly. This hotel ranks

high for location and quality accomodations. It ranks lower for nickel-n-diming

on amenities usually provided for free (e.g., pool/fitness center use), parking

($33/day), and street noise (reported by some reviewers). We plan to use

either the DC Flyer/Metro or cab ($45-60) to get from Dulles to the hotel,

walk or use the Metro while seeing the sites, then take the Metro to Reagan

National to rent a car for the rest of our Virginia trip. Even paying $14/day

for use of the pool/fitness, we'll still come out much better than nearly

anything else available this time of year. Union Station is two blocks away,

the U.S. Capitol about 3 blocks, and most of the Mall within 1 1/2 miles.