Washington DC hotel near a Metro station

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We are thinking of spending a few days in DC this fall. I would like to find a hotel that is convenient to a Metro station. I would be willing to stay outside DC in Arlington or Alexandria or similar if the hotel were on a Metro route.

Any suggestions? I don’t want to spend a fortune.

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I liked my stay at the Westin Arlington Gateway, and it was not as expensive as hotels in DC. The metro station was just around the corner, and there were some places to eat nearby. The hotel had a large-ish indoor swimming pool and hot tub.

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We are staying at the Westin Georgetown this fall when H runs the Marine Corp marathon. 5 -10 min walk to Foggy Bottom station.

We have also stayed at The George., which is a lovely boutique hotel. Very close to Union Station.

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Another vote for The George. We enjoyed our stay there.

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We had planned to stay at the George, a Kimpton Hotel. We opted to stay at my S’s place instead but went past the George when we were sightseeing and saw that it is as conveniently located as we had thought. We stayed at the Phoenix Park Hotel, which is also very close to Union Station; it’s an older Irish hotel and has a pub that has fried dill pickles.

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The Embassy Suites in Chevy Chase has the entrance to the Red Line literally in its basement. Great hotel, tons of shopping/dining in the building and neighborhood.

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Embassy Suites in Arlington

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Last year, we stayed at the Hotel Palomar (Kimpton Hotel) which was about a block and a half from the Dupont Circle Metro station. GREAT neighborhood too. Nice happy hour!

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Wardman Park Marriott in NW DC. On the Red Line, right near the zoo. A friend of mine has been able to get some fabulous rates when she comes to town.

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either the marriott or grand hyatt at Metro center - both close to the metro center metro station and walking distance to many sites- including the mall. this metro stop has four lines that run through it - red, orange, blue and silver

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I have stayed on Dupont Circle - the hotel was lovely (a boutique hotel - I think it is now called the Dupont circle hotel but was called something different then - very small cool looking rooms). The park in the dupont circle can be sketchy - lots of homeless hanging around - I did not feel safe walking through it at night with my teen daughter. this was in 2012 so it might be different today.

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Right across the road from the White Flint Metro Station on the Red Line: http://www.marriott.com/hotels/travel/wasbn-bethesda-north-marriott-hotel-and-conference-center/

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  1. Some nice hotels within a couple of blocks of the Dupont Circle Metro station (Red line), some already mentioned here: the Palomar (Kimpton), the Dupont Circle Hotel, the Fairfax at Embassy Row, the Embassy Row Hotel. Dupont Circle is a lively area, lots of restaurants & e coffeeshops, a great bookstore (Kramerbooks and Afterwords Cafe), Embassy Row, and the Philips collection, a must-see for art lovers. It's a nice mix of residential and commercial, a bit out of the hubbub of downtown but still lively and very close to anything you'd want to see. Hotels tend to be on the pricier side, but DC hotel prices seem to fluctuate a lot depending on season and demand.

2… Also some decent hotels in Foggy Bottom/West End, near the Foggy Bottom/George Washington University Metro station (Orange and Blue lines). Hotels include the St. Gregory (roughly halfway between Dupont Circle and Foggy Bottom Metro stations), the Melrose Georgetown, the Avenue Suites, the Embassy Suites Georgetown. Although some of these hotels use “Georgetown” in their names, they’re actually in the West End, not Georgetown, but they’re convenient to Georgetown (easy walking distance). Georgetown itself has no Metro service.

  1. If DC hotels are too pricey I often stay in Crystal City, Arlington, one Metro stop away from National Airport. Lots of decent if undistinguished hotels at rates often 50-70% of District prices, and it's a quick Metro trip into the District on the Yellow or Blue line, both of which stop at the Crystal City Metro station, and both also serve National Airport. Crystal City itself lacks a certain charm, though there is a Legal Seafood there where I go for my fresh seafood fix. But DC is so accessible from there that the lack of local charm hardly matters.
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I’d suggest the Ritz in Pentagon City (right above the metro w/mall attached - often great deals) or the Embassy Suites in Chevy Chase.

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About 10 years ago we stayed at a Hilton in Arlington that had the metro station in its basement–tough to get closer than that.