zipcars in dc

Montegut
Wed, 06 Jul 2011 13:40:57 +0000

We may take a quick long weekend trip to DC before son heads back to school, and are not planning to rent a car. We would like to finally get out to the Dulles Air and Space, and since our hotel is near the Mall, it would require a car to get out there. Since there are zipcars in DC, we were wondering if maybe that would be an option for a day trip to Dulles, as we would be able to use the Metro to get from the airport to the hotel, and would be walking distance from other attractions we’re interested in, like the Museum of American History, which was closed on our last visit. It would be an inexpensive trip for us, as we’ve got unused travel funds that are due to expire, and we’re getting the hotel on Marriott points. The Smithsonian is free, so we’re only looking at meals and metro fare. Renting a car for four days would be pricey, especially since it will sit in the garage at 30 bucks a day for most of the visit, so we were wondering if doing the zipcar would be an option. Anyone have any experience with this? Thanks for any input.