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[Buffalo Bob]

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[OmahaRedskins]

Coming from Omaha, Nebraska. We would like to stay under 1K plus flights.

[Buffalo Bob]

My girlfriend works for the Feds and sets up conferences, she said to just look on Trivago for rooms. She said decent rooms go for $350-$400 a night in the DC area. I only spent a couple nights in DC a half dozen years ago meeting a friend who was on vacation. I forget the name but for $150 a night the place was a full on dive that makes a Motel 6 look like the Waldorph Astoria. Parking in DC is expensive and it is usually a PITA, best to take the Metro Train if you don't mind a little walking here and there.

[mooby]

Originally Posted by OmahaRedskins

Coming from Omaha, Nebraska. We would like to stay under 1K plus flights.

I love to travel on the cheap and speaking from experience I feel like the best place to find deals on domestic flights is through Southwest. You just have to continuously monitor their homepage to see when they're offering sales, and with a little time you'll learn when they're offering a BS sale vs. a legit sale.

A legit sale I've seen one way domestic flights, nonstop, for under $100. Right now they are having a "spring" sale but it's not a legit sale because cities that I'm always eyeballing aren't actually discounted. Normally their legit sales they'll run on Tues-Thurs during a slow period of the year, i.e. non-holiday periods/etc. I would wait until summer before I start looking at flights to DC, there are definitely good deals to be had. You might be able to do round-trip per person, with 2 free bags, nonstop, from Omaha to DC, for around 200-250.

[skinsfan69]

Originally Posted by OmahaRedskins

Coming from Omaha, Nebraska. We would like to stay under 1K plus flights.

If you're coming for the weekend then I'd suggest staying in Arlington near a metro. That way you won't need a car and you can get downtown to do stuff pretty easily. Plus there's a lot to do in Arlington. Plenty of nightlife and great restaurants.

I use to live in a condo across the street from The Highlander Hotel. It's pretty cheap ( kind of a dump ) and a couple blocks away from the Va Square Metro. The orange line goes through there and you can take that all the way to Addison Road. I think it's the closest stop from Fed Ex. Some others could tell you if there's still a shuttle that runs to and from the metro.

Also you could walk off the plane and go to Va Square and not have to deal with driving. I can promise you that if you've never been to DC and you're going to attempt to drive good luck.