May is a very busy month and sometimes it is hard to find available hotel rooms. Of course the good deals of earlier months are no longer available and you are down to taking what you can get, unless of course you reserved early.  For B&B owners this is good news because many people that otherwise would never stay at a B&B end up taking a chance and once they stay at a B&B they normally become B&B lovers.
If you are planning to rent a car while visiting the Nations Capital, (which isn’t such a good idea due to heavy traffic and lack of parking spaces), then you might want to consider renting a Zip or Flex car.  These cars are parked throughout the city and their rates are not that bad.  There are some cars available pretty close to the American Guest House.  Here are a couple of links so you can compare rates and locations:   http://www.flexcar.com/ and http://www.zipcar.com/dc/find-cars#choose
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That is one thing we have plenty of in DC — Taxis drive up and down Columbia Road, you can catch one right in front of the� AmericanGuestHouse 24 hours a day, so there is no need to call for one – just waive one down! or you can walk across the street to the Washington Hilton where� there is normally a fleet of them awaiting for customers.
Within about 10 minutes walking distance of the AmericanGuestHouse you will find many specialty shops for shoes, clothing, antiques, etc.
If you are looking for a shopping mall I suggest taking the metro to Pentagon City Shopping Mall - the metro stop is inside the mall and it only takes 15 to 20 minutes to ride the metro — there you will find Macy’s, Nordstrom and� many other name brand� unique� stores.
More to come…
American Guest House is an unique non assuming yet Elegant Bed and Breakfast/Inn where you can get a good night sleep, be served a healthy breakfast that includes your choice of omelets, fresh fruits and more every morning and where over breakfast you can chat with people from all over the world.� � We are a Smoke and Pet Free facility and we offer Free WIFI and even a computer in the Living Room in case you don’t bring yours.
Because we are within walking distance to major convention hotels such as The Wardman Park Marriott in Woodley Park, The Omni Shoreham and the Washington Hilton and more,� most of our clientele are business people attending conventions at these hotels.� �
Our� goal� is to provide� our guests with� a quiet, comfortable, safe and� friendly� home away from home setting.� � You may not always see us at the front desk� but don’t worry� we are never too far away - just call us on the phone - we do this on purpose so that you can have a sense that this is your home� and that you are sharing it with some very� unique friends.
The GuestHouse is� located perpendicular across from the Washington Hilton in the expensive Kalorama/Dupont Circle neighborhood located in the West End part of Town.� Within walking distance to Dupont Circle Metro, Adams Morgan, Embassy Row, Woodley Park,� Downtown DC and lots more.� � We are at easy access to� the Washington DC Convention Center and the White House,� Museums� and Monuments.
Within minutes walk you have an array of restaurants, bars and shops� to please every taste and budget.� It is a beautiful area where you will see people from all over the globe walking the streets -Yes, a great and safe place to walk around but as always use common sense, after all this is a tourist town.� �
Please consider� staying with us next� time you are in town.� � � http://www.americanguesthouse.com
The Smithsonian Museums, Monuments, White House, Capitol all offer free Admission and free Tours…Come and enjoy them while you can.
The AmericanGuestHouse Bed and Breakfast is also offering a one free night stay when you stay at least 4 consecutive nights with us (discounts can not be combined with any other discounts found on our web site or any other site we are affiliated with and you must request discount at the time reservation is made otherwise discount will not be honored).  This offer applies to stays up until 02/28/07.
If you are in a hurry or just don’t want to spend much, walk about 10 minutes to this cheap and tasty Peruvian take out/eat-in restaurant. Â
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Take a look at how DC looks today :
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/mmedia/webcams/eyeondc.htm
Tourist season in DC begins with the Cherry Blossom Festival in April. Consequently at many of the museums and especially around the Tidal Basin where the Cherry Blossoms are, crowds will be large. Summer is hot and humid, so if you visit then, be sure to plan most of your activities inside museums. Fall is another wonderful time to visit Washington, DC, as the crowds are gone, and the weather is pleasant. If you’d like to see the government in action, US citizens can call your senators or congressional representatives in advance to obtain tickets to view Congress in session. Click on the link for more… |
On Columbus Day, we took the day off for some sight seeing.  It was a beautiful day, perfect for being at the Mall in Washington DC — We stopped by the Air and Space Museum and saw a 3-D movie called “Magnificent Desolation” — This movie is about the Apollo/Astronauts walk on the moon (did you know that 12 Astronaults have walked on the moon?)– This is a very interesting movie and it is worth seeing it.  Admission fees $9 per adult and $6 per child. Â
If you like eating at MacDonald’s there is one inside the Museum however it is cheaper to eat at the one located about 3 short blocks away at C and 4th Streets (to get there from the museum take 6th street which is right in front of the museum, go two short blocks, turn left on C Street and go to end of block.Â