Washington DC Bed and Breakfast | Visitor Info Blog | American Guest House

Check out this site before travelling anywhere, it will give info on what you are allowed to carry in the airplane: We at the AmericanGuestHouse want to make sure you are prepared at all times.

http://www.tsa.gov/travelers/airtravel/prohibited/permitted-prohibited-items.shtm

We love eating fresh steamed seafood, Clam Chowders, etc, at this open air fish market located on Maine Avenue at the Waterfront in DC - No eat-in area though.  Suggestion made by AmericanGuestHouse innkeeper.

American History Museum - Closed for renovations however you can still� see some of its treasuries at the special exhibition being shown at the� Air and Space Museum. This location is about 2 miles from the American Guest House - a non assuming b&b in Washington DC.

The National Gallery of Art Sculpture Garden is a great place to visit year round and it is located about 2 miles from the AmericanGuestHouse Inn and right next door to the Museum of Natural History in Washington DC. If you like ice skating this is the place to be.  Fun for all ages. Here is the winter schedule for ice skating:Â

Ice-Skating Rink Hours
mid-November through mid-March, weather permitting
Monday–Thursday, 10:00 a.m.–9:00 p.m.
Friday–Saturday, 10:00 a.m.–11:00 p.m.
Sunday, 11:00 a.m.–9:00 p.m.

Admission
(two-hour sessions, beginning on the hour)
$7.00 adults
$6.00 seniors (age 50 and over)
$6.00 students (with valid ID)
$6.00 children (age 12 and under)
$195.00 season pass

Skate and Locker Rentals
Skate rental: $3.00 (ID required)
Locker rental: $.50 ($5.00 deposit required)

The restaurants listed below are within 15 minutes or less walking distance to AmericanGuestHouse.comÂ

Grill from Ipanema The - 1.8 miles N - 1858 Columbia Rd NW, Washington, 20009 - (202) 986-0757

City Lights of China - 1.3 miles N - 1731 Connecticut Ave NW, Washington, 20009 - (202) 265-6688

Afghan Grill 2309 Calvert Street NW (202) 234-5095

Kramerbooks Afterwords Cafe (1517 Connecticut Avenue NW, DC 20036, +12023871462).

Focaccia sandwiches at Vace (3315 Connecticut Ave., NW.

Palena Cafe, 3529 Connecticut Ave., NW; 202-537-9250; palenarestaurant.com.

Malaysia Kopitiam 1827 M St., NW; 202-833-6232.

Ben’s Chili Bowl (1213 U Street NW, DC 20009, +12026670909)

Amsterdam Falafelshop City’s Best 2425 18th St NW

The Reef (2446 18th St., NW; 202-518-3800

Zorba’s Cafe, 1612 20th St., NW; 202-387-8555; zorbascafe.com

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

Â

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. Â

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. Â

Please consider staying with us next time you are in town.   http://www.americanguesthouse.com