Hotel Options

By Gloria Quincy
For those coming into town, the DC area has a wide variety of hotels, and Historic Old Town Alexandria has walkable options currently showing rates around $200 per night for that weekend. A number of hotels at lower prices are within a short cab ride or Uber/Lyft.  These are competitive rates for the tourist hotspot that is Old Town Alexandria.  Cheaper options are available deeper into the suburbs.  Airbnb is not substantially more competitive in the immediate neighbourhood of Old Town, but it can provide some decent options a short cab ride away in the neighbourhoods of Huntington and Del Ray.

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