washington DC?

John and I are thinking of taking a trip to go site seeing etc. What is the best way to do this? Id rather fly 1 hour on jet blue then drive. Would we have to rent a car down there or are there shuttles? Where is a really nice but central located hotel? and any restaurant suggestions?

Oh also John was hoping to catch a capitals/rangers game. is there stadium anywhere near that?
thanks girls

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I love Washington DC, DH & I went there on our honeymoon!! We drove down and it was a nice drive. We actually stayed in Maryland and took the metro into the city everyday, which was easy because our hotel had a shuttle that took you to the train & would pick you up. As far as going to see a capitals game, you could always check out ticketmaster.com to check for availability and venue location.

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You could also take Amtrak down there. And they have a subway system that gets you most everywhere around town, it's called the Metro.

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You def don't need a car. We went there for our honeymoon for a few days before we left for our cruise. We stayed at a fantastic but expensive hotel called Sofitel. It was great!!!! I hightly recomend it

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you definitely don't need a car, in fact, having a car will probably slow you down bc parking is crazy there! the washington capitals play at the Verizon Center, which has a metro stop and is in the heart of the city right near Chinatown, so it's very easy to get to.

I like to stay at the Embassy Suites in Alexandria, VA, which is right across the street from the King Street metro station, and from there you're a short walk away from the waterfront area and lots of fun restaurants and bars, and then you're really close to downtown DC also, just a short metro hop away.

I would recommend Amtrak--only a 3-4 hour train ride, depending which one you take, and you don't have to deal with driving through traffic or airline security!

Message edited 9/1/2008 9:45:35 PM.