The Layover Guide Book
hey all... i have made an overnight hotel guide for about 200+ airports that crews are using nationwide. It will be small enough to fit in your kitbag (just slightly bigger than those little red crew logbooks). It should be published by the end of this year hopefully.... Here is a little taste for those of you that are interested....
Washington DC- Reagan
Holiday Inn Airport
Phone: 703-684-7200
Address: 2650 Jefferson Davis Highway ZIP-22202
Number of Floors: 11
Number of Rooms: 280
Van Times: Every Fifteen Minutes on the hour
Average Time travel from Hotel to Airport: 5 minutes
Non-Smoking Rooms-YES
Smoking Rooms-YES
Hotel Gym-yes 1st Floor (3 levels up from Lobby)
(Treadmills, Stairclimbers, Stationary Bikes, Dumbells 5-50lbs
Pool- Yes (outdoor only)
Hot Tub- NO
Best Place to Lay in the Sun: Outdoor pool deck
Room Internet- Eithernet Cable
Public Computers- Yes, 2 in lobby at entrance
Private Crew Business Center-NO
Hotel Resturant- YES. (2) An Old Fashioned Diner and A Sportsbar With Food
Hotel Bar- YES
Hotel Food Crew Voucher- NO
Free Continental Breakfast- NO
Food within walking distance:
McDonalds- Next Door
2 Blocks north, then one block West, small strip of local restaurants and a Subway.
Bars within walking Distance: not any worth going to.
Night Time Walking Near Hotel: Be Cautious (Safe, Usually Safe, Be Cautious, Not Safe)
Distance to Downtown DC: 4 miles, 10 minute cab ride, approx. 20-25 min jog to city
Short Stay TO DO: Crystal City Shopping mall is less than a 10 minute walk. Hotel Desk can give you walking directions.
Long Stay TO DO: Go Into Downtown DC. Take hotel van back to the airport. Get on METRO train at Airport and take Yellow Line towards Mt. Vernon or Fort Totten. Transfer to Orange Line at L’Enfant Plaza (take Orange Line Towards New Carrolton) and get off at Smithsonian to be right on the National Mall (don’t be confused by the name, it is really just a big chunk of grass in between the Washington Monument and the Capitol Building). Other exit is stay on Yellow Line from airport and exit at Gallery Place/China Town. Gallery Place/China Town has GREAT FOOD, a giant AMC movie theater, The Verizon Center (for Washington Wizards Basketball, Washington Capitals Hockey and other events). The Smithsonian stop will put you at the Capitol Building, the Washington Monument, all of the Smithsonian Museums including Air and Space Museum (NOT the same as Udvar-Hazy Air and Space Museum at Dulles Airport), and the Holocaust Museum. Also at Smithsonian stop within a 5-10 minute walk: The White House, World War II Memorial, Vietnam Wall, Library of Congress, and The Supreme Court, Lincoln Memorial, and Jefferson Memorial. A $5 METRO Card should cover you round trip into the city and back to the airport. There are signs at the entrance of METRO at airport that shows you the fees to each stop (some times are peak and off peak times are a few cents cheaper so look closely at the times to see how much to get on your METRO card).
Hotel Rating: 2/5
Overnight Rating: 3/5