Originally Posted by
PilotWombat
I've never understood why the company doesn't buy the office building across Virginia Ave from OC3, tear it down, and build a ~15 story hotel there. Two floors of parking, 3rd floor is a lobby with access to a bridge straight into OC3 and a few restaurants (I imagine a sports bar, a Mexican joint, and a 24 hr Starbucks would be required...), a procedures trainer floor, then like 9-10 floors of Embassy Suite style rooms. Maybe a floor with presidential suites and another with a rooftop restaurant overlooking the campus/airport for wining and dining business interests. Hire Hilton/Westin/Marriott to run the place.
Or buy the Regus business office and do the same thing. Or just outright buy the Rennaissance if they don't want all the construction hassles.
I have to imagine they'd make their money back in just a few years.
You would have to have an Irish pub and a shoe shine guy with white polish too. All white leather NBs don't shine themselves. I think they sold the old reservations building but that could have been renovated into a hotel. They don't want to be in the hotel business in case they have to abandon a city... NRT.