Great deal on the Omni

I%26#39;ll be in town 6/12-19 and was planning to stay at the Embassy Suites in Alexandria, but found a great rate at the Omni, almost 1000 less for the week. I%26#39;ve read the reviews on the hotel, Embassy seems to have better reviews. However, I like the idea of being closer to downtown and of saving $1000. Both of the hotels seem really nice. Any opinions? If it makes a difference, I%26#39;ll be with two teenagers and we%26#39;ll be doing the normal tourist things.

Thanks.

Missy

Great deal on the Omni

Alexandria is a pleasant enough suburb but I would never suggest anyone stay there instead of DC proper.

Great deal on the Omni

Agreed. Saving $1,000 AND staying in the city instead of ';commuting'; in from Alexandria. Go with the Omni Shoreham. It%26#39;s not in the middle of the tourist sites but you%26#39;ll be there in 10-15 minutes on the Metro.

My only concern, it seemed to be ';too good'; of a deal. I guess I';m wanting to know if there is a downfall to this hotel/area. Is the area unsafe? Walkable at night? Am I going to find bugs in the hotel? I%26#39;ve read the reviews and everything seems fine, but I can%26#39;t help but feel it%26#39;s too good to be true.

Missy

Ive booked for 4 nights in September. Usuall the reviews on trip advisor are spot on.

The Omni is a good hotel. It overlooks Rockview Park. Nice area. A bunch of good restaurants around. Safe to walk around at night. Take the good deal and enjoy it.

BTW, will you have a car? If so, factor in parking charges as parking charges are expensive in DC.

It overlooks Rock Creek Park.

A great area for eating and walking. The only downside is that it is further away from the sights, so your ride on the Metro is a few minutes longer than from Dupont Circle. But the Woodley Park Metro stop is only about a block away.

We will be driving but we would have parking at either place. Thanks!

Missy,

We are looking at staying at the Omni a couple weeks later in June. Can I ask where you found the good rate? Thanks.

You might want to check the BedBug Registry...it%26#39;s showing Omni Shoreham as a hotel with bedbugs. Have a relative who works in rental industry and she says once they are in a property very difficult to get out and you can easily bring them back with you...so you might want to get an update on the bedbug situation.

I got the rate right off the hotel website. Now, I%26#39;m worried about the bedbugs though!! I%26#39;ve read a ton of reviews and haven%26#39;t seen mention of bugs.