Located in
the heart of Crystal City, a short walk from the Metro station,
which is in an
expensive Marriott Hotel (but at least there's a Starbuck's outpost there),
the AMERICANA
offers accommodations at something like $90 per night!
Just the thing
for the small company trying to be efficient and cost-effective! Convenient
covered parking
for those snowy
days, and less-convenient access to food and drink at Crystal Underground,
or at a little
"convenience" store in the building next door -- NO! the store is under
new
"management"
and it is terrible to the point of being unsafe!
Use the 7-11
a block west on 15th street. You'll stay healthier.
Tell Larry Curtis,
night manager, that "Bob sent you". And pick up a donut
and cup of coffee
or tea in the lobby -- because that's what there is!
Click on the thumbnails
for enlargements, to appreciate the fine detail of this near-art-deco throwback
to the pre-Interstate
days of the original Holiday Inns and U.S. Route 66.
