Americana Hotel, DC

[Finklejag]

About six or seven years ago I went to DC to visit for the first time. Seeing I was in my 40’s and never visited the Nations Capital, it was time to do it. I decided to go in late September, the summer rush was over and the heat and humidity has dialed back a bit. The first thing that blew my mind while planning the trip was the price of hotels in DC and northern Virginia. Every hotel was $400+ a night. I searched for a long time when a friend told me about the Americana in Crystal City. I believe it was $200 a night. It received great reviews for being cheap, clean, and still close to DC on the Metro. The hotel opened in 1963 and they didn’t touch the rooms for 50 years. It was like stepping back in a time capsule.

I was reading a story about Boeing moving out of Chicago and moving to Crystal City. I was checking Google Maps to see where they were moving to. It was right down the street from the Americana, I did a street view of the hotel and it was empty. I guess they shut down during the pandemic, which was a shame. I then read the owner sold it to a developer. I can only imagine what they got for the land. The new Amazon HQ is being built right across the street.

 

[PandaBear]

There's a reason those hotels were $400 a night and this is $200. Were you willing to travel a bit further? Maybe you can get $100 if you drive 1 hr in.

 

[Zee09]

I have fond memories of that hotel.
The first time I was shot and stabbed was there.

 

[wpod]

I like it.

 

[wpod]

I have fond memories of that hotel.
The first time I was shot and stabbed was there.

Was the stabbing or being shot better?

 

[Zee09]

Was the stabbing or being shot better?

The stabbing was more intimate and the stabber was tall, blonde and gorgeous and she seemed to enjoy it as well... She kept saying, "take this you POS..."

 

[gman2304]

The stabbing was more intimate and the stabber was tall, blonde and gorgeous and she seemed to enjoy it as well... She kept saying, "take this you POS..."

Did she or her pimp do the shooting?

 

[Finklejag]

There's a reason those hotels were $400 a night and this is $200. Were you willing to travel a bit further? Maybe you can get $100 if you drive 1 hr in.

Well all the other hotels in Crystal City were the same price as the ones in DC, including the ones next door to the Americana.

 

[spasm3]

The stabbing was more intimate and the stabber was tall, blonde and gorgeous and she seemed to enjoy it as well... She kept saying, "take this you POS..."

Robbery?

 

[Wolf359]

I have fond memories of that hotel.
The first time I was shot and stabbed was there.

Was being stabbed worse or being shot?

 

[JHZR2]

There's a reason those hotels were $400 a night and this is $200. Were you willing to travel a bit further? Maybe you can get $100 if you drive 1 hr in.

I’m in dc almost every week and have never once paid $400/night.

Some of these small mom and pop hotels ran a tight ship and were very clean and well run. Just not modern for the crowd who expects that.

A 1hr drive doesn’t get you far out of town in dc traffic.