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Students or those traveling on a very tight budget may find a hostel their best bet. Hostelling International (hiwashingtondc.org) provides affordable accommodations in downtown D.C., just eight blocks discount hotels florida from the White House and the National Mall. The hostel offers dorm-style and private rooms, and all the amenities you d hope for in a hostel, including a pool table, laundry facilities, lockers and anti-bedbug covers on the mattresses. It also features free continental breakfast.
Jennifer discount hotels florida Barrow has worked as a newspaper reporter since 2002, most recently at the Houston Chronicle, where she was a business reporter. She holds a Bachelor of Arts in English from Yale University.
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