Army Privatized Lodging website

Author Message   Edgar Inocentes Senior Member Username: Traveler88 Post Number: 553 Registered: 01-2005 Posted From: 209.242.132.226 Posted on Wednesday, May 26, 2010 - 02:37 pm:    The Gateway Inn at Andrews is looking more enticing for DC travelers. You also should check the Navy Medical Center at Bethesda which is within walking distance to the Metro stop.   TR Advanced Member Username: Travel_ready Post Number: 246 Registered: 06-2003 Posted From: 74.192.161.189 Posted on Wednesday, May 26, 2010 - 10:45 am:    When you you attempt to book at Ft Myer, you'll also see this: TAX: 10.25% per night not included in rate. Definitely not leisure travel friendly, even for D.C.   Kenneth McLaughlin Member Username: Flrxfire Post Number: 20 Registered: 05-2008 Posted From: 72.40.170.42 Posted on Wednesday, May 26, 2010 - 10:30 am:    Wow. And to think, we stayed at the Embassy Suites in Tyson's Corner just last summer for $80 a night. A Metro ride from DC, but I suspect a little nicer than "Going Army".   John W. Hardink Intermediate Member Username: Honge46 Post Number: 68 Registered: 06-2007 Posted From: 67.186.170.72 Posted on Wednesday, May 26, 2010 - 01:02 am:    Leland's point is well taken-the $155 rate is not competitive with commercial rates available to almost anyone in the Arlington area. One has to wonder what business model Holiday Inn is using. Unless there is some compelling reason to stay on Ft. Myer, anyone will do better both in dollars and ammenities elsewhere. Way to go Army.   Phil Doubleman Senior Member Username: Phil Post Number: 1610 Registered: 08-2005 Posted From: 68.35.26.65 Posted on Wednesday, May 26, 2010 - 12:49 am:    I hate to saying that the army lodging is a scam... but. Army lodging is supported by TDY and PCS travel and those on PCS and TDY get the high rate reimbursed. So it is no skin off the nose of troops, a big winner for those running the lodging (at taxpayer expense), and a big whizzer to those on leisure travel.   Leland Senior Member Username: Leland Post Number: 6274 Registered: 05-2006 Posted From: 98.218.147.237 Posted on Wednesday, May 26, 2010 - 12:39 am:    Thanks for that. I think I found the record - a standard room at Ft. Myer - $155.   PR Senior Member Username: Pretzlaff Post Number: 1679 Registered: 06-2003 Posted From: 67.190.52.82 Posted on Tuesday, May 25, 2010 - 10:32 pm:    Somebody mentioned that Fort Hood had a shuttle service to the airfield, so I went looking for the lodging info and came across this. It is the Holiday Inn corporate reservation system for some of the new privatized army places. http://www.ihgarmyhotels.com/pal/en/us/home