Hotel Helix

The area around the hotel is good, American liesure level, the feeling of security is also well in the evenings. The subway Dupont Circle on foot in about 10 minutes. Transfer time from the airport was about 20-25 minutes. A block away there is a big Whole Foods supermarket with very many organic produce. Diagonally opposite the hotel there is a coffee shop and a 7 -eleven market. The parking is generally very expensive to American cities. If possible you should avoid them. Washington is not really big. Here you can take the public, or very much "ran out".

The friendliness and helpfulness was excellent. The check-in went very smooth and fast. To take care to go to this hotel, if you want to confirm your flights and students to print out the boarding passes. This will be shown to our room. Free of charge. The other operates the hotel has its own taxi/limo service, which you drive to the airport. The whole cost us just $18 . - + tip.

We had booked the hotel with breakfast. The restaurant was the bar everything is set up. Bagels, muffins, pastries, fresh fruit, cereals, coffee, cream cheese, and jams. Everything was absolutely OK and delicious. Be careful: The tables shaked blasting annoying. We nearly at the coffee burned. But the restaurant but well air-conditioned. Partly too good, it was really cold.

The room was facing the little patio out sight seeing. The room was a good size with a very large bed in a separate alcove with a curtain. In the room there was a couch with Footrest, flat screen TV, table and chair, chest of drawers, and hair dryers. The bathroom was unfortunately somewhat small. The safe is also free. Towels were sufficiently available, the cleanliness was good.

Tip: maps for visiting the Washington Monument are from 08:30 h in the shop on the monument available for free and from around 09:30 h long gone. early. All the Smithsonian Foundation owned museums are free. The Museum of Natural History was definitely worth it. Took some time. The tour of the Capitol you can book in advance on the internet. 30 Minutes before. To many memorials and also in the cemetery in Arlington, especially in the guards asked for respect and peace. Better to keep your patriotism and take the Americans the honoured your wartime personalities very, very serious. In Arlington definitely spend the extra money for a tour. The cemetery is huge, they need otherwise hours. If you want to go shopping, the shopping mall in Pentagon city (is a metro station) recommended. Be careful when visiting the Holocaust Museum, especially for children. Even though it is very informative, but also very poignant. Then again to a normal Seightseeing tour back is difficult. The array of police and security forces in Washington D.C. is. C. Understandably bigger than in any other American town. The officials but all very friendly and answer all questions ... Provided you keep going to follow the officials.