District of Columbia

[J Patrick Draine]

"Robert A. Anderson" wrote:

> Patrick Draine wrote:
>
> "Pat N. wrote:
>
> >  The airport is 2.2
> >miles from the convention .
>
> Hey, take the subway. It goes directly from the airport to the bottom
> floor of the Crystal City complex.
>
> Patrick Draine"
>
> That sounds great. However, I read in PTJ, Dec.,'99, p. 35:
>
> "The Hyatt Regency Crystal City operates a shuttle, from 6 a.m. until
> 12:30 a.m. the following day, to and from the Metro stops at both
> Crystal City and Ronald Reagan National Airport, by request. Call
> 1-888-HYATT12 or (locally) (703)418-1234. The shuttle comes in handy
> because the Crystal City Metro stop is about 3/4 of a mile (1.2
> kilometers) from the Hyatt Regency Crystal City."
>
> So, which is it?
>

Hmmm, it was about 8 years ago that I was there, so perhaps it's just my
foggy memory. And I usually enjoy a stroll. At any rate, one took the
elevator to the sub-basement and strolled through a minimall (shops
etc.) type environment unit one reached the Metro stop. Hopefully the AC
will be working well throughout the complex.

Patrick