Hotel Monaco, a luxurious hotel by the Historic Gatsby’s Tavern in Old Town Alexandria, a stone’s throw from the Potomac River, makes a perfect midwinter escape.

We love the Monaco in the winter, because it has an exceptional indoor pool and well-equipped fitness center, and has the Kimpton features, and high standards that we can depend on. The Dive-In Movie Nights at the pool are too much fun, even for curmudgeony types (like this writer can be, when stressed).

Planit Meetings guests receive complimentary high-speed internet access and are invited to the complimentary wine reception in the lobby, daily 5 – 6 p.m. Companion goldfish are delivered to your room for duration of your stay.

The hotel features 24-hour room service, with full concierge and business services (but you won’t spend your time on business), complimentary newspaper, complimentary shuttle between Reagan National Airport and the hotel. If you don’t feel like going out to dine, Monaco’s restaurant, Jackson 20, offers cozy American comfort food. Many of the Washington, DC areas finest restaurants are a short walk from Hotel Monaco.

Hotel Monaco is a bicycling lover's dream, as it is situated on the Mt. Vernon Bicycle Trail that hugs the Potomac River and the George Washington Memorial Parkway. (There are many bicycle rental options near the Monaco, like Capitol Bikeshare. The concierge will point out the nearest.) DC is an easy 30 minute bike ride on the well-maintained trail that connects DC and Mt. Vernon. The ride between the Hotel Monaco to DC takes you through Dangerfield Island, and Gravelly Point Park, where you can watch planes take off and land at Reagan National, and byTheodore Roosevelt Memorial Island, a hidden memorial on an island, where you can spot many species of birds, and see other wildlife, on the boardwalk through the island. In the other direction, and a hilly bicycle climb up a bike trail that hugs the Potomac River, culminates at Mt.Vernon (all down-hill going back to the hotel).

For questions about Planit Meetings’ discounted rates at Hotel Monaco, please email us:

susan@planitmeetings.com

Welcome to Planit Meetings

Planit Meetings is the go-to HOTEL EXPERT for last minute hotel reservations in cities across the U.S. Our services, including comprehensive concierge services, are FREE, never pre-paid.

Planit Meetings is also a meetings and individual travel company, founded by Kevin Elder, based in Apex, N.C., with offices in Washington, DC and Annapolis.

We offer discounted hotel rates for solo travelers, at hotels in cities across the US. We also do meeting site selection and make hotel room blocks for meetings, reunions, weddings, and other events, in cities around the world.

For our meetings/ events clients, we do as little or as much meeting/ event planning required. Our collective experience, between our 4-member staff, is more than 125 years, of doing the best most unboring meetings and events, under budget.

The hotels we use are personally inspected -- both meeting rooms and guest rooms; we KNOW the hotels...the ones currently under renovation, the pluses and minuses of hotels in large chains and boutique hotels.

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Susan: susan@planitmeetings.com

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Monday, February 13, 2012

Hotel Monaco in Old Town Alexandria: a perfect mid-winter escape!

Hotel Monaco, a luxurious hotel by the Historic Gatsby’s Tavern in Old Town Alexandria, a stone’s throw from the Potomac River, makes a perfect midwinter escape.