Re: Oct. NANOG - hotel? At the two month marker now.

[Daniel Golding <dgolding () burtongroup com>]

On 8/23/04 9:12 AM, "Irwin Lazar" <ilazar () burtongroup com> wrote:

> One other word of advice, hotel space in this area has been pretty hard to
> come by in recent months, book early or you may find that the closest
> available room is in Maryland or at a resort like Landsdowne.
>
> Also, there are lots of low-cost hotels on Route 28 north of the airport and
> Route 7 east of Route 28 (amerisuites and the like).  All are a short drive
> from the Hyatt (20-30 minutes tops).
>
> irwin

For those unfamiliar with the Northern Virginia area, 20-30 minutes is
indeed, a "short drive".

I second Irwin's advice - get hotel rooms as soon as you possibly can. There
has been a crunch recently, including the Dulles airport hotels. Do not stay
in Washington, DC, unless you know what you are doing. Also, the Metro
(subway) doesn't stop at Reston Town Center (the NANOG venue) or anywhere
nearby. On the bright side, Reston Town Center is very nice and has lots of
places to eat and shop. It is also convenient to the offices of a half dozen
carriers on Sunrise Valley Drive, like AOL, Nextel, Sprint, France Telecom,
Verizon, Aleron, and many others.

Its a good choice.

- Dan