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How safe is D.C. for a family visit?
Posted on 5/1/18 at 5:04 pm
Posted on 5/1/18 at 5:04 pm
First trip to D.C. and bringing the family with 2 kids 10 and under.
Staying in Crystal City and planning on taking the subway into the sites.
Anything I should watch out for?
Always hear there are seedy parts to the city.
Staying in Crystal City and planning on taking the subway into the sites.
Anything I should watch out for?
Always hear there are seedy parts to the city.
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Posted on 5/1/18 at 5:12 pm to Jimbeaux28
Go there twice a year. No issues and plenty of museums to goto with the kids.
Posted on 5/1/18 at 5:23 pm to Jimbeaux28
You'll be fine, especially sticking to touristy areas.
Crystal City is pretty terrible. I've had to stay at the Crystal City Hilton for work before. But you can access the metro pretty easily.
Crystal City is pretty terrible. I've had to stay at the Crystal City Hilton for work before. But you can access the metro pretty easily.
Posted on 5/1/18 at 5:37 pm to Jimbeaux28
The bureaucratic criminals have all but priced out the street criminal types from DC proper. It's one of the safer cities in the country these days for wandering around purposes.
Posted on 5/1/18 at 5:38 pm to Jimbeaux28
If you can get iut of staying in Crystal City I would stay in Alexandria Va. It is very safe.
Posted on 5/1/18 at 7:56 pm to rich4pres
Agreed with other posters, if possible stay on the other side of the river. So many hotels, plenty of deals.
Posted on 5/1/18 at 8:27 pm to Jimbeaux28
Good god. It’s our nations capital. It’s not a third world country. Stick to the tourist areas and NW DC and you’ll be fine.
Posted on 5/1/18 at 8:38 pm to Jimbeaux28
You live in that shite hole Baton Rouge and you’re worried about bringing your kids to DC?
Posted on 5/1/18 at 8:59 pm to rich4pres
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I would stay in Alexandria Va
This. It’s awesome and easy to get across to the main sights.
Posted on 5/1/18 at 9:21 pm to Jimbeaux28
Please tell me this thread is a joke
Posted on 5/1/18 at 10:09 pm to thegreatboudini
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You live in that shite hole Baton Rouge and you’re worried about bringing your kids to DC?
Posted on 5/1/18 at 11:19 pm to thegreatboudini
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You live in that shite hole Baton Rouge and you’re worried about bringing your kids to DC?
I know where to not go in BR, and it is a shithole
Posted on 5/1/18 at 11:20 pm to rich4pres
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If you can get iut of staying in Crystal City I would stay in Alexandria Va. It is very safe.
Thanks! Will look at moving the reservation
Posted on 5/1/18 at 11:58 pm to AbitaFan08
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Crystal City is pretty terrible. I've had to stay at the Crystal City Hilton for work before.
Currently have reservations at the Embassy Suites there in Crystal City. Don't anticipate doing much stuff there, mostly in DC.
What is it about Crystal City that makes it terrible?
Posted on 5/2/18 at 7:18 am to Jimbeaux28
It's far as frick from DC for DC travel standards
You'll have to take the metro with all of the heathens. Think BR is bad? Wait till you hop on that metro!
You'll have to take the metro with all of the heathens. Think BR is bad? Wait till you hop on that metro!
This post was edited on 5/2/18 at 7:19 am
Posted on 5/2/18 at 7:28 am to Jimbeaux28
Crystal City is just a concrete jungle. You’ll be fine in your hotel and to the metro. It’s just not an entertainment destination. Unlike Alexandria that has all the charm, dining, entertainment and costs of a real destination.
Posted on 5/2/18 at 7:38 am to Jimbeaux28
LOL - Safer than visiting Baton Rouge
Posted on 5/2/18 at 8:53 am to ynlvr
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Crystal City is just a concrete jungle. You’ll be fine in your hotel and to the metro. It’s just not an entertainment destination. Unlike Alexandria that has all the charm, dining, entertainment and costs of a real destination.
All of this, there is nothing wrong with Crystal City, it's just not interesting as a vacation base
Posted on 5/2/18 at 9:02 am to Pettifogger
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All of this, there is nothing wrong with Crystal City, it's just not interesting as a vacation base
Thanks! Most of our time will be spent in DC. The lure of Crystal City is its proximity to DCA.
Posted on 5/2/18 at 9:22 am to Jimbeaux28
You can take the metro from Reagan to middle of downtown in 15 minutes. Stay downtown in NW DC, metro costs will add up, and they run slowly on the weekends like every 30 min... weekdays you’ll be packed in like sardines during work commutes... if staying downtown you could walk faster where you want to go.
I lived in downtown DC for 3 years, we stayed at the Hyatt place on K street last time we went back to visit..it’s a good central location.
I lived in downtown DC for 3 years, we stayed at the Hyatt place on K street last time we went back to visit..it’s a good central location.
This post was edited on 5/2/18 at 9:41 am
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