Aloft Dulles Opens For Inauguration But All Rooms Are Booked

juliana — 2009-01-05T10:27:45-05:00

<![CDATA[<img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/1425/aloftsignage.jpg" class="top"> Standard Aloft Signage (Not from Aloft Dulles North.)It's been a while since we reported on an <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/tag/aloft%20hotels">Aloft Hotel</a> opening but that's because those hotels are opening up seemingly every week across the country. However, the most recent opening in Washington D.C. (ok, scratch that. We mean Ashburn, Virginia) has us wondering if there are any rooms open for Barack Obama's Inauguration. <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/hotel-reviews/Aloft+Dulles-North/local/1350">The Aloft Dulles North</a> opened its doors to guests just before Christmas and will hold it's officially opening party on January 15th. Unfortunately, when we plugged in prime inauguration stay dates (Jan. 18-21st), the online reservations system had nothing for us. Null, in fact was the term that came up. Still the Aloft might

Aloft Dulles-North Will Open in Time for Inauguration

KatieK — 2008-09-30T10:37:59-05:00

Is it just us, or do Aloft hotels make anyone else reminisce about the old-school cartoon show "Animaniacs," with Pinky and the Brain on a persistent quest for world domination? The dialogue writes itself:

Brian McGuinness, vice president of Aloft: Gee Frits, what do you want to do tonight?
Frits van Paasschen, CEO of Starwood: The same thing we do every night--try to take over the world.

And in spite of a few documented setbacks, Aloft gets one step closer January 1. Aloft Dulles-North, located near Washington Dulles Airport some 30 miles from our fair nation's capital, has rescheduled its November opening for one (presumably) well-timed with inauguration mania.

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Aloft Dulles Opens For Inauguration But All Rooms Are Booked

Aloft Dulles-North Will Open in Time for Inauguration