The nation's 44th President was elected just last night, but hotels in D.C. are already filling up for Barack Obama's Inauguration on January 20, 2009.
According to Washington Business Journal, rooms for Inauguration Day were becoming scarce long before last night's election. So far, the Ritz-Carlton D.C. has sold 50% of its rooms, while the Four Seasons is half full as well and has also sold its $15,000-a-night presidential suite (which is also bulletproof). Oh, and that Four Seasons has managed to sell those rooms even with its life-savings-draining Inauguration rules: a minimum stay of five nights, and full payment when reservations are made; no cancellations, no refunds. ]]>