FYI ping.
If a FReeper needs a room, I have one available. I first got a room at the Howard Johnson Express at 600 New York Ave NE (at Florida) in DC for the nights of the 19th and 20th but then got a room at the Hawthorne Suite in Alexandria for the same nights. The rate is $127.43 for the two nights, plust taxes.
It's a king bed, smoking for two adults.
There must be a way to transfer the reservation. I've got a 24 hour prior cancellation on it and it's held with a CC.
I am going to maintain the reservation until a day or two before the ball.