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Here's a few to get you started. I will post more, for you and others still working on their trips, as I hunt them down.

Update on the lodging links I posted on the ball announcement thread:

Days Inn Connecticut Ave (Dupont Circle area) - of the dozen rooms that were available when I posted the link, all are gone! NOTE: If you want to stay 5 nights, they can arrange that; but it will cost approximately $650-$700 total.

Days Inn Arlington, VA - 2201 Arlington Blvd - 6 blocks from Metro. Right now, they only have more rooms available.Earlier today the website showed only two rooms left; but they must have opened up another block of rooms. Two night minimum stay. $123.30 per night.

Econo Lodge National Airport - 2485 S. Glebe Rd. Arlington, VA. They have seven (7) rooms left, at $89.99 per night. One night stay is still OK. - Free shuttle to Pentagon Metro.

Quality Hotel Courthouse Plaza - 1200 N. Courthouse Rd. Arlington, VA. - Courthouse Metro 0.3 mi. - Rosslyn Metro 0.7mi. Plenty of (premium-priced) rooms are presently available, from $280 - $310 per night. One night stay is OK according to their online reservation center. Courtesy shuttle available

Comfort Inn Arlington Blvd/DC Gateway - 6111 Arlington Blvd, Falls Church, VA. - Metro station 2.0 mi. Only six (6) rooms left, from $130 - 140 per night. One night stay OK, per online reservation center. Courtesy shuttle available 8am-9pm

Quality Inn Governor - 6650 Arlington Blvd, Falls Church, VA - East Falls Church Metro 1.0 mi. Only four (4) rooms left at this motel, and they raised their rate since earlier today, to $107 per night (was $88). One night stay OK, per online reservation center.

Comfort Inn - 5716 Van Dorn St., Alexandria, VA - Van Dorn Metro 1.0 mi.Four (4) rooms are left at $114.99 left, two (2) rooms are left at each of these prices: $124.99, $144.99 and $174.99 Courtesy shuttle (to Metro) is available. One night stay OK, per online reservation center.

More hotel and motel info for Inauguration.

Virginia:

Quality Inn Mount Vernon 7212 Richmond Highway, Alexandria, VA Many rooms available, from $78 - $126 per night. One stay is OK per website. Metro is 3 miles away, NO shuttle.

Maryland:

Quality Suites - 3 Research Court, Rockville, MD Many rooms available, $160 - $170 per night. One night OK, according to website. Courtesy shuttle to Rockville Metro, but it looks like you may need to taxi back to hotel from Metro after the ball.

More info forthcoming, but will have to wait. My pager just went off. Gotta go to work!