[evaporation-plus]

> Higazy arrived in the United States on a student
> visa and checked into the hotel on Aug. 27. He
> was scheduled to check out on Sept. 25 from his
> room in a corner of the hotel with a view of the
> trade center, court papers said.

I imagine he got a good price on the hotel room
because of the length of the stay. A nice cheap room
to catch up on some school work.

[Howlin]

I wonder if he asked for that room.

[aristeides]

It would be interesting to know how many Middle Eastern males checked into D.C. hotels with views of the White House or the Capitol for similar periods of a month or so.

Rooms in the Millennium Hilton apparently went for about $500 a night. Would you get a reduced rate for staying a month? $15,000 a month would be a hefty rent, especially for a "student."

Related thread.