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From the lobby to the rooms, The Hotel Palomar has a chic, modern design. The room I was in was even outfitted with two animal print robes for the guests to wear!

The hotel is in an easy-to-navigate location near Dupont Circle. It is within walking distance of restaurants, bars, shops and the Dupont Circle Metro stop, which is on the Red Line.

The hotel also features a restaurant and bar. I cannot speak for the restaurant, but I found the hotel's swanky little bar a nice spot for sharing wine and cheese.

The Lincoln Memorial offers great views of Washington's sights. Standing on the steps of the memorial, the view ahead includes the Washington Monument and the U.S. Capitol in the distance. Along the backside of the memorial, visitors can see a little flicker of orange in the distance -- it's the flame on Kennedy's grave at Arlington National Cemetery.

The memorial offers great nighttime views. Go late enough, especially in the winter months, and you may just have the place to yourself.

There is a path you can walk between the memorial and the Washington Monument.

Il Club Quarters è situato nella zona tra il Financial District e Wall Street, ed è a breve distanza dal New York Stock Exchange. Nelle vicinanze ci sono anche Battery Park e il South Street Seaport, oltre alla fermata della metropolitana di Fulton Street, a pochi isolati dall'albergo. La location è ottima per viaggi di lavoro, ma è un po' fuori mano per il turismo. La maggiorparte delle stanze era pulita e moderna, ma io ho soggiornato in una stanza stretta e piccola. La porta del bagno era direttamente di fronte al letto ed era realizzata in vetro opaco, il che ha reso i viaggi al bagno un po' imbarazzanti visto che condividevo la camera con un amico. La piccola stanza conteneva un letto matrimoniale con comodini, una poltrona, un piccolo frigo, un armadio e una scrivania con sedia. Il punto migliore dell'hotel erano le borracce gratuite e il distributore gratuito di acqua nei corridoi.

Club Quarters - Downtown is located in the Financial District and Wall Street area, and it is a short walk from the New York Stock Exchange. Also nearby are Battery Park and the South Street Seaport. There is a subway station on Fulton Street, which is just a few blocks away from the hotel. The location is probably great for business trips, but it is a bit out of the way for most tourists.

As for the rooms, they are very clean and modern, but the room I stayed in was small and cramped. The bathroom door was directly in front of the bed, and the door was fashioned with an opaque glass, which made for an awkwardly intimate bonding experience among my friends. The small room somehow housed a queen-size bed with night tables on either side, a chair, a small refrigerator, an armoire and a desk with a chair.

The hotel's greatest perk was free refillable water bottles and an ice-cold water dispenser in the hallway.

If you don't get the opportunity to see a Broadway show while visiting New York, Ellen's Stardust Diner is your next best bet. The wait staff of this 1950's themed eatery entertain guests with singing and dancing, and you never know what you might hear... some classics, some Gaga and definitely some show tunes. That waiter or waitress dancing on top of a table may just be Broadway's next big star! Members of the wait staff have gone on to perform on Broadway, London's West End and in regional and national tours in the states.

The food is a little pricey - but not outrageously - for what you are getting. However, you have to remember: 1. These are NYC prices. 2. These are Times Square prices. 3. You are paying for the atmosphere too. Some of the dishes are large portions, which could possibly be shared to cut costs. However, all the food looked delicious, and for dinner and a show the prices are worth it. My friends and I really enjoyed our Caesar Salad, Keish and grilled cheese sandwiches. The menu also features burgers, other salads and sandwiches, ice cream, milkshakes and homemade sangria.

As your waitress belts out Wicked's "Defying Gravity", she obviously is not taking your order or checking on your table. Therefore, the service is slow and somewhat unattentive, so I suggest you be prepared to order when your server is free and enjoy the show!

As a journalist, I may be a bit biased, but even when I try to keep my objectivity in check, I still think this is one of the most interesting and interactive museums I've visited. The museum displays a front page from every U.S. state that day, and each front page of major newspapers around the country and the world are archived on the museum's Web site. The museum has an interesting timeline in the Internet, TV and Radio gallery that shows the changes and advances in technology and reporting, along with major events that have shaped the industry. There is a touching video about covering the 9/11 terrorist attacks. Visitors can make their own broadcast news video and view the largest collection of pulitzer prize-winning photographs. The museum also hosts TV and radio shows like broadcast journalist George Stephanopoulos's live broadcast with Barack Obama. There is so much to see and do here. Set aside 2-3 hours to get through the museum. If you are a news junkie, you may want to set aside a day to really explore all that this museum has to offer. There also are spectacular views of the Capitol building from the upper levels of the Newseum. Tickets for the museum cost about $20 for adults, about $18 for senior citizens, college students with ID and US military with ID, and about $13 for ages 7-18. Children age 6 and younger get in free. While there are many museums in DC and many of which are free, this one is still worth a visit and worth its ticket price.