It doesn’t take an economist to do the math - when five million tourists descend on a city with a population of just under 600,000, things tend to get pretty expensive. If you plan to partake in the weeklong binge known as Obama’s inauguration, there are certain costs you simply won't be able to avoid. Eight hundred bucks a night for a room? Check. Three hundred more for a ticket to an inaugural ball? Check. Airfare? Booze funds? Extra cash for cheesy mementos? Check, check, and check.But hey, look on the bright side - at least you won’t have to crack into what’s left of your depleted savings to keep from starving during inauguration week. Instead of settling for one of the District’s many overpriced, manically advertised tourist traps, let Metromix give you an insider’s rundown of the best deals in the city to match your culinary mood.
After all, just because you're dropping half a month’s salary to sleep in a grad student’s twin bed for a few days, it doesn’t mean you have to be a sucker for your entire stay in the nation’s capital.
