Virginia Governor Youngkin and sports team owner Leonsis are planning a luxury hotel near National Airport with rooms priced at $731 per night and $75 for parking. The hotel is part of a larger project that includes a proposed Capitals-Wizards arena. Youngkin's report indicates optimistic forecasts for the arena and hotel.
I for one would love to book an $800 a night hotel for a Caps game in <checks notes> Potomac Yard https://t.co/tGUCtR4aNL
🤨"discloses for the first time that the financing plan assumes thousands of fans will pay $75 for parking, the teams’ owner will host 53 more events annually in Alexandria...and a new luxury hotel will book rooms at a “historically unprecedented” rate of $731 a night." https://t.co/HoRANG20L4
$730 rooms, $75 parking: Youngkin’s own report calls arena forecasts rosy https://t.co/zkehxezOaI
$730 hotel rooms and $75 parking for fans? Youngkin’s own report calls forecasts for proposed Capitals-Wizards arena rosy. https://t.co/XspFklYjL2
$731 per night to stay in NoVa! https://t.co/jvyPeSCqvg
Youngkin and Leonsis are banking on hordes of people to pay $731 a night to stay at a hotel near National Airport and $75 to park underground for a few hours. https://t.co/8xxlHoAvH7