Any CHEAP hotels in the DC area close to a Metro station ?

I want stay several days (despite missing weekend #2 of JazzFest).


It depends on your definition of 'cheap', and your definition of 'close'.

Typically anything directly adjacent to a station is going to be more expensive.  The ones downtown are going to be quite pricey, and the ones further out tend to be cheaper.

Close - Within 1 mile (walking distance) of a rail stop.

Perhaps Baltimore and commute from there ?

Hopefully, about $100/night, or less.

Find station addresses on www.wmata.com and compare them to the hotel addresses on Expedia:

These are all suburban at or near the end of the metro lines:  Super 8 College Park is $70/night. Comfort Inn in Landover is $75/night.  Red Roof in Springfield is $78.50/night.  New Carrollton Hotel is $79/night.  Comfort Inn Shady Grove is $99/night, but I know you need a car to get to Shady Grove station.

Super 8 Downtown DC near Gallaudet College for $86/night.  It got a poor rating, but you could take a metrobus to the New York Avenue metro station, which is half a mile away.