Off site location in DC

February 2, 2006 12:05 PM

Location Filter: Cool place in the Washington, D.C. area for an off-site brainstorming/process meeting. Prefer indoors with tablespace...
posted by omidius to Work & Money (12 answers total)

Details? How much can you spend? How much space do you need? How far can you travel from DC? Do you need lodging as well?
posted by ereshkigal45 at 12:12 PM on February 2, 2006

I was going to suggest the Old Ebbitt Grill near the White House, which is a very cool place. But I think you may be looking for more of a conference room setup?
posted by Fat Guy at 12:21 PM on February 2, 2006

Best answer: Sorry I can't remember more details, but I went to a meeting that sounds like what you're doing up at Great Falls once. It was an old house in the park that is rented out for weddings, etc. They had plenty of space for breakouts, and the setting is good for getting out of the office rut.
posted by InfidelZombie at 12:26 PM on February 2, 2006

omidius - post an update here if you find specifics. I'm interested too!
posted by grateful at 12:45 PM on February 2, 2006

Richmond's probably farther than you want to go, but you could rent the space at c3. For more information, you can check out this article from a year ago.

The space is really neat, built for creative corporate brainstorming.
posted by Alt F4 at 1:36 PM on February 2, 2006

Unique Meeting, Wedding, and Party Places in Greater Washington: Historic Homes, Art Galleries, Ballrooms, Gardens, Inns, Conference Centers, Riverboats, ... Distinctive Settings for Events Large and Small
posted by ereshkigal45 at 2:03 PM on February 2, 2006

The Gathering Guide: Washington, DC
Washington.org: Meeting Planners (be sure to see the "Unique Places" guide and the "Search Facilities" feature")
posted by arco at 2:26 PM on February 2, 2006

The location InfidelZombie is describing might be one of the Fairfax County Parks and Recreation Authority Historic Properties.

Montgomery County, MD, has a similar program.
posted by arco at 2:32 PM on February 2, 2006

Old Ebbitt Grill has a room in the downstairs that they set up/rent out for all kinds of things. And they'll fetch you food.
posted by ersatzkat at 2:36 PM on February 2, 2006

Arco has it-- it was partly in the Old Schoolhouse and partly in the Grange.
posted by InfidelZombie at 3:08 PM on February 2, 2006

We have used Landsdowne if you want a swanky conference place. It is well outside DC but near Dulles. Annapolis is also nice and many of the larger hotels have conference facilities. If you want to be in DC, the Fairmont is nice though it ain't cheap.
posted by TheRaven at 4:35 PM on February 2, 2006

It's 70 miles outside DC, but the Aspen Wye River Retreat Center's very nice.
posted by johnwilcox at 8:12 PM on February 2, 2006