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There's been a lot buzz in the Washington, DC metro area regarding the upcoming presidential inauguration in January—especially about hotel rooms for visitors, or rather, the reported lack thereof.

DC event planners and attendees will be happy to know that there are indeed hotel rooms in DC still available for this momentous event, despite the gossip that all the venues are booked solid. Destination DC has reported that over 1,400 hotel rooms within a 30-mile drive of the city still have space on January 19, the inauguration's peak night. Hundreds more hotel rooms are available within 200 miles of DC.

The rooms in the DC are pricey, ranging from $500 to $1,000, so planners working with lower budgets might want to scout out rooms farther away. At about 60 miles from the District, room rates start at about $100.