I haven't stayed or dined there yet. I did walk through the lobby and first floor last month. Carmine red vinyl upholstery on a toothpaste white French bergere does not good design make. in short, it's a horrifying attempt at coolness which falls flat. The prices for everything- especially the rooms- are astounding. I love the old Roof terrace, but I don't want to spend $18 for a cocktail to see the view. Maybe they'll come down to earth, but in this inflated hotel market, I somehow doubt it. Will try to get pictures- if they'll let me in with my camera.

The plan, outlined in a new transit district development plan and zoning overlay that received preliminary approval July 30 from the Prince George's County Planning Board, envisions five distinct "neighborhoods" in the 640-acre site, with as many as 5,500 housing units and as much as 6.1 million square feet of office and retail space. A renovated train station would anchor the urban Metro Core neighborhood, where mixed-use high-rises would sprout around the existing Internal Revenue Service and Computer Sciences Corp. buildings. The surrounding neighborhoods would consist of smaller mixed-use structures and existing homes. Extensive redevelopment is also planned for neighborhoods designated in the plan as the Annapolis Road Corridor and Garden City.

Was shopping at TTC over the weekend and saw that Louis Vuitton will be opening next month.