No Inaugural Bounce for the D.C. Hotels

A few blocks from the White House, employees at the St. Regis hotel had spent weeks preparing for election night. They knew that as soon as the country’s next president was announced, or even a few hours before, there would be an onslaught of requests from supporters looking to book rooms for January’s inauguration. As they do every four years, the hotel staffed its reservation desk around-the-clock and waited. Except this time, the calls didn’t come.