will be like my respescted hobbyist friend OSP . The suggestion will be to the area most convenient to them rather than what might be best for the lady. Yes, quite a few dudes live near and find BWI to be the easiest location for them. And a lot of ladies stay there and do well. It works well in that you can fly to BWI catch a shuttle to your hotel and wait for the calls.  But be aware...you pretty much will be confined to you hotel as the area has little to offer as far as shopping..restaurants [ except for typical fast food and chains you normally find near airports ....and again, your choice will be limited to what you can walk to from your hotel]..there is no nightlife. However a lot a ladies stay there and it is a base for a couple good agencies.  The Inner Harbor in Baltimore is a much nicer and interesting .  area..Kinda pricey however and parking is usually a problem for clients...Tysons in NVA is also a popular area for the ladies and I'm sure you will hear from several VA duses appealing for you to stay there. Plenty of hotels and most actually provide free self parking which clients like. There will be shopping and plenty of nice places to eat or hang out. However you would need a car or use a hotel shuttle as the area is not pedestrian friendly. Not as isolated as an airport area like BWI or Dulles. You will hear a lot of bitching about traffic around Tysons..and it is a pain...But hard to avoid traffic anywhere in our region.  Probabaly the first choice for most touring ladies is  Dupont Circle  { I've started refering to it as Cialis Circle ] in DC , although Foggy Bottom and Adams Morgan areas are growing in popularity. All offer metro stops [ our clean and safe subway that sometimes works]. This is good for clients and also allows you to easily see some of the sites of DC like the Monuments..Smithsonias etc...  If you want to really experience DC you will like Dupont. Lot's of cool restaurants, trendy bars and nightlife. likewise , if you want to experience Baltimore stay in the Inner Harbor.  What you want makes the difference.  Yes, I risk the anger of the BWI guys when I say I usually suggest Dupont or downtown DC as they tend to deel neglected [ which I never understood why as it seems that more than a fair amount of ladies and agencies locate there].  But I think you deserve a fair answer to a common question on the Board.  And for the record , DC is not that convenient for me.

No single place in the area will maximize your response.........

I strongly suggest that providers hoping to get a good response from the DC market stay in at least two areas.

I suggest Dupont Circle or Bethesda as one choice, and Tysons as the other.

Opinions will vary.

Though the area looks "small" on a map, travel conditions in this area are atrocious, parking considerations are an issue for many, and many will not want to go too far out of their way....

STP and GTM have it right

DC is quite complicated for its size. OSP _is_ the east coast MP67, so some grains of salt are called for vis a vis his denials

for various reasons i am not in the market at the moment but i'll tell you what i do as an individual.

most of my encounters have been near Dulles, Tysons, Bethesda, Dupont, and now very rarely BWI and Baltimore. the latter require work bringing me to the neighborhood or a day off. Dupont is most practical when i don't need my car and can use the Metro.

for ambience Dupont, Bethesda, and Tysons are my preferences.

I live near BWI airport but work in Fairfax VA. The two are as different as night and day.

The drive for Baltimorians will be at least an hour (counting traffic) to Tyson and to get into DC itself they would need to take metro with that takling now more time and money to hop on

Those in DC can stay in the city itself or go to the Tyson area which is right off the Beltway. But again would many of the DC'ers travel to Baltimore if you go to BWI?

I only speak the general differences and providde the questions...it is up to the provider to search within herself for teh answer.

I like areas

like Tysons, Arlington/Alexandria.

I will be honest here, I hate dealing with traffic in downtown! Not to mentioned finding parking. But dupont is great area for providers.

Re: When Visiting What Area Should Providers Stay?

Speaking from a providers point of view Tysons was great for me, alot of outcalls to downtown DC also. However it depends how long you plan on staying and how much playing you looking to do? I would recommend staying in Nova, DC, and BWI when visiting a week. If your HOTT and the gentlemen like what he see and feel your worth it then he most likely will travel where ever you are.

Amoni



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BWI, DuPont/Foggy Bottom, Tysons, Bethesda are the four most common.  The new convention center area may be promising but probably not yet.

BWI appears to have more LE issues than the others.  Tyson's is erratic on that.  The other two are somewhat better.

Tyson's and DuPont attract a little higher price from the providers I've talked with.  BWI is good volume lower wage scale.

If you are doing some tourist stuff as well as working it's DuPont hands down.

With care and good ads all should work.

My basement is available...lol.