The Obamas will be staying at the historic Hay-Adams hotel (see previous entry) near the White House when they arrive in Washington this coming weekend, confirms a Democrat with knowledge of the arrangements who spoke on condition of anonymity because she was not authorized to make a statement.
The family is expected to stay there until Jan. 15, when Blair House, where presidential guests stay, becomes available. A spokeswoman for the hotel said in an email Tuesday night that "we can neither confirm nor deny the stay of any guest at any time at our hotel in order to preserve the privacy of our guests at all times." Obama's transition team also had declined to identify the hotel. The New York Times posted an excerpt of an email today from an official at the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, located by the hotel, to staff, saying there would be a heavy Secret Service presence around the hotel because of a very high-level delegation staying there through the 15th.
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