Today marks the one year anniversary of the January 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol, when armed domestic terrorists stormed the building in a failed attempt to overturn the 2020 election results and keep Donald Trump in power.
It also marks the one year anniversary of the Trump International Hotel’s record breaking sales week after the then-president promised his followers a “big protest” in the nation’s capital that would “be wild”.
As you may or may not recall, this day last year, the cheapest rooms at the hotel skyrocketed from $476 to $1,999 a night… then to $3,600… then to $8,000. Rooms quickly sold out, the hotel bar was jam-packed, and a manager bragged about how room service saw record numbers that week.
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So proud of our @TrumpDC In Room Dining Team for record breaking numbers this week…#Trump #luxuryhotels #bestteam #teamwork #success #neversettle #washingtonDC #business pic.twitter.com/fwr3uC9Tt5
— Mickael Damelincourt (@mdamelincourt) January 7, 2021
Now, Forbes reports that rooms at the hotel are going for less–much less–than they were last January 6. Instead of $8,000, guests can stay for as little as $446 per night.
Reporter Zach Everson writes:
Plenty of Republican bigwigs showed up at the hotel around Jan. 6, 2021. Sen. Tommy Tuberville (R-Ala.), former National Security Advisor Michael Flynn, Donald Trump Jr., Eric Trump, Qanon promoter Juan O. Savin and one of Rudy Giuliani’s election experts, Phil Waldron, all showed up at the property last year. In 2022, they don’t seem as interested in visiting.
Representatives from the Trump Organization didn’t respond to inquiries about the drastic drop in price.
Related: Embarrassing news for Trump’s bankrupt Vancouver hotel and its “Spa by Ivanka”
Last month, the Trump Organization formally notified the General Service Administration about its proposed sale of the lease for the hotel, which it has been trying to unload for over two years now. Before the lease transfer can happen, however, GSA needs to sign off on the deal and ensure the buyer is qualified since it is federal property.
The Miami-based investment group CGI Merchant Group reportedly agreed to purchase the hotel for $375 million, $125 million less than Trump initially wanted for it, with plans to rebrand it as a Waldorf-Astoria.
Graham Gremore is the Features Editor and a Staff Writer at Queerty. Follow him on Twitter @grahamgremore.
Sqwoah
How many more years do you plan on obsessing the minutia of Donald Trump’s life?
Cam
Translation: The right wing troll accounts always get outraged when notorious bigots and homophobes are mocked on this site.
Should we call the Waaaaambulance for you?
RTG
Sqwoah- he may not be president anymore but he is the head of a political party turned political personality cult that is a clear and present danger to American democracy. Rather than asking anyone why they won’t move on and stop crying, you need to ask yourself why you hate America and American ideals so much.
Cam
The stupidest thing about the Trump’s and their business practices is, they still think their name carries weight.
This hotel is empty, and other DC hotels that are much more sought after, like the Hay Adams, Four Seasons, etc. charge $100 less per room.
So better hotels are available for less money and yet the Trump’s still think they can get away with charging nearly $500 per night for this empty echo chamber of a hotel. They’ve always been horrible at business, which is why he blew his entire inheritance and is now hundreds of millions of dollars in debt.
Sqwoah
Sounds like I should call the wambulance on you and perhaps every day for the next ten year. Its time to stop crying and move on.
Fname Optional Lname
He’s not crying, just pointing out facts. Ignoring this family only puts this country in jeopardy and we need to call them out on every lie and every scandal they are caught up in! Otherwise we are just giving them a pass to continue the destruction they have already put in motion. This family has the ability to be one of the biggest threats to the rights we currently have and the equality we deserve. If we ignore the lies and the deception we will find ourselves thrown back to a time in history where we were not legally aloud to even be served a drink in a bar. It would be easier to ignore them and to refrain from uttering their names but we will pay the price later.
Sqwoah
I dare you find a single fact in Cam’s first paragraph. Are you sure you know the difference between facts and opinions?
This is exactly what conservative mean when they talk about “owning the libs.” As long as you continue to assiduously cry about Trump, you are owned.
Heywood Jablowme
@Sqwoah: What a mature comment. Where were you last Jan. 6, sh!tting on the Capitol floor?
Madea1
@Sqwoah …”This hotel is empty (FACT: Several new agencies have documented this & and if it were packed, then it would not be sold at a loss), and other DC hotels that are much more sought after (FACT: his hotel is empty if it were sought after it would be packed), like the Hay Adams, Four Seasons, etc. charge $100 less per room (FACT: go look at other area hotel rates).” is a factual statement. Where would you like the wambulance?
Cam
@Sqwoah
Sweetie, if you’re going to try to pretend you aren’t the same old right wing troll with multiple screenames, try not to do the same thing you do under all of your other names.
Which is, take something somebody said to you and try to turn it around.
You are more than welcome to point out ANYTHING that is false in my statement.
Is the Trump hotel in DC empty? Yes, documented by multiple outlets.
Are they charging $100 more per night than better and more popular hotels like the Hay Adams? Yes, which you can see if you go onto any website like Hotels. com
Did Trump inherit nearly half a billion dollars, blow through it, and is now hundreds of millions in debt? Yes, also backed up by multiple articles.
So please, again, tell Putin that we know he’s broke but could he please spring for some smarter trolls.
Jim
LOL. The grifter in chief he could get his clueless followers to pay that.
Alas, who’s pocket can he pick now?
Kangol2
So many of them are middle-class and upper-middle-class (cf. recent studies on the January 6, 2021 attempted coup participants), so why aren’t these Putschists patronizing his hellhole of a hotel?
JJinAus
$400+ per night? No way.