Some nice hotels offer an amenities pass. You don’t get a room, but you get access to all the amenities.

Work from home and encourage your family to leave for the museums!

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Anonymous wrote:Go to a Library

Which one?

Arlington library in Shirlington. You can step out for coffee or lunch. Easy parking.

@Mosaic, I often go to Le Pain Quotidienne, and then, if I worry I'm overstaying my welcome, you can wander down the street and do a another 1-2 hours at the Barnes & Noble. (There's a Panera there, too, if you want to tack on a couple more hours!)

Barnes and Noble or La Madeleine.

5-6 hours? Train ride to Ny and back or Baltimore

The central library in Arlington seems welcoming. There are different types of seating, some desk and chair and some look a little more comfortable. It is next to a park and walkable to food in Ballston.

Actually, the ballston mall might be a good option. It has few stores and shoppers, seems to have seating and lots of food options in and near. You can go up to the top floor and watch people ice skating.

I actually have rented a local air bnb for several days for this purpose. It didn’t spend the night.

Anonymous wrote:It depends on the library, many are filled with mentally unstable stinky hobos.

You could do a coffee shop or park instead.

Thanks yea that’s kind of my worry

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Anonymous wrote:When I need alone (not 5 hours, that is crazy and it’s rude to invite guest over and leave for 5 hours a day), I park somewhere and stay in my minivan. I have tinted windows, I have WiFi in the van, and keep a pillow and blanket in the back for when I lay the seats down for a bed.

It’s not like I’m inviting guests over and leaving. There are other people here to entertain them and like I said it’s family and they are happy to be left alone as well/are very comfortable in my home. They don’t find it rude at all for me to leave for extended periods of time to get work done

Again, just look into a one day pass at a co-working place. Free coffee too!

Will do thank you! I forgot WeWorks were still a thing

It depends on the library, many are filled with mentally unstable stinky hobos.

You could do a coffee shop or park instead.

Barnes & Noble cafe

If near Old Town Alexandria head to the Mt Purrnon Cat Cafe and hang out with some cats.

If you’re near Oakton, the library is relatively new, has lots of natural light, nooks with comfy chairs, clean bathrooms, and is located near a Starbucks and places to get food.

Anonymous wrote:It’s pretty cold out and few places to rest comfortably at parks.

Libraries are generally pretty uncomfortable seating, since the influx of homeless they are trying discourage lounging.

Panera etc are busy restaurants with loud Muzak all the time.

Dayuse seems to fit the bill, I would gamble on the hotel lobby too. Buy a drink at the bar or restaurant and then plop into a cozy corner.

I think most public libraries have tables and chairs with outlets, etc that are pretty comfortable. If you are in Fairfax, the regional libraries are bigger and probably easier to find a quiet spot.

If near Arlington, central library has a lot of space for working and even a quiet room. In Alexandria, you could go to St Elmo’s in DelRay then walk up the street to the public library.