
Reservation clerks explain that the $239 rate is $20 off the usual rate of $259.
But those who press for a further cut will be offered a room at $99 as long as they put it on a credit card and agree it can’t be cancelled.
The availability of rooms at the Hilton at this late date indicates that conference attendance might be down from previous years.

The $99 rate offered by Hilton matches the rate for that hotel on , a wholesaler of hotel rooms. Hotels.com says it provides “price match guarantee” and that it “doesn’t charge cancellation fees.”
Also $99 via hotels.com is the nearby Churchill Washington. The Courtyard by Marriott Washington, 25 yards distant, is $109. These are weekend rates. Prices for the hotels rise starting Sunday.