Economy & Compact Cars in Washington

Such world famous companies as Alamo, Avis, Budget, Enterprise Rent-A-Car, Hertz, National, Dollar, Payless, Thrifty, and Zipcar provide car hire services in Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport. Besides, Advantage and EZ Rent-A-Car offer their car rental services, although their offices are located outside the territory of the airport. Nevertheless, the clients of these companies can take advantage of the airport's Car Rental shuttle, which departs from the ticket zone on the third floor of Terminals B and C, to get to the site of receiving a car.

In order to lease a vehicle you should proceed to the garage, found on the ground floor of Terminal A. The desks of car rental companies are situated there. They serve the clients, including those who made a preliminary reservation. The members of the car rental club should climb the 2nd or the 3rd floor of the parking garage, where they will receive the keys to the car at once.

To get the car you may use the minibus with the inscription "Parking/car rental" on it. It departs from Gates 1 and 6 on the 3rd floor (the ticket sales area). You should get to the stop in the Car Rental garage. The place, where you will receive a car, can be reached on foot. The parking garage is within 10 or 15 minute walking distance of Terminals A, B, and C. You should just follow the signs.

The airport comprises several types of parking. Among them there is the garage of Terminal A, the garage of Terminals B/C and economy parking, located outside the terminals. Bicycle parking lots are also provided. The parking garage of Terminal A is connected with the terminal itself by an underground passage and by the transfer from the ground level. The parking garage of Terminals B/C is connected with these terminals by covered pedestrian walkways from the second level. Economy parking is an open-air car park, which can be reached by shuttles. You may use the parking garages free of charge for the first hour, then the fee is charged in accordance with the fixed tariffs. The preliminary reservation of a parking space through the service of the site is available. Besides, you may get free vehicle mechanic assistance in the airport car parks.

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There are many Mexican restaurants in Washington. Fajitas, tacos, burritos chili con carne – all the dishes are delicious and consistently spicy. Dishes that come from Italy are also popular among the locals. It may seem that there are more varieties of pizza in Washington than in Rome. Pasta with cheese sauce is an integral part of the menu of almost every restaurant. You can also taste a variety of dishes made of corn-flour here. They are mostly preserved from the traditions of Indian chefs. Local chefs cook a few soups. Basically, these are simple broths with almost no filling or thick soups. Despite all the love of Americans for fast food, ordinary bread is not very popular here.

Beef and pork or chicken form the basis of the diet of most citizens. Chicken is often baked whole. A simple, quick, and delicious dish is the result. If you get to the city on Thanksgiving eve, be sure to taste the traditional holiday stuffed turkey. Sometimes a pickled carcass is simply cooked with the filling on the same baking sheet. The filling can be very different – bread with nuts and spices, cabbage, potatoes, mushrooms, pork giblets, and even oysters. Every cook has his own cooking secret. However, the turkey is cooked very tasty here at any time of the year.
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