The Foreign Service Journal, April 2008

42 F O R E I G N S E R V I C E J O U R N A L / A P R I L 2 0 0 8 Property & E-mail Address Minimum Stay Style 1 Number of Bedrooms Distance to State Ad Page Accepts Pets C ONTINUED FROM PAGE 41 FSJ ’s Guide to Extended-Stay Housing Go to www.afsa.org: On the header CLICK on Marketplace, CLICK on Extended-Stay Housing (with Foreign Service Clause information) Accommodations 4 U vicki@accommodations4u.net AKA sfoster@stayaka.com Arlington Residence Court Hotel chris.benner@snbhotels.com Attache Property Management info@attacheproperty.com Capitol Hill Stay bstansberry@att.net Corporate Apartment Specialists, Inc. sales@corporateapartments.com Executive Lodging Alternatives finder5@ix.netcom.com Georgetown Suites reservations@georgetownsuites.com Marriott Execustay anthony.lbarra@marriott.com Pied-à-Terre Properties lmartin@piedaterredc.com Remington reservations@remington-dc.com State Plaza Hotel spresagents@rbpropertiesinc.com SuiteAmerica ben@suiteamerica.com Virginian Suites dos@virginainsuites.com Yes No Yes Optional Yes Yes Yes No Varies Varies Yes, Deposit No Limited Yes, Deposit 1 Day 7 Days 1 Day 30 Days 30 Days 30 Days 30 Days 1 Day 30 Days 60 Days 1 Day 1 Day 3 Days 1 Day Studio, 1, 2 Bedroom 1, 2 Bedroom Efficiency, 1, 2, 3 Bedroom Varies Varies Studio, 1, 2, 3 Bedroom 1, 2, 3, 4 Bedroom 1, 2 Bedroom Studio, 1, 2 Bedroom Studio,1, 2, 2+Den Bedroom, 1 Bedroom 1 Bedroom 1, 2, 3 Bedroom Efficiency, 1 Bedroom GS, HR, LR HR HR Varies Varies GS, HR, TH GS, HR, TH LR Varies GS, HR, LR, TH HR HR LR, HR HR Varies 8 Blocks 2 Miles Varies Varies Varies 3-5 Miles 10 Blocks Varies 1 Mile 2 Blocks Across street 1.5 Miles 1.5 Miles 10 IFC 2 27 34 40 38 7 33 34 40 31 9 7 50 (1) GS–garden style, HR–high rise, LR–low rise, TH–townhomes (2) IFC–inside front cover While in long-term training at the National Foreign Affairs Training Center, you may claim up to 100 percent of daily per diem for the first 60 days. This amount is reduced to 50 percent from day 61 to day 120, and to 25 percent thereafter. The reduction applies to both the lodging and the meals & incidental expenses portions of per diem. The General Services Administration has determined that per diem for the D.C. area will change seasonally. While M&IE remains $64 throughout the year, the lodging portion is $201 from Jan. 1 to June 30 (total $265), $154 from July 1 to Aug. 31 (total $218), and $201 from Sept. 1 to Dec. 31 (total $265). — James Yorke, AFSA Labor Management Specialist