The lobby is slightly seedy, with peeling paint.
If the entrance and lobby are slightly underwhelming, from the moment you get to your room it's plain that a seductive, contemporary sensibility has been brought to bear on the design.
Almost six out of 10 said private corporations' health insurance plans should include contraception at no cost to the employee (are you listening, Hobby Lobby?), and slightly more than half said emergency contraception should not require a prescription.
The National Federation of Independent Business increased their lobbying expenses slightly to $217,465.
At 3 one afternoon, Godana Harugura entered the lobby of the slightly down-at-the-heels Hotel Boulevard, a popular spot for young American backpackers and budget tourists.
By contrast, the oil and gas industry lobby grew only slightly over the same period, spending $59.4 million in 2003, up from $58.8 million in 1998, according to a separate study conducted by the center.
The other piece of news from the lobby this week, only slightly less alarming than the drinks price rises, is that Michael Lea, thought by many to be a rising star on the Daily Mail political team, is leaving to join the No 10 bunker to write those worthy articles that appear in newspapers under the prime minister's name.
For that, the pharma lobby might accept slightly shorter patent protection so that generic drugs can be manufactured more quickly a minor concession for which the industry won two major victories.
At first glance, the Hobby Lobby case seems slightly ludicrous: on grounds of tender conscience, the crafting retailer refuses to include certain contraceptive methods on employee health insurance plans mandated by the Affordable Care Act (ACA).
