Monkey business in Washington DC has many meanings, but at the Washington Marriott Wardman Park, it means the National Zoo and Orangutan Outreach.

Baby Orangutan

Book this family-friendly hotel’s National Zoo package, and 5% of the room revenue will be donated toward Orangutan Outreach, an organization dedicated to protecting the endangered orangutan and its rainforest habitat.

In case you think that’s peanuts, there’s more – kids (12 and under) eat three meals a day for free and receive an Orangutan Welcome Pack.

This welcome pack comes with a stuffed orangutan toy, the illustrated children’s book The Misadventures of Ori Tang, and a DVD Set of Animal Planet’s Orangutan Island.

The National Zoo is but 5 minutes from the hotel, which enjoys convenient on-site Metro accessibility at the Woodley Park-Zoo stop on the Red line. But just in case you’re ‘geographically challenged,’ the hotel will equip you with a map of the National Zoo.

The National Zoo package, available Thursday through Sunday, includes complimentary overnight parking and accomodations. Offer valid until December 31, 2009. Use promo code ‘ARN’ for online reservations, or or call 1-800-228-9290 and ask for promotional code ARN. More details here – www.wardmanparkmarriott.com/.

Photo Credit – Kiwi Flickr