thank you for calling the georgetown inn. ryan: the phone is ringing inside the georgetown inn. three days after a presidential election, reservations are far from filled. >> we have rece cancellations. i think it's obviously because of the turnout that came from the election. ryan: every four years hotel in the district see an onslaught of supporters booking rooms for inauguration day. but donald trump's stunning defeat over hillary clinton left the country in shock and hotels with vacancies. >> i have been in the city for the last two inaugurations. certainly we see much slower pace than this time around. of calls. ryan: this is the general manager of the melrose hotel on pennsylvania avenue. she says hotels were sold out by now for president obama's historic inauguration in 2008 and his re-election in 2012. >> it was like just watching numbers. the bookings come through. it was so exciting and very overwhelping actually -- overwhelming actually. president-elect not a lot of fanfare. people are still trying to absorb the outcome before being part of history. >> it might not be

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