Recession? Not on Inauguration weekend in DC

So I am reading through Yahoo! Finance and I see this article on the weekend packages the luxury hotels located in Washington DC are offering for the Obama Inauguration. The Manderin hotel is offering a four night package for......$200,500!!! Can you imagine paying that amount of money during a recession? I suppose it includes a private jet and a five course dinner but still that's a lot of cash to shell out for a long weekend.