The Fairfax at Embassy Row, Starwood Luxury Collection
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Lonely Planet review
Appropriate to its name and locale, this international-looking hotel has a majestic, flag-draped, Georgian entrance. Converted from a posh residential hotel, the Westin has all the familiar luxuries of the chain, including the enveloping beds and much-copied bathrooms. This is a good spot for business travellers in a convenient location.
A young Al Gore lived in this historic hotel as a youth while his father served as senator from Tennessee. Many other luminaries have called this eight-storey edifice home since it was built in 1924. The hotel's interior decor retains suave touches of the period. The lobby is pretty low-key but is fitted out with several kinds of marble set off by brass details. Carved plaster enlivens the ceiling. The 208 rooms have old-fashioned posh furniture that would have looked right at home in the building's heyday and include lots of plush down fittings and large, accommodating bathrooms (one key difference, rooms in the 1930s cost US$4.00 a day). The banquet facilities are befitting of a small coronation.
Services & facilities
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Pets
- Pets not allowed
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Cards accepted
- Diners club
- Mastercard
- Visa
- Carte blanche
- Discover
- Jcb international
- American express
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Parking
- Secure parking
- Parking nearby
- Parking garage
- Valet parking
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Guest services
- Multilingual staff
- Express check-in
- Tours/ticket assistance
- Room service (24 hours)
- Express check-out
- Tour assistance
- 24-hour front desk
- Porter/bellhop
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Accessibility
- Elevator/lift
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Non-smoking
- Smoke-free property (fines apply)
- Smoke-free property
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Luggage storage
- Luggage storage
- Safe-deposit box at front desk
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- Bar/lounge
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Concierge
- Concierge desk
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Bureau de Change/ATM
- Atm/banking
- Currency exchange
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Transport/transfers
- Limo or town car service available
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Wi-Fi/internet access
- Free Wi-Fi
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Family
- Babysitting or childcare
- Suitable for children
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Restaurant/Café
- Restaurant
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Housekeeping
- Laundry facilities
- Dry cleaning/laundry service
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Fitness
- 24-hour fitness facilities
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Air Conditioning
- Air-conditioned public areas
Description
Location. Located in central Washington, The Fairfax at Embassy Row, Starwood Luxury Collection is a business-friendly hotel within walking distance of Anderson House, Embassy of India, and Embassy of Haiti. Additional points of interest include Embassy of Australia and Washington D.C. Jewish Community Center.
Hotel Features. The Fairfax at Embassy Row, Starwood Luxury Collection features a restaurant and a bar/lounge. Room service is available 24 hours a day. Recreational amenities include a 24-hour fitness facility. This 5-star property has a 24-hour business center and offers small meeting rooms, limo/town car service, and audiovisual equipment. Complimentary wireless Internet access is available in public areas. This Washington property has 604 square meters of event space consisting of banquet facilities, conference/meeting rooms, a ballroom, and exhibit space. Business services, wedding services, tour/ticket assistance, and translation services are available. Guest parking is limited, and available on a limited first-come, first-served basis (surcharge). Nearby parking is also available for a surcharge. Additional property amenities include a concierge desk, multilingual staff, and laundry facilities. This is a smoke-free property.
Guestrooms. 259 air-conditioned guestrooms at The Fairfax at Embassy Row, Starwood Luxury Collection feature iPod docking stations and laptop-compatible safes. Accommodations offer city views. Beds come with pillowtop mattresses, Egyptian cotton sheets, and premium bedding. Accommodations include refrigerators and coffee/tea makers. Bathrooms feature makeup/shaving mirrors, designer toiletries, bathrobes, and scales. Wired high-speed and wireless Internet access is available for a surcharge. In addition to desks and complimentary weekday newspapers, guestrooms offer multi-line phones with voice mail. 42-inch flat-screen televisions have cable channels, video-game consoles, and pay movies. Also included are safes and windows that open. Guests may request in-room massages, hypo-allergenic bedding, and wake-up calls. A nightly turndown service is offered and housekeeping is available daily.