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Must-see hotels in Washington, DC
- STop ChoiceSofitel Washington DC Lafayette Square
- HTop ChoiceHay-Adams Hotel
One of the city’s great heritage hotels, the Hay is a beautiful old building where ‘nothing is overlooked but the White House.’ The property has the best…
- KTop ChoiceKimpton George Hotel
Nods to namesake George Washington are pervasive at this hotel, which is the hippest lodging on the Hill. Rooms exude a cool, creamy-white Zen and feature…
- TTop ChoiceThe Jefferson
The elegant, two-winged 1923 mansion has an ornate porte-cochère, beaux-arts architecture and a luxurious interior full of crystal and velvet, all meant…
- LTop ChoiceLyle Washington DC
In-the-know business travelers, families and couples make their way to the overlooked Carlyle, set amid embassies. The art-deco gem offers quiet,…
- HTop ChoiceHotel Hive
There's plenty of buzz around DC's first micro-hotel. The 83 rooms are small (twin and bunk-bed rooms are tiny, and don't have closets – opt for a king…
- WTop ChoiceWatergate Hotel
The 2016 unveiling of this iconic hotel's redesign had DC's smart set all aflutter, and the general consensus seems to be that Ron Arad's sleek interior…
- HTop ChoiceHenley Park Hotel
This beautiful Tudor-style structure used to be an apartment building for Senators and Congressmen. The rooms – decked in tasteful plaids, paisleys, and…
- KKimpton Mason & Rook Hotel
Snuggled into a tree-lined neighborhood near trendy 14th St, Mason & Rook feels like your urbane friend’s chic apartment. The lobby resembles a handsome…
- WWillard InterContinental Hotel
The Willard is where MLK wrote his ‘I Have a Dream’ speech; where the term ‘lobbyist’ was coined (by President Grant to describe political wranglers…
- EEmbassy Circle Guest House
Embassies surround this 1902 French-country-style home, which sits a few blocks from Dupont’s nightlife hubbub. The 11 big-windowed rooms are decked out…
- CChester A Arthur House
Snooze in one of four rooms in this beautiful Logan Circle row house, located a stumble from the restaurant boom along P and 14th Sts. The 1883 abode is…
- PPark Hyatt Washington, D.C.
Modern Americana is celebrated in this classy minimalist West End hotel, right down to the gorgeous interplay of textiles and wood throughout (the Vermont…
- RRosewood Washington, DC
Perched on the C&O Canal, this tucked-away gem is the epitome of modern elegance. Spacious guest rooms, in a soothing neutral palette with pewter and gold…
- RRitz-Carlton, Washington D.C.
Feeling every bit like a federal mansion, with blue-and-gray architectural details playing off historic DC, this West End hotel feels immediately homey…
- RRitz-Carlton Georgetown
Not many places can make something out of an old incinerator, but the Ritz-Carlton Georgetown didn’t skip a beat by utilizing the industrial brick…
- SSt Regis Washington
The neo-renaissance St Regis is one of the grandest hotels in the city. What else can you say about a building designed to resemble nothing less than an…
- GGraham Georgetown
Set smack in Georgetown's heart, the Graham occupies the intersection between stately tradition and modernist hip. Good-sized rooms have tasteful silver,…
- TTabard Inn
Named for The Canterbury Tales inn, the Tabard spreads across three Victorian-era row houses. The 40 rooms are hard to generalize: all come with vintage…
- MMorrison-Clark Historic Inn & Restaurant
Listed on the Register of Historic Places and helmed by a doting staff, the 114-room Morrison-Clark comprises two 1864 Victorian residences filled with…