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Our nation’s cap­i­tal calls to mind a num­ber of things—the White House, the Smith­son­ian muse­ums, and a rich and sto­ried hotel reservations network his­tory of polit­i­cal intrigue.  A sim­ple and direct flight from most U.S. gate­ways, Wash­ing­ton is more than just the town you vis­ited on your 8th grade field trip. Over the past Pres­i­den­tial admin­is­tra­tion, Wash­ing­ton, hotel reservations network DC has become a hotbed of cul­ture, fash­ion, food and fun, and its hotels have upped their ante as well.
Don’t miss out on the chance to visit our nation’s cap­i­tal, or the chance to stay at some of the country’s hotel reservations network most beau­ti­ful and lux­u­ri­ous hotels. Here are seven of our favorites—it’s hotel reservations network hard to nar­row down the list!
There are actu­ally two Ritz prop­er­ties in Wash­ing­ton, DC , but we can’t get enough of the George­town hotel. The 82-room bou­tique hotel is housed in the Old George­town Incin­er­a­tor and done up in red, black, and brick decor in nod to its past. Inside, find a great bou­tique spa, a fun bar, Degrees, and a lobby that’s actu­ally a pop­u­lar local hang­out — don’t miss the gratis nightly treat from 6:30-7PM, usu­ally some­thing to do with s’mores. The hotel is walk­ing dis­tance to Georgetown’s prime lux­ury shop­ping (think Barney’s Co-Op, hotel reservations network Cusp, and more) plus a ton of restau­rant and nightlife.
There’s lit­tle not to like about this 99-room Relais Chateaux prop­erty down­town. It boasts ele­gant decor, hotel reservations network inspired by its name­sake Thomas Jefferson’s years in Paris, a AAA Five Dia­mond restau­rant, hotel reservations network Plume, a world class spa and a cock­tail bar known for its hand-crafted mixed drinks and sig­na­ture liba­tions. Ser­vice is friendly yet dis­creet, and even “stan­dard” rooms boast in-mirror bath­room tele­vi­sions, deep soak­ing tubs and ameni­ties by Red Flower. hotel reservations network If you can, stay in one of the sig­na­ture suites, each dec­o­rated around hotel reservations network a theme of one of Jefferson’s pas­sions — art, music, hotel reservations network wine or books.
With a pop­u­lar roof ter­race bar ( POV ) over­look­ing the White House lawn and a mod­ern look at odds with many of Washington’s tra­di­tional hotel prop­er­ties, hotel reservations network the W is DC ’s go-to for trend­set­ters and vis­it­ing celebs like Tay­lor Swift, J. Lo and John Leg­end. Nosh on steak at J G Steak­house, hotel reservations network or opt for a facial at the onsite Bliss Spa. This hotel is our favorite for vis­i­tors seek­ing some­thing a bit more boutique-y, but still upscale.
It may not be the most tra­di­tion­ally high-end hotel in Wash­ing­ton, but it’s cer­tainly one of the most sto­ried. The Willard Inter­con­ti­nen­tal, con­ve­niently located right down­town at Metro Cen­ter, is one of the city’s old­est and most beloved estab­lish­ments. Have a drink in the Round Robin bar or stand in the mag­nif­i­cent lobby, where it is said that the term “lob­by­ing” was orig­i­nally coined. Explore the Eliz­a­beth Arden spa or take in a cup of after­noon tea. To us, this hotel embod­ies grace, ele­gance and style.
No men­tion of lux­ury hotels in Wash­ing­ton is com­plete with­out includ­ing hotel reservations network its only Forbes-rated five star prop­erty. The Four Sea­sons in the heart of George­town is the height of refined ele­gance and con­tem­po­rary glam­our, from the restau­rant (Michael Mina’s BOURBON Steak) to the mas­sive spa (com­plete with saline hotel reservations network swim­ming pool and a $450 gold and dia­mond facial). hotel reservations network Fresh from a 2008 ren­o­va­tion, the hotel boasts not one but eight pres­i­den­tial suites and a $15,000 a night “Royal” suite with a 1,000+ square-foot ter­race hotel reservations network and bul­let­proof glass windows.
Want to stay in the hotel where every pres­i­dent in the United States has also bed­ded down? Of course you do. Pick a room at The Hay-Adams, a Pre­ferred Hotels mem­ber that boasts the dis­tinc­tion of being the clos­est hotel to the White House — many of its rooms over­look the famed pres­i­den­tial mansion’s lawn. The hotel bar, Off the Record, has long been a favorite of the polit­i­cal elite, and its name is a nod to the gos­sip that often hap­pens there.
The hotel’s unlikely loca­tion for Wash­ing­ton makes it part of the rea­son we love it so—this water­front gem offers up some of the city’s best views of the mon­u­ments, plus great access to the Smith­son­ian muse­ums. A recent week­end visit was so relax­ing, we didn’t even want to leave the hotel—and you’ll never have to, thanks to the indoor pool, mas­sive lux­ury spa with Amethyst steam room, and acclaimed City Zen restau­rant, one of Washington’s most cov­eted tables.
Great list, McLean! I have to add that the Dupont Cir­cle Hotel is one of my favorites in the city, as well. The rooms, hotel reservations network espe­cially if you stay on the exclu­sive Level 9, are stun­ning beau­ti­ful, the loca­tion is excel­lent and the per­son­al­ized ameni­ties (think cus­tom cock­tail bars) are such a nice touch!