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Opened in May, The Darcy Washington, DC, Curio Collection by Hilton is DC’s first Curio hotel and boasts 226 con- temporary guest rooms, studio suites and one-bedroom suites near Scott Circle, which is a ten-minute walk to the White House and Dupont Circle. The art-filled property is two blocks from 14th Street’s restaurant and nightlife. The hotel is home to a luxuri- ous seafood spot, Siren by Robert Wiedmaier, and a New Orleans-style coffee shop, Lil’ B by David Guas.
The Pod DC emphasizes amenities like free high-speed Wi-Fi over room size. The chic new 245-room micro-hotel in Chinatown opened in May, and is home a rooftop lounge, the Southern-inspired Crimson Diner and Crimson Room, which is an expansive subterranean bar from the Hilton brothers. This is the first Pod outside of New York City and is primed to attract next-gen travelers.
Residence Inn Washington Capitol Hill/Navy Yard is located near Nationals Park, Bluejacket Brewery and many new restaurants and outdoor activity stations in the Capitol Riverfront neigh- borhood. The new all-suite hotel brings amenities such as complimentary Wi-Fi and hot breakfast daily, grocery delivery service, on-site guest laundry and a fit- ness center. Each of the 170 suites is furnished with a pull-out sofa bed.
In the city’s West End, Fairmont Washington, DC Georgetown unveiled the results of a $27 million renovation of its guest rooms, meeting spaces and atrium in January.
Watergate Hotel has hired TV’s Scandal costumer Lyn Paolo to redesign room 214, the site of the 1972 break-in when the building housed the headquarters of the Democratic National Committee.
Near the White House, rooms and suites at the Hay-Adams Hotel recently were refreshed by Thomas Pheasant.
The Wharf is a $2 billion, almost mile- long waterfront project set to transform Southwestern DC along the Potomac River. It will include 3.2 million square feet of residential, hotel, office, restau- rant, retail and cultural space. Phase 1 opens October 12, and includes three new hotels. The luxurious Wharf InterContinental (278 rooms) features a rooftop restaurant, spa, rooftop swim- ming pool, and 17,000-square feet of event space. Canopy by Hilton Hotel has 175 rooms, and the extended-stay Hyatt House has 238 rooms.
Capitol Crossing, a mixed-use $200 million development, will open in phas- es, with its first delivery in 2018 and the final in 2020. The 2.2 million square- foot, LEED-sustainable development
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Originally designed to be an apartment building, Georgetown Suites offers slightly different amenities than a typical hotel. Each of its suites is extremely spacious, has its own unique character, and features a fully equipped in-room kitchen. But Georgetown Suites still offers a full range of hotel amenities, such as complimentary breakfast each morning, free Wi-Fi, a 24-hour busi- ness center, fully-equipped on-site fitness room, plus discounts to local restaurants.
Centrally located near Georgetown University, the Foggy Bottom Metro stop and some of the country's largest business and government agencies, Georgetown Suites features a comfort- able, quiet, and productive atmosphere for meetings. With over 2,000-square feet of function space, state-of-the-art audio-visual equipment, and an experi- enced meeting planning team, the hotel provides everything needed for a productive meeting, conference or seminar.
will create three new city blocks between Union Station and Verizon Center atop the I-395 Center Leg Freeway, which is near the National Building Museum in Northwestern Washington, DC.
Anchored by the conversion of a 110-year- old neoclassical church, The Line DC is a new multi-story building in Adams Morgan opening later this year. The art-filled hotel from the Sydell Group will add 220 rooms to this eclectic neighborhood. In-house din- ing options will include Spoken English from Erik Bruner-Yang, and A Rake’s Progress by Spike Gjerde.
The new Pod DC hotel in the city’s Chinatown neighborhood
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