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The Ritz-Carlton, Georgetown

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What to expect: With a prime location in genteel Georgetown, one of the nation’s oldest neighborhoods, this hotel offers respite from the hectic pace of downtown D.C. Brimming with Georgian mansions and Federal and Classical Revival homes, the area is a treasure trove for history and architecture aficionados. Collegiate types appreciate the location, too: The hotel is just half a mile from Georgetown University.

Amenity highlights: The building itself is the talk of the neighborhood: A brick 1930s incinerator has been reborn as a luxury hotel, with a 130-foot tower as the centerpiece. Although its foundation is in the past, the Ritz-Carlton, Georgetown has a modern outlook, with a luxury spa, state-of-the-art fitness center, and contemporary-style guestrooms with high-speed Internet access.

Insider tip: Stroll or run along the historic C & O Canal, a 5-minute walk from the hotel. The canal was a key transportation route from 1828 to 1924, and hundreds of the original structures, including locks, lock houses, and aqueducts, remain. The canal's towpath provides a scenic, nearly level trail.

The Ritz-Carlton, Washington, D.C.

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What to expect: Monarchs, heads of state, and celebrities have made the Ritz-Carlton their home while in Washington. The lobby is a collection of wood-paneled rooms furnished with antique reproductions, Oriental rugs, marble tiles, and the works of artists such as Dale Chihuly.

Amenity highlights: The 100,000-square-foot Sports Club/LA covers most of the hotel’s second floor with two indoor pools, four racquetball/squash courts, four basketball courts, exercise equipment, a beauty salon, and massage therapy rooms. Outside the pools is a small deck with lounge chairs. Near the club’s entrance, the Sidewalk Café sells light fare that guests can take to the glass-enclosed dining area or a small TV lounge around the corner.

Insider tip: The terminus for the Chesapeake & Ohio Canal is 6 blocks from the hotel in Georgetown. The old waterway courses its way through 75 locks and verdant woods before ending in Cumberland, Maryland, 185 miles northwest. Mules still tow the barges—now full of tourists—on the canal. Towpaths along the canal form popular hiking and biking trails.

Bethesda North Marriott Hotel & Conference Center

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Club Quarters in Washington DC

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What to expect: Centrally located above the Farragut North Metrorail stop in Washington’s business district, Club Quarters caters mainly to corporate travelers; couples and some families stay on weekends. The second-floor clubroom serves as the hotel’s living room, where guests can use two computers, play chess, or watch the flat-screen TV while eating homemade cookies at night.
Amenity highlights: Club Quarters is housed in an Art Deco building that previously held law offices. The atmosphere now is more like a private club than a hotel; there are no brochures or waiting bellhops in the small, marble-tiled lobby, and guests can check in or out automatically. To the right of the entrance is the French-brasserie Café Soleil, a restaurant and bar with outdoor seating in warm weather.
Insider tip: On Thursdays in summer, jazz musicians present free lunchtime shows in Farragut Square.

Grand Hyatt - Washington DC (Center)

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What to expect: Entertainment kicks in the minute guests step inside a soaring, glass-topped, 12-story atrium decorated with live, 20-foot-tall trees and a 7,000-square-foot blue lagoon with a two-story waterfall. On an island in the middle of the lagoon a pianist fingers Cole Porter tunes on a baby grand piano. Fanning out around the perimeter of the lobby are five restaurants and bars serving fare from burgers to gourmet tapas. The prime location and knowledgeable staff of this vast hotel draw a mixed demographic of conventioneers and business types, tourists, and sports fans.

Amenity highlights: The Grand Hyatt’s two-story fitness center (fee) includes aerobics classes throughout the day, along with workout equipment, lap pool, whirlpool, and saunas. But the biggest bonus is the hotel’s direct underground access to Metro Center, where guests can access D.C.’s slick subway system without braving the elements. Services for the hearing-impaired are also available.

Insider tip: Just four blocks from the Grand Hyatt, the International Spy Museum attracts large crowds with exhibits of artifacts such as miniature cameras and code-breaking equipment. Guests can skip the wait in line for tickets by buying them from the Hyatt’s concierge desk.

Hilton Alexandria Mark Center

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What to expect: This striking building, with its Italian marble lobby and soaring atrium, is surrounded by woods and a pond with resident Canada geese. The executive meeting center offers plenty of function space. Attentive service is provided by the detail-oriented staff for conference attendees and visitors to the Washington, D.C. area.

Amenity highlights: The Hilton's new Finn and Porter restaurant serves steak, seafood, and sushi, and also offers a children's menu. The hotel offers currency exchange, express check-in, free shuttle service to the Washington Metrorail station, a 24-hour business center, a hair salon, and a gift shop.

Insider tip: The 44-acre Winkler Botanical Preserve, close to the hotel, is a lovely place for strolling, relaxing on rustic benches, and enjoying the plants, ponds, and waterfall.

Hilton Alexandria Old Town

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What to expect: The hotel's contemporary lobby welcomes guests with marble floors, wood pillars, and comfortable furniture. It is filled with the steady traffic of business and leisure travelers on their way to Old Town Alexandria's numerous shops, restaurants, and pubs.

Amenity highlights: Besides weights and exercise machines, the hotel's fitness center has an indoor pool, sauna, and locker room. The garden patio is a great place to take in some sun. The hotel offers a full range of services, including a 24-hour business center with high-speed Internet access (fee), a multilingual staff, concierge services, audio-visual rental, and in-house limousine service.

Insider tip: One of Old Town Alexandria's more unusual sights is the George Washington Masonic National Memorial, just four blocks from the hotel. Perched on Shooter's Hill, the previous site of a Civil War-era fort, the neoclassical building houses a number of artifacts relating to Washington and Freemasonry. Free tours are conducted throughout the day, and the view from the enormous stone tower is worth the walk up the hill.

Hilton Arlington

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What to expect: The vast majority of guests passing through the marble lobby are in town on business. Many visitors work with the National Science Foundation, linked to the hotel by a skywalk. This Hilton was built over the Metro, and the trains provide fast, reasonably priced access to Washington and Old Town Alexandria.
Amenity highlights: Convenience is key here, for hotel guests in the building’s first seven stories, as well as for residents of the condos in the remaining 25. Skywalks link the hotel to Ballston Common Mall, which has restaurants, a movie theater, and stores on four levels. Within the mall is Ballston Common Sport & Health Club, where guests pay a discounted fee to use the equipment, steam rooms, and saunas, and take classes and receive massages.
Insider tip: Two Metro stops east of the hotel is the Clarendon neighborhood, known for its many ethnic restaurants. Diners can sample the cuisines of Viet Nam, Thailand, Morocco, Japan, Greece, and Italy. Regional American fare also is represented; Hard Times Café’s chili is known throughout the area, as are the ribs at Red, Hot & Blue’s.

Hilton McLean Tysons Corner

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What to expect: A bustling lobby and gleaming nine-story atrium greet hotel guests, who include business and leisure travelers, conventioneers, and groups. Potted plants and Doric columns punctuate the sitting areas, and fresh flowers decorate the tables at the entrance.

Amenity highlights: An indoor lap pool has glass doors leading to a deck for sunbathing in warm weather. The hotel also has saunas and a fitness room outfitted with exercise bikes, stair machines, and a rowing machine.

Insider tip: Guests can take the hotel's complimentary scheduled shuttles to retail heaven: Tysons Corner malls, with 350 stores and restaurants. The variety of clothing runs the gamut, from Versace's haute couture jeans to L.L. Bean's hunting boots. Saks, Lord & Taylor, Bloomingdale's, and Nordstrom are the nationally known anchors.

Hilton Washington

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What to expect: Known by its modern, curving shape and large windows, this hotel is a major conference center, with one of the largest ballrooms in the city and extensive exhibit space. There are numerous meeting and greeting areas, lounging spaces, and comfortable public areas, some with complimentary wireless high-speed Internet access. Business travelers, vacationers, and families appreciate the hotel’s amenities. Amenity highlights: A fitness center with a steam room in each locker room, outdoor pool, wading pool, three tennis courts, shoe shine, shops, business center, a multilingual staff, and a variety of eating options are among the many features and services of this in-city resort hotel. It is four blocks from Dupont Circle, the city’s Metro subway system, and numerous art galleries and museums. Insider tip: D.C.’s 2,000-acre Rock Creek Park is located about six blocks from the hotel, offering scenic trails for walking, biking, in-line skating, jogging, canoeing, and kayaking. Visitors are likely to see wildlife such as foxes, raccoons, beavers, birds, and deer. The park also offers access to tennis, horseback riding, fishing, picnicking, park ranger programs, and a planetarium.

Hilton Washington DC North - Gaithersburg

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Hilton Washington Dulles Airport

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What to expect: A sweeping three-story glass wall brings the outdoors into the lobby, which has marble walls, a grand piano for occasional entertainment, and plenty of comfortable seating in conversational groups. Business travelers make up the majority of the clientele and enjoy wireless high-speed Internet in the lobby area (fee).

Amenity highlights: Free shuttle service is available to the airport upon request. Express check-in/checkout, 24-hour room service and housekeeping service, and free parking are available.

Insider tip: The Washington and Old Dominion Trail—a 44-mile multi-use rail-trail less than 1 mile from the hotel—offers walking, jogging, cross-country skiing, birding, and biking options. (Hotel shuttle service is available to and from the trail.) Also, Wolf Trap, Filene Center, and the Barns (17 miles from the hotel) offer performing arts and workshops for children and adults.

Hilton Washington Embassy Row

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What to expect: Renovated in 2001, the Hilton offers a business-oriented, contemporary presence amid the grand old buildings of Embassy Row and the Kalorama neighborhood. Kalorama is Greek for "beautiful view," and this is indeed a lovely area, with tree-lined streets, Gilded Age mansions, quiet green spaces, and stylish shops. The hotel's lobby and adjoining lounge are highlighted by a fireplace and murals depicting notable neighboring buildings.

Amenity highlights: The large rooftop pool with poolside bar and sundeck is a high point, with views stretching from the Washington Monument to Georgetown, Virginia, and Maryland. It’s open seasonally. The International Marketplace restaurant, located on the lower level, features generous buffets starring American and international favorites. Wireless Internet access is available throughout the hotel; guests without network cards can rent them.

Insider tip: A bookstore with a bar? That's Kramerbooks, two blocks away on Connecticut Avenue. This independent bookstore includes the Afterwords bar and enclosed sidewalk café. Live music—aboriginal, acoustic, jazz, and more—is presented Wednesday through Saturday evenings.

Hotel Helix - a Kimpton Hotel

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What to expect: At this chic and fun hotel, guests register at a pod, not a reception desk. Messages flash outside the front glass doors: “Smile,” “Eye-catching,” “You have arrived,” and “Your 15 minutes.” The color scheme is orange, pink, and purple, and Andy Warhol prints and other modern artwork are displayed throughout the hotel. Vactioners with a taste for the chic and the hip enjoy staying at the Helix. Amenity highlights:The hotel, opened in late 2002, is a pop-art boutique property. A fitness room is open 24 hours, airport transportation is available, and staff members are multilingual. Insider tip: Two of Washington’s many vest-pocket parks, McPherson Square and Franklin Park, are 4-5 blocks south of the hotel. Dupont Circle, with its boutiques and ethnic restaurants, is 5 blocks west. Marble chess tables at Dupont Circle are for players of all levels.

Hotel Madera - a Kimpton Hotel

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What to expect: Corporate and leisure travelers and parents of Georgetown or George Washington University students frequent this 10-story white-brick hotel housed in a renovated 1960s apartment building. The postmodern, playful decor is fittingly hip in Dupont Circle, one of the city’s most popular areas. Jazz wafts through the long glass-and-wood lobby, and velvet-paneled elevators have copper-tiled ceilings.

Amenity highlights: Firefly, Madera’s 85-seat restaurant, provides a bright backdrop for breakfast, lunch, dinner, or cocktails at the curved wooden, backlit bar. A nightly manager’s reception offers guests complimentary wine, and pets receive complimentary treats in guestrooms.

Insider tip: Some of the city’s funkiest stores and restaurants are north of the hotel in Dupont Circle. Bibliophiles peruse the shelves for used books at Second Story Books, three blocks away. Six blocks from the hotel, Secondi sells second-hand designer clothes and Teaism serves tea and Asian-influenced fare.

Hotel Monaco Washington D.C. - a Kimpton Hotel

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What to expect: History and style grace the Monaco, set in the former General Post Office/Tariff Building. Deep-green marble walls and green glass chandeliers highlight the lobby. A National Historic Landmark, the Monaco has incorporated the distinctive Robert Mills/Thomas Walter architecture. Although many business travelers use these facilities, it’s predominantly used by vacationers.

Amenity highlights: Pets are invited as guest at the Hotel Monaco, and a goldfish in a bowl is available to guests who want a pet but didn’t bring one. Rooms come with robes, high-speed Internet hookup, and cordless phone; a free overnight shoeshine is available. The lobby area, called the Library for its collection of books, features a working fireplace for cool weather, and serves evening wine and morning coffee

Insider tip: The hotel is 4 blocks from the National Mall with its festivals, carousel, and open space to jog or walk. Most Smithsonian Institution museums, the National Gallery of Art, and the Botanical Gardens are along the Mall.

Hotel Rouge - a Kimpton Hotel

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What to expect: Dubbed Washington's rock-star hotel by some locals, Rouge Hotel attracts a young clientele, including business and leisure travelers. Housed in a 1960s white-brick apartment building, the 10-story hotel has an unapologetically mod interior: tufted red-pleather doors open to a lobby with mahogany paneled walls, mirrored credenzas, an oversized white pleather wing chair, and a couch partially covered by a faux chinchilla throw.

Amenity highlights: There is a 24-hour fitness center with free weights, an exercise bike, stair machine, and treadmill in the hotel's basement. Guests receive discounted passes to the YMCA 3 blocks away, which has a lap pool, climbing wall, racquetball courts, saunas, massage services, and personal trainers.

Insider tip: Some of the city's funkiest stores and restaurants are west of the hotel in Dupont Circle. Bibliophiles peruse the shelves for used books at Second Story Books, Secondi sells second-hand designer clothes, and Teaism serves tea and Asian-influenced fare.

Hyatt Arlington

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What to expect: This is primarily a business traveler’s hotel, yet with its convenience to D.C. and such sights as Arlington Cemetery, it’s also a comfortable choice for vacationers and families.

Amenity highlights: Working guests in particular appreciate the convenience of express check-in/check-out, complimentary wireless Internet access, 24-hour fitness center, and the business center. Hotel guests also receive discounted access to a gym 1 block away, with exercise classes and steam/sauna rooms.

Insider tip:Just 4 blocks from the Hyatt Arlington, the George Washington Memorial Parkway runs along the Potomac River and connects historic sites from Mount Vernon to the Great Falls. Joggers, bikers, and nature lovers enjoy the river views.

Hyatt Fair Lakes

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Hyatt Regency - Washington DC

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What to expect: The atrium lobby hums with activity as guests set out for appointments in nearby Congressional offices or relax with a cup of coffee between conference sessions in the Hyatt Regency’s 35,000-square-foot meeting space.

Amenity highlights: The Hyatt Regency Washington offers a wide range of services, from a shoe-shine stand to full-scale convention planning. Guestrooms are generously sized and well maintained, with dual-line phones and work tables for the business traveler.

Insider tip: Guests with a morning to spare should take advantage of one of Washington’s more unusual tourist opportunities—a visit to the U.S. Supreme Court, which is located five blocks from the hotel. The Court hears oral arguments three days a week at two-week intervals from October to April, and a gallery is open to the public on a first-come, first-seated basis. Dress appropriately and arrive early. When the Court is not in session, there are free lectures every 30 minutes, 9:30 AM to 3:30 PM.