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Parisian downtown classic throws a rim shot of 1920s razzamatazz at Washingtonian establishment. Gutted and rebuilt down to the minutest electrical outlet, new and improved means speck-free carpets... read more
Ye Olde Hotel Washington rises from the ashes with a glaring, tell-all "W" on its brow. Thoughtful redesign plays on former grandiosity with sly, tongue-in-cheek touch. Peppermint-striped awnings a... read more
Like the most sensible pair of dress shoes you own: pricey-but-not-too-pricey, classy, and oh so comfy. Earth tones out of an old Banana Republic catalogue, clientele who only wear Brooks Brothers ... read more
Executive halfway house for the house. Fortune 500 sends you to Washington once a month—your nine o'clock's at The Bank, your 11 o'clock's in The West Wing and you dress like you're on the sh... read more
Goldilocks logic behind third wave hotel philosophy: not too big, not too small–just right. Style guide plays by corporate playbook but with extra shot of personality. Je ne sais quoi flouri... read more
Concrete façade and bland blue awning shields yet another elite Washington hideaway from the impure. Fresh flower entrance, potted palm fronds and spotless beige carpets bring Bronxv... read more
Neo-classical post office transformed into post-modern hotel with cartoonish good looks. Crazy colors are Kimpton-brand signature, from absinthe chandeliers to lemon yellow walls, orange silk bed p... read more
Brand Paris infiltrates America's executive block party with stealth, impeccable taste, and funky striped carpets. Fancy man Pierre-Yves Rochon blends gold, teal, and red without flinching, throws ... read more
Washington´s first taste of Kimpton snuck into town and caused a delightful uproar among business-is-business types. Big brick box exterior jolts boring boardroom norms into th... read more
Another notch in the Washington-wants-to-be-Europe belt. Style flirts between Hapsburg haughty and Italian naughty. Venetian lounge distorts color values in all the right ways, London-style awnin... read more
Every bit the generic, corporate chain hotel, but sometimes that's a good thing. Boffo location downtown is a short walk from the National Mall, the Smithsonian, and scores of restaurants and bars.... read more
Mr. Smith goes to Washington, remade for a 21st century family audience. Folks who read The Economist on planes, wedding guests in pheasant-feathered hats, the French . . . all get bedded at this ... read more
Burlesque dancers on swings, waitresses in corsets and fishnets, an...
Considered to be a top-10 contender for best DC restaurant and we k...
Latest Mediterranean tribute band blows its horn on tired 17th stre...
Authentique French crêperie placates 14th Street ‘hood ...
Spit-polished, silver bullet 1940s trailer-turned-diner rises above...