Where to Stay in Washington
Trueblood, Carol
Where to stay in Washington N Street N.W There's a small hotel, on a quiet street lined with trees and townhouses. A street without neon signs or fast-food restaurants, yet only a block from...
...Carol Trueblood...
...Continental breakfast is included in the room rate...
...Additional persons, $8 (including children...
...without, $25...
...During the winter you're in the paneled, converted carriage house with wood-burning fireplace...
...Some of N Street's treasures have been lost-including the homes of Franklin D. and Teddy Roosevelt-but the street retains a strong sense of a time when life was a little less hectic and plastic...
...Residents and preservation groups have managed to save this block from the developers who have done so much to make downtown Washington indistinguishable from other cities...
...Color TVs and a new phone system will bridge the time gap...
...A street without neon signs or fast-food restaurants, yet only a block from Connecticut Avenue, two blocks from a Metro subway station, and a short walk from some of the best stores and restaurants in Washington...
...Where to stay in Washington N Street N.W There's a small hotel, on a quiet street lined with trees and townhouses...
...Behind one of The Gralyn's two townhouses is an'attractive garden, a nice place to have breakfast (the only meal available), and behind the other townhouse is one of Washington's rareties: free parking...
...That sounds like an impossible dream, but such a street exists: N Street N.W., between 17th and 18th Streets...
...children under 12 free...
...Additional persons (regardless of decor), $6 each...
...without, $49...
...doubles, $38 and $50...
...Singles, $32 and $44...
...Parking nearby at $3 overnight...
...Inroom TV available...
...No group or long-term rates, and the hotel doesn't accept charge or credit cards...
...During the refurbishing process, you have a choice of two rates: un-redecorated and redecorated (higher...
...without, $27- $33...
...If you don't want to cook your own breakfast, a complimentary breakfast is available in the Polo Pub, which also serves light dishes and hot sandwiches at lunch and dinner...
...doubles with bath, $64-$83...
...No elevator...
...Formerly an apartment hotel, the Inn's 99 suites have kitchens...
...They are comfortable places, 19th-century townhouses with rooms simply and sparingly furnished with period pieces the owners have picked up in used-furniture and antique shops...
...Two of the hotels, The Tabard Inn and The Gralyn, faithfully uphold the Victorian tradition...
...The new management is trying to atone for the hotel's sins with a $ I-million, floor-by-floor refurbishing, which will carry the decor back from a worn-out 1960s-modern to 18th-century-rediscovered...
...The Canterbury Inn, 1733 N Street N.W., (202) 296-5576, is regarded by many as the black sheep of the block-a ten-story replacement for those wonderful Roosevelt houses...
...If you can survive the climb (no elevator), there's a "penthouse"-the whole top floor of one of the three townhouses that comprise the Tabard-for $75 single, $\00 double, and $25 per additional person...
...Singles with bath, $48-$67...
...doubles with bath, $40...
...The Tabard Inn, 1739 N Street N. W., (202) 785- 1277, is a lively place, especially popular because it has a bright, attractive restaurant (with a garden terrace), a bar, and a living room with dark wood paneling, sink-in sofas, and oriental rugs-a fine place to relax and chat over a drink (except when someone's got the TV-the only one in the hotel-turned up too loud...
...Singles with bath, $30...
...there's also a laundry and a sun roof...
...The only non-hotel restaurant in the block is The Iron Gate Inn, which offers good Middle Eastern food, adequate American dishes, and wine by the carafe, all at moderate prices...
...The Tabard's principal drawback: its prices...
...Additional persons, $16 each (including children...
...Long-term rates available on request...
...without, $20...
...The Gralyn, 1745 N Street N.W., (202) 785- 1515, is the bargain of N Street...
...From April through October, the courtyard is one of Washington's most charming settings for outdoor dining...
Vol. 12 • May 1980 • No. 3
