Where to Stay in Washington
Where to Stay in Washington SOUTHWEST Southwest Washington, the area bordered by South Capitol Street, Independence Avenue, and the Potomac River, is where our money’s made-at the Bureau of...
...To get a taste of what used to be Southwest D.C.3 leading industry before government took over-fish and boatsthe Channel 1nn.is the place to stay...
...This is a comfortable hotel with very reasonable prices...
...Where to Stay in Washington SOUTHWEST Southwest Washington, the area bordered by South Capitol Street, Independence Avenue, and the Potomac River, is where our money’s made-at the Bureau of Printing and Engraving-and spent-by the Departments of Agriculture, Energy, Health, Education, and Welfare, Housing and Urban Development, and Transportation, the Comptroller of the Currency, the Environmental Protection Agency, Federal Aviation Administration, National Aeronautics and Space Administration, and Postal Service...
...It’s within walking distance of nearly all the government agencies listed above, just across the street from the Mall, the museums, and galleries, and directly below the hotel is a 70-shop mall and a Metro stop, where you can catch the subway for speedy access to other attractions in town...
...2 discount for government employees...
...Children under 12 and parking are free...
...The Apple of Eve, serving lunch and dinner, is the more elegant and expensive...
...with fresh fish and crabs that are brought in every morning from the Chesapeake Bay...
...In the Quorum Lounge at lunchtime, you can have a drink and meal as well, ensconced in a comfortable easy chair...
...A party room and two small party/meeting rooms are available...
...Doubles, $61-$89...
...Restaurants When it comes to restaurants, Southwest is the place for fish-fish served in the hearty American style: heaping fried fish platters, stuffed Maryland crabs, and broiled bluefish...
...Two suites, $80 each...
...And considering the size of the helpings, it’s not terribly expensive...
...Suites, $140-$325...
...The “Club 480” rooms have some extras: terry-cloth robes, electric shoe buffer, telephone in the bathroom, playing cards, et al...
...But otherwise the location leaves something to be desiredit’s on the edge of a run-down neighborhood and at the merger point of the Southwest Freeway and a busy commuter street...
...Two of the old-timers, although now in spiffed-up “new Southwest” clothing, are Hogate’s, 9th and Maine Ave., and the Flagship, 600 Water St., both moderately priced and good choices for family dinners...
...The Greenhouse, whose decor lives up to its name, is open for lunch and breakfast...
...The Market Inn, 200 E St., is another old-timer, with a loyal clientele and a large, moderately expensive menu with, of course, an emphasis on fish...
...Club 480, $95, single o r double...
...Add $12,f6r each additional person in room and $4 if you bring a car, Children under 14 free...
...Higher up the ladder in elegance as well as price is the Gangplank...
...Singles, $49-$77...
...Or if you’ve a big appetite and a craving for a thick slab of roast beef with Yorkshire pudding, try the Barley Mow, right next door to Casa Maria, which specializes in hearty, British-style food...
...Loew’s is the largest, most luxurious, most conveniently located, and most expensive of the three Southwest hotels...
...Meeting rooms (with folddown beds, to use or not), $50...
...In the hotel there are three restaurants and a lounge (see below), and a spacious terrace and a pool...
...Channel Inn, 650 Water St., S.W., 5542400...
...In the restaurant’s lounge after 9 p.m...
...Its main attraction is that it floats, so just go there for a drink and the view, then walk over to Pier 7 at 750 Water St., which serves good, moderately expensive seafood as well as meat entrees...
...The attractively furnished rooms all have refrigerators and bars, and many of those on the top floors of the 15-story building have marvelous views...
...Doubles, $52...
...Some very attractive weekend and holiday packages available...
...Just across Independence Avenue along the Mall are the Smithsonian’s Arts and Industries and Air and Space Museums and the Freer and Hirshhorn Galleries...
...Carol Trueblood...
...Additional persons in rooms, $4 each...
...Along the Mall and Independence Avenue, where most of the agencies and the museums and galleries are located, the nearest restaurants are in the L’Enfant Plaza Hotel...
...The rooms aren’t plush, but they are comfortable and all have balconies, about half overlooking the water...
...In the hotel, however, are a pleasant terrace with swimming pool, the Board N’ Bottle restaurant-reasonable prices, good homemade bread and pastries-a coffee shop, a gift shop, and, for frivolous moments, pin-ball machines...
...Skyline Inn, South Capitol and I Sts., S.W., 488-7500...
...If you find yourself on the waterfront but really don’t feel fishy, there are alternatives...
...One- thing to be aware of, however, is that this is also a meeting/convention hotel-there are 10 rooms for meetings or parties and a ballroom that holds 850-which may be responsible for the somewhat frenetic atmosphere...
...Singles, $44...
...Among its other neighbors are some of the more popular waterside restaurants and the outdoor floating fish market...
...It’s also the most convenient if you have business with HEW or at one of the House office buildings...
...Cots in rooms, $6 each, children under 14 and parking free...
...Doubles, $44...
...Singles, $38...
...It’s a small hotel (100 rooms) right on the Potomac channel with a marina in the backyard and a deck where you can sit and enjoy the view...
...One is Casa Maria, 700 Water St., which has been getting better reviews for its Mexican decor than for its Mexican food and its prices...
...disco dancing takes over...
...800) 528-1234...
...There’s a swimming pool that doesn’t quite live up to its name, the Engine Room for drinks, Pier 7 for lunch and dinner (see below), and breakfast for guests in a small cafeteria...
...Loew’s L’Enfant Plaza, 480 L’Enfant Plaza East, S.W., 484-1000...
...In addition to yachtwatching, play-goers can take advantage of the Arena Stage, a block away...
Vol. 10 • February 1979 • No. 11
