Where to Stay in Washington
Where to Stay in Washington Dupont Circle This is one of the most desirable areas in Washington in terms of convenience as well as atmosphere. Just a few blocks from the K Street business...
...Singles, $60-90...
...one-bedroom suites, $175-300...
...Children under 16 are free...
...N.W., (202) 483-6000...
...In the evening The Atrium becomes a cocktail lounge with live piano music...
...The Embassy Row has yet to make it, having suffered from numerous changes of ownership, strikes (the hotel workers' union is currently picketing the hotel, which has resorted to non-union service people), and an off-again-on-again restaurant...
...With yet another owner, hope may be on the way...
...Parking is $6.55 a day...
...There's also a cocktail lounge, with inviting sofas and a live piano player most evenings...
...202) 265-1600, (800) 323-7500...
...But for the moderate per diem traveler, it's quite adequate: wet bars in every room, telephones in the bath, and a guest service that can provide some things you may have forgotten, from a calculator to a translator...
...doubles, $80-1 10...
...Le Consulat offers a fairly high-priced French menu at lunch and dinner...
...Children under 12 are free...
...doubles, $130-185...
...In addition to the usual extras you find in a luxury hotel, there are heat lamps in the bathrooms and turndown service that includes a small bottle of cognac on your pillow...
...The Phillips Gallery, an absolute must for art lovers, is just across Massachusetts Avenue...
...All room prices include an Americanstyle buffet breakfast served in The Atrium, a greenhouse-roofed restaurant that also serves lunch...
...A former apartment building, most of the rooms are unusually spacious and furnished in a tasteful colonial Williamsburg decor...
...two bedroom suites, $275-330...
...it's approximately a mile away), and the hotel's own pool on the roof in season...
...one-bedroom suites, $325-550...
...If you can spend more, you'll get more: fruit and cheese on arrival and breakfast in the Jockey Club for $35 a night additional, and for a mere $430 per couple you get two weekend nights, champagne and roses, three hours in a limousine, breakfasts, and a wine and cheese tray...
...Singles, $110-$165...
...a third adult in a room is $25.00 On weekends all rooms are $19.95 per person, double occupancy, and for $89 per person a couple can get two nights, two breakfasts and dinners, and two Greyline tours as well...
...Just a few blocks from the K Street business district, its focal point is the Dupont Circle park, complete with fountain and chess tables and lots of grass for lunching, sunning, or guitar playing...
...two-bedroom, $625...
...an additional adult is $20.00...
...junior suites, $195-215...
...And there are eight meeting rooms to accommodate groups of up to 400...
...This is a no-frills, basic businessman's hotel, not out to attract the high-expense-account set...
...one-bedroom suites, $175-225...
...On weekends all rooms are halfprice and parking is free...
...Dupont Plaza, 1731 New Hampshire Ave...
...additional adults, $20 each...
...There are three rooms available for small meetings...
...doubles, $115-135...
...Children under 16 are free...
...The hotel restaurant, Stephanie's, serves Viennese-style cuisine, reasonable at lunch, but a bit high for dinner...
...For now, the rates are high for what you get: Singles, $95-115...
...The decor probably hasn't helped either—a mish-mash of modern, empire, and trendy...
...The hotel's restaurant, The Jockey Club, well-known for its popularity during the Kennedy administration, still serves excellent—and expensive—fare...
...The Embassy Row, 2015 Massachusetts Ave...
...The same meals can be served in your room by the efficient and gracious room service...
...Parking is $7 a day...
...Some of the perks: individual room thermostats, complimentary HBO, access to the Watergate Health Club and pool for $12 a day (add on $6 round trip for cab fare...
...202) 8352100, (800) 424-8008...
...Parking is $9 a day...
...On the streets leading into the circle are numerous restaurants and shops, and the Dupont Circle subway stop gives you easy access to Capitol Hill, the memorials and museums, and most of the government departments and agencies...
...The renovation plans look promising, and by fall we should know...
...Quiet elegance and service are the hallmarks of this hotel...
...On weekends rooms are $100 per night...
...The Fairfax, 2100 Massachusetts Ave...
Vol. 14 • June 1982 • No. 4
