Where to Stay in Washington
Merrill, Jill
Where to Stay in Washington by Jill Merrill Most of our readers don’t live in Washington but come here often because their work is connected with the government. For their benefit, we offer this...
...No free parking...
...There is no restaurant, but a full breakfast (for $3.25) is served...
...Hay-Adam, 800 16th St., 638-2260...
...Pool and fancy restaurant (Le Consulat...
...Orientalia abounds and all the amenities Are offered: restaurants, sauna, shops, even bars and ice in every room...
...Indeed, mahy notables do hang out here so keep a sharp eye...
...For the budget-minded...
...No free parking, children, or anything else, for that matter...
...No free parking...
...Single $40-$50, double $50-$62...
...This is the grand dame of Washington hotels...
...Within walking distance of the White House, this stylish, old hotel offets attractively decorated rooms, good service, and a refreshing step back to another, grander day...
...75 rooms...
...Rooms equipped with refrigerator, wet bar...
...Single $37-$53, double $49-$65...
...Dupont Plaza, Connecticut and Massachusetts Ave., (on Dupont Circle), 483-6000...
...Madison Hotel, 15th & M Sts., 785-1000 Single $65-$80, double $80-$95...
...Mayflower, 1137 Connecticut Ave., 347-3000...
...It is also very close to the Sheraton-Carlton and the Hay Adam (see below) whose prices are competitive and which are infinitely preferable in other ways...
...This is a great place for kids...
...Sheratoti Park Hotel and Motor Inn, 2660 Woodley Road, 265-2000...
...No free parking...
...Single $24-$30, double $30-$38, no credit cards...
...202 rooms...
...These rooms are bigger and more attractive, and prices are about the same ($50-$53...
...For their benefit, we offer this guide to Where to Stay and alternate months, Where to Eat...
...Free parking, pool, restaurant and kennels...
...No free parking...
...In the middle of the downtown area...
...No free parking...
...Holiday Inn-Downtown, 1615 =ode Island Avenue, 296-21Ob...
...This is Washington’s largest hotel complex, with 1600 rooms, skating rink, pools, restaurants, etc...
...Pool, gym, cafeteria, no free parking...
...No room service, no free parking...
...All the rooms are attractive...
...Unfortunately, the sounds of ,construction shatter the sylvan setting-a new tenetory hotel building is going up behind the present main building...
...Jefferson Hotel, 1200 16th St., 3474707...
...Pool, restaurant...
...Single $33, double $40...
...Single $42-$45, double $52-$55...
...Free parking, pool, restaurant, and kennels...
...Free parking...
...Expensive, with an international atmosphere...
...You can rent a suite (no kitchen) for a paltry $150-$300 a day...
...Most rooms have air-conditioning and bath in this marvelous, European-style hotel which was once the Persian embassy...
...Embassy Row, 201 5 Massachusetts Ave., 265-1600...
...No restaurant, but there is a coffee shop...
...Gralyn Hotel, 1745 N St., 785-1515...
...Convenient, clean, budget hotel...
...Single $16, double $20...
...Children under 14 free...
...Single $49-$63, double $12 extra...
...What the Madison lacks in charm it compensates for in pretentiousness...
...47 rooms...
...Like its neighbor, the Gralyn, the Tabard lacks an elevator...
...Restaurant...
...Good location, just off Connecticut...
...No free parking...
...Children under 14 free...
...Restaurant...
...160 rooms...
...Single $21, double $27...
...There are “family suites” available at $8.25 per person...
...Children under 18 free...
...Restaurants...
...The ones overlooking the White House are more expensive, but the view is the best in Washington...
...No children, no single males...
...Children under 18 free...
...No restaurant, ho free parking...
...Children free within reason...
...No free parking, two very expensive restaurants (The Jockey Club and the Sea Catch) if you’re feeling flush...
...Various family and weekend plans available...
...So if necessity demahds you stay here, try the Wardman Tower the residential section of the hotel...
...The rooms are attractively decorated, with big, old-fashioned bathrooms...
...The hotels listed here are all located in the center of the city along-or near-the Connecticut Avenue corridor, beginning near K Street and ending above Rock Creek Park...
...Restaurant...
...Free parking, pool, restaurant and kennels for pets...
...806 rooms...
...Conveniently located right off Connecticut Avenue...
...The “other” big convention hotel above Rock Creek, the Shoreham is close to the Sheraton Park...
...Refrigerators and wet bars in some rooms...
...Formerly the Statler Hilton, this noisy, “convention” hotel is three blocks from the White House...
...Children under 14 free...
...Middle of downtown area...
...Single $49 or $59, double $61 or $71...
...Single $10-$17, double $19424...
...Lots happened here-J...
...Single $42-$45, double $52-$55...
...Single $33, double $43...
...235 rooms...
...Located on a charming side street as is the Tabard Inn (below...
...Although above Rock Creek Park, good bus and taxi service will zip you downtown...
...No free parking, several nice restaurants...
...Single $45-$62, double $55-$72...
...Tabard Inn, 1739 N St., 785-1277...
...135 rooms...
...152 rooms...
...The places we most highly recommend are indicated by an asterisk...
...Single $40-$45, double $45-50, suites $65-$100...
...Single $38, double $50...
...The Jefferson is centrally located, right across from the National Geographic Building-and offers the best return on one’s dollar in Washington...
...147 rooms...
...168 rooms...
...700 rooms...
...34 rooms...
...Anthony House, 1823 L St., 223-4320...
...Children under 12 free...
...Children under 14 free...
...374 rooms...
...77 rooms...
...This is a charming hotel in the European manner...
...No free parking...
...Children free...
...306 rooms...
...214 rooms...
...Fairfax Hotel, 2100 Massachusetts Ave., 293-2100...
...In addition to the very reasonable price for a double room, the Fairfax offers suites-living room, bedroom, bath, and full kitchen-at an incredibly cheap $48...
...As this is primarily a residential hotel, the atmosphere is quiet and the rooms modest but clean...
...YWCA, 1011 17th St., 638-2100...
...No free parking, two dining rooms...
...Hotel John Kilpen, 2310 Ashmead Pl., 4624336...
...Gramercy Inn, 1616 Rhode Island Ave., 347-9550...
...99 rooms...
...No free parking...
...Executive House, 15 15 Rhode Island Ave., 232-7000...
...A delightful, paneled sitting room adds to the cozy, European atmosphere...
...Children free, charge for parking...
...Restaurants, pool, sauna as well as lighted tennis courts...
...36 200 rooms...
...Single $34, double $44...
...Not for the budget-conscious...
...Very reasonable...
...Several restaurants, pool, tennis courts, shops, game room...
...Overwhelmingly antiseptic smell, so it must be clean...
...If you’ve just inherited an Arab Emirate, this is the place for you...
...From the moment you enter these paneled halls, there is a feeling of history being made...
...A grudging acquiescence to modem conveniences has been made, but apparently an elevator was too much...
...Single $40, double $50 and up, up, up...
...They are all northwest of the White House...
...Several restaurants, including Trader Vic’s...
...Restaurant, refrigerators in all rooms...
...1200 rooms...
...Coin laundry, restaurants nearby...
...Sheraton Carlton, 923 16th St., 638-2626...
...Pool, free parking...
...Loaded with “old world” charm, this is where E. Everett Hide wrote Man Withouta Country...
...80 rooms...
...Barbizon Terrace, 21 18 Wyoming Ave., 483-1350...
...Single $20, double $22...
...No credit cards...
...Washington Hilton, 19 19 Connecticut Ave., 483-3000...
...Single $11, double $18...
...800 rooms...
...National Hotel, 1808 I St., 628-5566...
...No free parking...
...Shoreham Americana Hotel and Motel, 2500 Calvert St., 234-0700...
...Edgar Hoover dined here daily, Harry Truman predicted victory in ’48...
...There is a $5 per child charge...
...There is ample compensation, however, with recently renovated, spacious rooms with writing desks...
...145 rooms...
...Single $30-$38 double $40-$48...
...Single $18-30, double $30-56, continental breakfast included...
...Single $40-$56, double $54-$70...
...They are quieter, smaller, much more attractive than the Capital Hilton-and the service is better...
...Holiday Inn-Connecticut Avenue, 1900 Cotlnecticut Ave., 332-9300...
...Presidential Hotel, 900 19th St., 331-9020...
...Additional charge of $5 per child...
...312 rooms...
...Children under 17 free...
...Big, bustling “convention” hotel in the heart of Washington...
...Single $33, double $43...
...Single $35, double $38...
...Capital Hilton, 1001 16th St., 393-1000...
...Holiday Inn-Central3 1501 Rhode Island Ave., 483-2000...
...The suites have full kitchens, as well as living room, bedroom, and bath...
Vol. 9 • January 1978 • No. 11
