Where to Stay in Washington
Merrill, Jill
Where to Stay in Washington by Jill Merrill Many of our readers have work.that brings them to Washington, so we have this regular feature to help make their stay a pleasant one-information about...
...Although not as spectacular as its San Francisco or Atlanta sisters, this Hyatt is the latest word in chrome chic...
...Hyatt Regency, 488 New Jersey Ave...
...6-per-child charge for cot in double room...
...N.W., 638-5800 or (800) 424-9540...
...coin laundry...
...FEDERAL TRIANGLE This includes the area near Pennsylvania Avenue from 5th to 15th Streets where the Treasury, Commerce, and Justice Departments are located, as well as the FBI, Internal Revenue Service, Federal Trade Commission, and the .Archives...
...Children under 12 free in double room with parents...
...suites, $150-$230...
...This previously tawdry hotel is being refurbished...
...Free parking...
...S.W., 554-2400...
...the lower rates are discount rates for government or corporate employees...
...Still, if you’re on a tight budget and a s modestly priced hotel, like the Harring- relying on public transportation, both the ton, is centrally located in the downtown Ebbitt and the Harrington will meet your area...
...Single, $38...
...No credit cards...
...N.W., 638-1616...
...No additional charge for children under 18...
...Singles, $32-$40...
...It’s also near the Arena Stage, one of Washington’s finest repertory theaters, and several seafood restaurants...
...Washington Hotel, 15th and Pennsylvania Ave...
...6-per-child charge...
...This is the area within Independence Avenue and M Street and 10th and South Capitol Streets and includes the Departments of Agriculture, Energy, Health Education and Welfare, Housing and Urban Development, and Transportation...
...It’s near the Smithsonian complex, Capitol Hill, and the Botanic Gardens...
...one-, two-, and three-room suites, $45-$95...
...double, has seen better days, and a great many better $22-$28...
...Near the National and Ford’s theaters, and en route to everywhere...
...Channel Inn, 650 Water St...
...N.W., 628-2300...
...Where to Stay in Washington by Jill Merrill Many of our readers have work.that brings them to Washington, so we have this regular feature to help make their stay a pleasant one-information about where to stay and where to eat...
...52-$59 double...
...reasonable weekend family plans...
...This hotel offers minimal accommodations at minimum rates...
...double, $38-$46...
...double, $40-$44...
...double, $24-$26...
...Harrington Hotel, 11th and E Sts., N.W., 628-8140...
...It’s close to the Metro and bus lines...
...33, double...
...Although the kitchen facilities areadequate to cook a full dinner, there are many restaurants nearby...
...Bellevue Hotel, 15 E St...
...Government employees subtract $1 from all rates...
...S.W., 488-7500...
...This month we cover the hotels near government agencies...
...Children under 14 free...
...The rates are reasonable: single, $25...
...41, double...
...The low rates are available only to government employees...
...There’s an outdoor pool...
...Parking $2.25-$3 per day...
...double, $34-$48...
...4-per-day charge for children under 16, $8 16 and up...
...double, $26...
...This wonderful old (1918) landmark in the Beaux Arts mode still thrives...
...N.W., 628-5034...
...Meeting and conference rooms available...
...The only hotel near the waterfront...
...In addition to its reknown, every convenience is offered, including a health club with indoor pool, and the effect of the whole Watergate complex is quite dazzling...
...It could be attractive, although one has the uneasy feeling that the plaster might crack again if one smiles too hard...
...It’s directly across from the Treasury building (which is right next to the White House), and practically everyone of political importance has slept here and every President has at least passed by in his Inaugural Parade...
...double, $48...
...Rates range from $45 for the cheapest single to $71 for the most expensive double...
...Children $8-per-day extra...
...If you’re on an expense account, by all means consider the Watergate...
...SOUTHWEST WASH I NGTON buffet lunch...
...It’$ also near George Washington University...
...Children and parking free...
...Single, $12415...
...A good bargain for those with limited resources...
...Single, $30-$38...
...There’s also a cafeteria, carry-out, and bar...
...Pets allowed...
...free parking...
...Suites $30 for 3 people, $36 for 4. Free parking at night...
...Pets allowed...
...Children under 16 free...
...Watergate Hotel...
...double, $33-$47, or $182-$210 per week...
...The hotels and agencies are located in four areas: Foggy Bottom, Federal Triangle, Capitol Hill, and Southwest...
...The subject this issue is Where to Stay...
...In addition to the attractive and convenient surroundings, every room has a bar and refrigerator...
...N.W., 331-1224...
...44-$51 single...
...Free parking...
...Park Central, 705 18th St...
...Let’s face it, this part of Washington needs...
...Across from the Watergate complex and the Kennedy Center, Guest Quarters is extremely attractive and convenient...
...N.W., 737-1234 or (800) 228-9000...
...government and corporate rates available...
...nights...
...27, single...
...The hotels we recommend most highly are indicated by an asterisk...
...There’s no free parking, however-a consideration in this part of town, where both lots and spaces are scarcer than a bureaucrat on Labor Day...
...It has an outdoor cafe, restaurant, drug store, laundry, and liquor store...
...N.W., 638-0900...
...Swimming pool...
...There’s an outdoor pool in season and three restaurantsthe Greenhouse (breakfast and lunch), the Quorum (lunch and drinks), and Apple of Eve (dinner and a reasonably priced 50 Skyline Inn, South Capitol and I Sts...
...CAPITOL HILL This is the Pennsylvania Avenue area from 5th Street to Capitol Hill and includes the Department of Labor, Securities and Exchange Commission, Government Printing Office, U.S...
...Loew’s L’Enfant Plaza, 480 L‘Enfant Plaza East, S.W., 484-1000...
...The rates are reasonable: single, $36-$38...
...4 discount for government employees...
...This recently remodeled hotel offers rooms and suites at reasonable prices in a prime location-within walking (or spitting) distance of the White House and across the street from the World Bank/IMF complex...
...double, $17...
...The rooms are reasonably priced: $33, single...
...the Federal Aviation Administration, Postal Service, Comptroller of the Currency, Amtrak, National Aeronautics and Space Administration, Comsat and Intelsat, and Environmental Protection Agency...
...2 off for government employees...
...Howard Johnson’s, 2601 Virginia Ave., N.W., 965-2700...
...Single, $45-$75...
...Allen Lee Hotel, 2224 F St...
...28-$39, efficiencies and suites, both with complete kitchens...
...est Quarters, 801 New Hampshire Ave., N.W., 785-2000...
...A very good bargain right across the street from the Hyatt...
...Roof-top pool...
...FOGGY BOTTOM This area is bordered by Washington Circle, the Kennedy Center, Constitution Avenue from 23rd Street to 17th Street, and the White House...
...Intrigue Hotel, 824 New Hampshire Ave., N.W., 337-6620...
...2-per-child for cots in rooms...
...Capitol St...
...2650 Virginia Ave., N.W., 965-2300...
...There is a terrace restaurant on the roof that offers a panoramic view of Washington and is well worth the trip up, if only for a drink...
...The greenery, glass elevators, and gurgling water give one a pleasant, if unrealistic, sense of detachment in the shadow of the Capitol...
...In addition, there is a restaurant on the lobby level...
...The rooms are not unattractive, and the rates are a bargain, particularly for a family: single, $29-$43 daily or $168-$196 per week...
...Despite a plastic air, it is a good bet for those who don’t have to ask about prices...
...Rates: single, $16-$22...
...double, $20-$26 (rate for family of four is $26...
...Quality Inn, 415 New Jersey Ave...
...It has restaurants and an outdoor swimming pool...
...Commodore Hotel, 520 No...
...Suites are expensive, however-$75-$110 for an arrangement neither as capacious nor as attractive as Guest Quarters...
...Directly across the street from the Watergate Office complex, this is where it all started...
...It offers a swimming pool, restaurant, pinball machines, and welcomes pets-a desirable family hotel...
...This is a luxurious hotel that meets every need...
...3-per-child in rooms...
...All rooms are suites with fully equipped kitchen (including plates and utensils) as well as a dining “area” and living room...
...Single, $44-$65...
...Whether you’re on a tight budget or a generous expense account, we’ll try to guide you to the right places...
...Right across from Guest Quarters, this hotel offers nightly, weekly, or monthly rates for small or large suites, all with fully equipped kitchens...
...2.50-per-child charge...
...It includes the Departments of State and Interior, the National Academy of Sciences, National Science Foundation, Federal Reserve Board, Bureau of Indian Affairs, Civil Service Commission, General Services Administration, Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, Federal Home Loan Bank Board, and United States Information Agency...
...Where to Eat appears in alternate issues...
...In the shadow of the FBI, this is a modest hotel with free parking and very reasonable rates: single, $16-$20...
...a discount is offered to members of the American Association of Retired Persons...
...Although not far from HEW, this reasonably priced hotel is also just a few blocks from the House of Representatives office buildings...
...The Dubliner Pub, where many of the young movers (and not-so-young shovers) meet, is here...
...Ebbitt Hotel, 1000 H St...
...Single, $20...
...double, $54-$75...
...Federal Courts, General Accounting Office, Senate and House of Representatives office buildings, Supreme Court, and Library of Congress...
...double, $55-$85...
...N.W., 3934700...
Vol. 9 • October 1977 • No. 8
