The Dupont Hotel

This hotel gets high marks for convenience (it's right on Dupont Circle), service, and comfort. A 2009-10 renovation added a ninth floor ("Level Nine") and a duplex Presidential Suite (the only such in the city), and put an urban-chic spin on guest room appearance and amenities. Striped carpeting, leather headboards, and dark woods and fabrics lend rooms an overall handsome and streamlined look -- a look, actually, that applies throughout the hotel, including bar, restaurant, and lobby. Bathrooms have heated marble floors; most have showers only. Despite its prime location in a sometimes-raucous neighborhood, the hotel is designed to guard against rude intrusions, its guest rooms insulated from the noise. But if you want to see what's going on out there, ask for a room overlooking Dupont Circle. Streets lined with cafes, bookstores, galleries, bars, and boutiques surround the hotel. The Dupont is nonsmoking.

Facilities:
Restaurant; bar; babysitting; children's programs; concierge; concierge-level rooms; state-of-the-art fitness center w/cardio and weight machines; room service

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