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Washington, D.C. Map: Swann HouseSwann House Frommer's Highly Recommended

Address
1808 New Hampshire Ave. NW
Location Between S and Swann sts, Dupont Circle
Transportation Metro: Dupont Circle (North, Q St. NW exit)
Phone 202/265-4414
Fax 202/265-6755
Web site www.swannhouse.com
Room Information 9 units, all with private bathroom (3 with shower only)
Prices $150-$365 depending on unit and season. 2-night minimum weekends, 3-night minimum holiday weekends. Extended-stay and government rates available. Extra person $35. Rates include expanded continental breakfast
Credit Cards AE, DISC, MC, V
In Room Amenities A/C, TV, phone w/voice mail and dataport, free Wi-Fi, hair dryer, iron, robes
Parking Limited off-street parking $14
Kids No children 12 and under

Frommer's Review

This stunning 1883 mansion, poised prominently on a corner 4 blocks north of Dupont Circle, has nine exquisite guest rooms. Hard to say which is the prettiest, but I do love the Blue Sky Suite, covered in blue-and-white toile, with the original rose-tiled working fireplace, a queen-size bed and daybed, a sitting room, and a gabled ceiling. The most romantic room might be Il Duomo, with Gothic windows, a cathedral ceiling, a working fireplace, and a turreted bathroom with angel murals, a claw-foot tub, and a rain shower head. There are three suites. You'll want to spend some time on the main floor of the mansion, which has 12-foot ceilings, fluted woodwork, inlaid wood floors, a turreted living room, a columned sitting room, and a sunroom leading through three sets of French doors to the garden and pool. Check the inn's website for rate specials. No smoking.

Facilities:
Outdoor pool; free Wi-Fi; business services; in-room massage; same-day dry cleaning

Note: This information was accurate when it was published, but can change without notice. Please be sure to confirm all rates and details directly with the companies in question before planning your trip.


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