Frommer's Review
Rumor has it that this whitewashed brick inn used to be a favorite spot for clandestine trysts for high-society types. These days you're more likely to see Kennedy Center performers, corporate folks, visiting professors, and parents of GW students. The university purchased the hotel (formerly known as the Inn at Foggy Bottom) in 1994 and renovated it. The most recent refurbishment, in 2006, replaced linens and carpeting, wallpaper, and drapes, all in keeping with the guest rooms' traditional greens and blues decor.
Rooms are a little larger and corridors are a tad narrower than those in a typical hotel, and each room includes a roomy dressing chamber. More than one-third of the units are one-bedroom suites. These are especially spacious, with living rooms that hold a sleeper sofa and a TV hidden in an armoire (there's another in the bedroom). The suites, plus the 16 efficiencies, have kitchens. The spaciousness and the kitchen facilities make this a popular choice for families and for long-term guests.
A fairly safe and lovely neighborhood, it's within easy walking distance to Georgetown, the Kennedy Center, and downtown. But keep an eye peeled -- you have to pass through wrought-iron gates into a kind of cul-de-sac to find the inn.
Off the lobby is the excellent restaurant, Notti Bianche, which opened in spring 2005.
If it's not full, the inn may be willing to offer reduced rates. Mention your affiliation with George Washington University, if you have one, to receive a special "GWU" rate.
In Rooms: A/C, TV w/pay movies and Nintendo, 2-line phone w/dataport, free Internet access, fridge, microwave, coffeemaker, hair dryer, iron, safe, robes, slippers, umbrella, CD player.
Facilities:
Restaurant (Italian trattoria); complimentary passes to nearby fitness center; room service; coin-op washer/dryers; same-day laundry service; dry cleaning; 5 rooms for those w/limited mobility, 1 w/roll-in shower
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.
