The Ritz-Carlton Georgetown

Frommer's Review

This Ritz is exclusively small, designed like a sophisticated refuge in the middle of wild and woolly Georgetown. It's especially favored by privacy-seeking celebrities and romancing couples. Look for the 130-foot-high smokestack to guide you to the hotel, which is built on the site of a historic incinerator and incorporates the smokestack into the design and overall theme. The lobby's front brick wall is original to the incinerator, the restaurant's name is "Fahrenheit," the bar's is "Degrees," and the signature drink is the "Fahrenheit 5 Martini." Guest rooms lie one level below the lobby, accessible by an elevator that requires a key card to operate, so anyone visiting you must either be escorted by you or a staff person. Rooms are very large, decorated in shades of moss green, gold, and a burnt red, with lots of dark-wood furniture and accents. The bathroom, like those at all Ritz-Carltons, is sublime: spacious, with marble vanity, separate tub and shower, fancy wood shelving. More than one-third of the rooms are one-bedroom suites.

Facilities: Restaurant (seasonal American); bar; lobby lounge; fitness room (complimentary) and spa; 24-hr. concierge; fax and some currency-exchange services; 24-hr. room service; in-room massage; same-day laundry service; dry cleaning; 1-hr. pressing; 3 rooms for those w/limited mobility, all w/roll-in showers.

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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