Where is the St. Regis Washington, D.C. located?
Originally opened in 1926 as the Carlton Hotel, the St. Regis Washington, D.C., located at 923 16th St., at K Street, just two blocks from the White House. The hotel opened as the St. Regis’ second property in 1999 and emerged from a 16-month and $18 million renovation in 2008. Today, the Four-Star D.C. hotel is one of the most popular in the area for U.S. and international business travelers. It’s also a destination for foodies because it’s home to Adour restaurant from Alain Ducasse. Even post-renovation, which primarily focused on the rooms (the hotel went from 192 to 182 rooms and doubled its suite count to 25), the hotel retains a clubby, Old World charm, with décor ranging from ornate chandeliers and heavy velvet furnishings in the lobby to private butler service for its suite-level guests. Guests come for the location and the history — President Calvin Coolidge cut the grand-opening ribbon, Audrey Hepburn and Elizabeth Taylor slept here, and Howard Hughes kept a permanent suite during World War II.
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The average price of a room at the St. Regis Washington, D.C. depends on the season and the day of the week you are looking to book. You’ll find that prices for a room at the Four-Star hotel are lower on weekends and higher during major D.C. events and holidays. On average, you’ll pay $440 per night and up to $12,000 for the Presidential Suite. Seasonal specials and packages are available and can include incentives ranging from parking to meal packages and more. For the best rates, check the hotel’s website.
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The hallmark of any luxury hotel is service, and the St. Regis Washington, D.C. offers a superior concierge staff. We spoke with one of the Four-Star hotel’s longtime concierge staff members, and she shared a particularly interesting story about a young boy’s birthday gift during a visit to the hotel. The boy, who loved planes, was particularly keen on speaking with a pilot during his stay — he’d built a model airplane out of Legos and wanted to determine if he had been accurate. The concierge staff found a local retired pilot (who had flown in World War II) and arranged a meeting with the boy and his dad. They discussed the airplane, traded stories and, in the course of the discussion, determined an unlikely connection — the pilot had liberated the boy’s grandfather from a concentration camp during World War II. As if that weren’t enough, after the meeting, the hotel staff planned a private Pentagon tour for the young boy and his father. Needless to say, this is Four-Star service at its best.
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The rooms at the St. Regis Washington, D.C. are fairly small compared to their other luxury counterparts, probably because of the massive built-in feature that functions as a wardrobe, mini-bar and television cabinet. Rooms are outfitted in a variety of muted color schemes (our room sported a rich yellow hue) and feature Old World touches, including chandelier lights. Fresh from a 2008 reopening, the rooms have plush pillow-top Sealy beds, Pratesi cotton linens, a work desk and a small chair. Bathrooms are on the small side — but do have a handy in-mirror television. Most standard guestrooms lack a bathtub (only eight have a tub/shower combination), but offer attractive tiled walk-in showers with excellent water pressure and Laboratoire Remède amenities, in addition to comfortable cotton spa robes.
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Tastefully decorated marble-and-tile bathrooms at the St. Regis Washington, D.C. are a bit on the small side. However, they offer a walk-in tiled shower (only eight have a tub/shower combination) with wonderful water pressure, a handheld addition and excellent heat control — we could make our water as hot or as cool as we desired, a rarity in city hotels where the highest temperature is still only lukewarm. The bathroom’s best feature is the in-mirror television, which you can watch as you primp. Towels are white and fluffy and the in-room robes are pristinely clean cotton. Added amenities such as shaving and dental kits are available upon request, and all bath products are created by upscale French line Laboratoire Remède. We particularly liked the lotion, a sweet-smelling blend of orange and apricot scents with moisturizing rosemary, lavender and thyme oil extracts.