The Hotel George sits at the nucleus of Capitol Hill's business district in a prime location next to the U.S. Capitol. The hotel is close to Union Station trains, Metro subways, major government buildings, art galleries, monuments, museums and other sights. For families and children, the International Spy Museum close to the hotel is one of Washington's most popular attractions.
The downtown Washington hotel counts among its previous guests actor John Malkovich, singer Alanis Morissette and the late John F. Kennedy, Jr. Guests stroll through the hotel's entrance marked by a stainless-steel canopy reminiscent of a theater marquee and into a two-story lobby of fresh flowers, black baby-grand piano, cherry-red rugs, white coral walls and cobalt-blue curved couches. A Louis Poulsen "artichoke" chandelier, a companion to the original at New York's Museum of Modern Art, hangs near the entrance. The Gallery, a two-story interior courtyard, features a pop portrait of America's first president by Andy Warhol prot?g? Steve Kaufman. The lobby's mezzanine features the cigar-friendly Billiard Room with two works from Kaufman's Cigars series and floor-to-ceiling windows. The Bistro Bis is rabidly popular with politicians and entertainers for its ambience and French-inspired fare that includes Sea Scallops Proven?al, Steak B?arnaise and Onion Tart Alsaci?nne. The downtown Washington hotel also features 2,000 square feet of meeting space, boardroom with high- speed Internet access, and fitness center.
Hotel accommodations include 139 suites with custom-designed furnishings, Egyptian cotton linens, high-speed Internet access, movies, video-game consoles, minibars, fancy Molton Brown toiletries and complimentary yoga programs.
A member of the Kimpton collection of boutique hotels, the Hotel George is five and 29 miles respectively from Reagan National and Dulles International airports. Leisure travelers seeking to stay close to everything synonymous with D.C. will find the Hotel George a perfect alternative to downtown Washington's conference hotels.
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