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Book near the White House if you have official appointments. Georgetown has the historic streets. The Wharf has views over the Washington Channel and restaurants for the evening.
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Washington, DC has the National Mall’s monuments and Smithsonian museums, and around them rowhouse neighborhoods, waterfront districts and government offices. Pick a hotel by its Metro line and the part of the city you will spend the most time in.
The National Mall runs from the Capitol toward the Lincoln Memorial, with Smithsonian museums along the way. It is a long walk from one end to the other. From a Penn Quarter or Downtown hotel you can walk to museums, the White House and Capital One Arena, and several Metro lines stop nearby.
Capitol Hill has the Library of Congress, the Supreme Court and Eastern Market, set among residential streets. If you arrive on Amtrak, Union Station is right there. North of Downtown, Dupont Circle, Logan Circle and Shaw have the restaurants and galleries, and more going on in the evening, away from the Mall.
Georgetown has historic streets, the C&O Canal and a Potomac waterfront, but no Metrorail station. Foggy Bottom has one, and it is close to the Kennedy Center and George Washington University. South of the Mall, the Wharf has waterfront restaurants and concert venues. Navy Yard is near Nationals Park.
Spring brings cherry blossoms around the Tidal Basin, and autumn is good weather for walking between the museums and monuments. Summer afternoons are hot and humid, so start outdoor visits early. Metro runs to Reagan National and Dulles airports. If you drive, ask what the hotel charges for its garage and how you get in.
Penn Quarter is near the National Portrait Gallery, Capital One Arena and Gallery Place Metro. Depending on the block, a Downtown hotel can be a walk from the White House and the Convention Center. The Mall is close, but the monuments at its western end are a long walk or a ride away.
Around here: National Portrait Gallery, Capital One Arena, White House, Walter E. Washington Convention Center
Stay near Union Station for Amtrak, the Capitol and the Library of Congress. Eastern Market and the residential rowhouse streets are farther east. A Capitol Hill room is handy for government visits. Georgetown and the Lincoln Memorial are on the far side of town.
Around here: U.S. Capitol, Library of Congress, Union Station, Eastern Market
Dupont Circle has Embassy Row, the Phillips Collection and the Red Line. Logan Circle and Shaw have restaurant strips around 14th and U streets, and they stay busier in the evening than the office blocks. The Mall may not be a short walk from here, so find your nearest station.
Around here: Dupont Circle, Phillips Collection, 14th Street NW, Howard Theatre
Georgetown’s M Street shops, the C&O Canal and the Potomac waterfront are good on foot, but the neighborhood has no Metro station. Foggy Bottom has a Blue, Orange and Silver Line stop for the Kennedy Center and George Washington University. Pick Georgetown for its streets and Foggy Bottom for the train.
Around here: Georgetown Waterfront Park, C&O Canal, Kennedy Center, George Washington University
Cherry blossoms bring crowds in late March and April, but the bloom date moves with the weather. May and October are comfortable for long walks. July and August are muggy, so do the Mall early and spend the afternoons inside the museums. Winter is cooler and can bring snow.
Reagan National is the closest airport, with its own Metro station on the Blue and Yellow lines. The Silver Line goes to Dulles. From BWI, a shuttle runs to the airport rail station, and Amtrak and MARC trains go from there to Union Station in the city.
4 mi from downtown
Follow the covered walkway from the terminals to the airport Metro station. The Blue and Yellow lines both run into central DC. Find out which one gets you to your hotel without changing trains.
26 mi from downtown
A walkway connects the terminal to the Silver Line station. Trains run directly to Foggy Bottom and several downtown stations.
27 mi from downtown
Take the airport shuttle to BWI Rail Station, then an Amtrak or MARC train to Washington Union Station. How often trains run depends on the day and the hour.
Around the White House and Lafayette Square, where the grand hotel buildings are. If you are visiting buildings with security checks, find out which entrance to use and how to walk there.
The Wharf has waterfront hotels and restaurants. Georgetown’s Potomac edge is another choice, but it has no Metro station.
Yes. Dupont Circle has a Red Line station and restaurants, while Embassy Row and the Phillips Collection are nearby.
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