Doubletree Guest Suites Washington D.C.

This 10-storey city hotel underwent renovation work in 2005 and comprises a total of 105 suites of which five are disability-friendly. Guests will experience superb accommodation and service in a warm and friendly environment at this air-conditioned and family-friendly establishment, which offers a reception desk manned around the clock, a hotel safe, and lift access. Further facilities include a small supermarket, a selection of shops, a hairdressing salon, a breakfast room, and a public Internet connection (charges apply). There is a luggage hold service, coin-operated laundry machines, a parking valet service, and multilingual staff available here. For business travellers, the hotel offers everything required to stay mobile and connected, such as an express mail service, a fax machine, conference rooms, a photocopying service, and printers. Guests may also make use of the in-house laundry and room services (fees apply), as well as a car park and a garage for those arriving by car (charges apply).

This hotel is within walking distance of the underground as well as shopping and entertainment venues. The Smithsonian, the National Mall, the Kennedy Center, the White House, the Washington Monuments, the US Capitol, and the Vietnam Veterans Memorial are all only a short stroll away. The hotel is furthermore only a few blocks from one of the finest historic residential areas in the city. The beach in Ocean City may be reached by guests within two hours by car. Restaurants and bars are to be found in the hotel's immediate surrounds, while a selection of nightclubs lies approximately 10 minutes away by car.

The wheelchair-accessible rooms all come with an en suite bathroom with a bath, shower and hairdryer. The spacious suites offer 600 m² of space and contain a bedroom with a king-size or two queen-size beds (maximum occupancy of three persons), a living room with a pullout sofa bed, a walk-in wardrobe, and a fully equipped kitchen. The kitchens offer a full-size fridge, a microwave over, a coffee machine, a toaster, and a dishwasher. All rooms are fitted with separate temperature controls, direct dial telephones with two lines, and data ports. Wireless Internet access, a TV, a dining table, and a desk are also provided in all accommodation units as standard. Other features include a radio, a hi-fi, a washing machine, a hire safe, and individually adjustable air conditioning and heating.

Sport and leisure activities are provided in abundance by the hotel. There is a swimming pool to be found on the roof of the building (seasonal, open Labor Day to Memorial Day).

From Reagan National Airport: Take the George Washington Parkway North and follow the signs for the Memorial Bridge. Once on the bridge, stay in the left lane over the bridge and bear left as you reach the Lincoln Memorial. Turn left onto 23rd Street. Follow 23rd Street to H Street. Turn left onto H Street and follow to New Hampshire Avenue. Turn right on New Hampshire Ave, hotel is immediately on the right. From Dulles Airport: Take the Dulles Access Highway to Route 66 East and follow to Roosevelt Bridge. On the bridge, move over to the left lane and follow the sign for E Street. Stay in the left lane following the sign for Whitehurst Freeway. Stay in left lane and follow the sign for Rock Creek Parkway. Come slowly around the loop to the left and make a left at the yield sign. Come straight through the double lights and make a left on to Virginia Avenue. At the second light, make a left on New Hampshire Avenue. The hotel is one block down on the right.

Parking fee: 25 USD per day. Coin-operated laundry machine: around 1.25 USD. Check-time: 3.00 pm. Checkout time: 12.00 noon.