At the turn of the 20th century, when John Hay and Henry Adams were paragons of society, social and political Washington revolved around their adjoining houses facing Lafayette Square. And when the Italian Renaissance-style Hay-Adams Hotel—designed by Mirhan Mesrobian—opened on the same site in 1928, the property remained the epicenter of polite society. Charles Lindbergh, Amelia Earhart, Sinclair Lewis and Ethel Barrymore were among the guests in the Hotel's early years, and the Hotel is consistantly ranked as one of the best hotels in the world by travel writers.

Today, this classic property has been restored to its original grandeur in a restoration hailed by Architectural Digest. The 145-room hotel features 20 suites, all of them recently renovated and featuring views of the White House, Lafayette Square or St. John’s Church, the “Church of the Presidents." The hotel is  in an ideal location for access to the entirety of the nation’s capital, whether schedules entail meetings on K Street or the expansive museums and monuments on the National Mall. W Magazine perhaps phrased it best: The Hay-Adams is "as close as one can get to staying at the White House, short of being invited by the President."

Adams and Hay, along with their wives and geologist Clarence King, dubbed themselves the "Five of Hearts" and had their own china and stationery.

Original Property Opened: 1928

Rate Range:
Single/Double: $395.00 to $900.00Suites: $850.00 to $6,000.00