Washington, from Georgetown to Lafayette Square
Washington keeps its luxury discreet.
Luxury hotels in Washington, DC
10 hotels
Four Seasons Hotel Washington, DC
Five-star · Georgetown
Four Seasons' first American hotel, opened in 1979 on the edge of Georgetown – the one five-star we list in the city.
From $900 per night
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Rosewood Washington, D.C.
Four-star · Georgetown
Fifty-five rooms and six Georgetown townhouses on the C&O Canal, with an infinity pool on the roof that looks down the Potomac.
From $800 per night
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The Hay-Adams
Four-star · White House, Downtown & West End
The 1928 Italian Renaissance grand dame on Lafayette Square, with the White House across the park.
From $500 per night
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Waldorf Astoria Washington DC
Four-star · White House, Downtown & West End
The 1899 Romanesque Old Post Office on Pennsylvania Avenue, a Waldorf Astoria since 2022 beneath its clock tower.
From $600 per night
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The Ritz-Carlton, Washington, D.C.
Four-star · White House, Downtown & West End
A 300-key Ritz-Carlton in the West End since 2000, between Georgetown and Dupont Circle.
From $500 per night
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The Jefferson, Washington, DC
Four-star · White House, Downtown & West End
An independent 1923 Beaux-Arts townhouse-hotel on 16th Street, five blocks north of the White House.
From $500 per night
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Park Hyatt Washington D.C.
Four-star · White House, Downtown & West End
Tony Chi's calm Park Hyatt in the West End, on the edge of Georgetown, home to Blue Duck Tavern.
From $450 per night
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The Ritz-Carlton Georgetown, Washington, D.C.
Four-star · Georgetown
An 86-room Ritz-Carlton in Georgetown's century-old incinerator, between the C&O Canal and the Potomac.
From $550 per night
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The St. Regis Washington, D.C.
Four-star · White House, Downtown & West End
The 1926 Carlton Hotel at 16th and K, opened by President Coolidge two blocks north of the White House.
From $500 per night
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The Ritz-Carlton, Tysons Corner
Four-star · Tysons Corner, Virginia
Northern Virginia's four-star tower in McLean, joined to Tysons Galleria, fifteen miles from the Mall.
From $350 per night
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Washington keeps its luxury discreet. It shows in a 1928 facade on Lafayette Square, in townhouses on a Georgetown canal, in a Romanesque post office on Pennsylvania Avenue that became a hotel. We looked at every candidate from Georgetown to the Southwest waterfront, and one tower across the river in Tysons Corner, and kept only those whose service holds up to the address. One holds five-star standing; the nine beside it are four-star addresses that enter on their four-star standing and their MICHELIN Keys and earn their place on history, setting and the way they are run, listed at exactly the tier they hold. Ten made the cut.
Georgetown
The oldest quarter of the city, with Federal rowhouses, M Street's shops and three of the ten hotels. The C&O Canal and the Potomac lie at the bottom of the hill. One hotel stands at the Pennsylvania Avenue end, one on the canal and one in the old incinerator on the waterfront.
The neighborhoods
Rosewood Washington, D.C. · Georgetown — © Rosewood Hotel GroupGeorgetown
The oldest quarter of the city, with Federal rowhouses, M Street's shops and three of the ten hotels. The C&O Canal and the Potomac lie at the bottom of the hill. One hotel stands at the Pennsylvania Avenue end, one on the canal and one in the old incinerator on the waterfront.
White House, Downtown & West End
Six hotels within a walk of the White House, the Smithsonian museums on the Mall and the Kennedy Center. They stand on Lafayette Square, 16th Street and Pennsylvania Avenue, and in the West End.
Tysons Corner, Virginia
Northern Virginia's commercial center, in McLean, about twenty-five minutes west of downtown Washington. It lies about fifteen miles out, with two of the region's largest malls, the Silver Line Metro into the city and Dulles airport a short drive beyond. One four-star Ritz-Carlton tower stands here, joined to Tysons Galleria.
Good to know
Which are the five-star hotels in Washington, DC?
One. The five-star hotel we list in Washington, DC is Four Seasons Hotel Washington, DC. Alongside it we keep nine four-star addresses, each listed at exactly the tier it holds: Rosewood Washington, D.C.; The Hay-Adams; Waldorf Astoria Washington DC; The Ritz-Carlton, Washington, D.C.; The Jefferson, Washington, DC; Park Hyatt Washington D.C.; The Ritz-Carlton Georgetown, Washington, D.C.; The St. Regis Washington, D.C.; and The Ritz-Carlton, Tysons Corner. Each has its own page, reached from the list above, with a concierge behind every stay.
Which neighborhood should I stay in?
Georgetown holds three of the ten – the Four Seasons at the Pennsylvania Avenue end, the Rosewood on the C&O Canal and The Ritz-Carlton Georgetown in the old incinerator between the canal and the river – with M Street's shops, the towpath and the Potomac on foot, and the monuments a short drive away. Six sit closer to the seat of government: The Hay-Adams on Lafayette Square, facing the White House; The St. Regis two blocks north at 16th and K; The Jefferson five blocks up 16th Street; the Waldorf Astoria in the Old Post Office on Pennsylvania Avenue, two blocks from the Mall; and The Ritz-Carlton and the Park Hyatt in the West End, between Georgetown and Dupont Circle. The tenth is across the river in Virginia: The Ritz-Carlton, Tysons Corner, in McLean, about fifteen miles and twenty-five minutes from downtown, joined to Tysons Galleria. Choose Georgetown for the village and the river, downtown for the museums and the walk to everything, Tysons for the shops and a base in Northern Virginia.
When is the best season for Washington?
Late March into April, when the cherry trees around the Tidal Basin bloom, is the city at its most beautiful and its most crowded – book months ahead. Autumn is the quieter equal: clear days, cool evenings, the Mall without the tour groups. Summer is hot and humid, best taken slowly with a pool in the afternoon; winter is calm, and the museums are nearly yours.
Can I see the White House from the hotel?
From one of them, yes. The Hay-Adams stands directly across Lafayette Square from it: the Federal Suite has a private balcony overlooking the White House, the Lafayette Park View Suites face the square, and Top of the Hay, the rooftop, looks over the whole scene. The St. Regis and The Jefferson stand two and five blocks north on 16th Street, a few minutes' walk from the square. The Rosewood's rooftop pool takes in the Washington Monument and the Potomac instead, the Waldorf Astoria has the Old Post Office clock tower, 270 feet up and open to the public again since August 2026, and the Club Lounge of The Ritz-Carlton, Tysons Corner looks back at the Washington Monument from fifteen miles away.
How do I reserve a stay?
Search your dates on the hotel's page to see reference rates, then send the concierge a request. The concierge confirms exact rates and availability with you before anything is booked, and any payment and its timing are set out before you confirm.
