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The Hay-Adams

Four-star · From $500 per nightAny mandatory hotel fees are shown before you confirm.
© The Hay-Adams
DestinationWhite House, Downtown & West End · Washington, DC
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White House, Downtown & West End · Washington, DC

A sense of the place

Why it's in the collection

Because it has faced the White House across Lafayette Square since 1928 – an independent grand dame of four-star standing, with a balcony that looks straight across at the White House.

  • 800 16th Street NW on Lafayette Square, facing the White House; opened in 1928 in Italian Renaissance style by architect Mihran Mesrobian for developer Harry Wardman, on the site of the homes of John Hay and Henry Adams.
  • 145 rooms including 21 suites; the Federal Suite has a private balcony overlooking the White House, and the Lafayette Park View Suites face the square.
  • The Lafayette restaurant, the Off the Record bar – reimagined in red by Thomas Pheasant – and Top of the Hay, the rooftop events space with White House views.
  • Independent, restored by Thomas Pheasant in 2001-2002; the Hay-Adams Room is paneled with wood from the original Hay house.

Rooms at The Hay-Adams

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Which room do you need?

Premier Rooms

one king bed or two double beds385 sq ft · 36 m²

Rates confirmed by concierge

Classic Rooms

one double or one queen bed245–345 sq ft · 23–32 m²

From $500 per night

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From the hotel's website, checked Oct 15, 2026

Good to know

  • Check-in from 16:00
  • Check-out by 12:00
  • Address — 800 16th Street NW, 20006 Washington, DC
  • Telephone — +12026386600
  • Pets welcome — up to 25lbs

From the hotel's website, checked Oct 15, 2026

The neighborhood

Golden hour over White House, Downtown & West End

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.

  • Lafayette Square and the White House, across the street.
  • St. John's Church, the Church of the Presidents, next door on the square.
  • The Renwick Gallery on the corner of the square, and the Mall's museums fifteen minutes beyond.
“The 1928 Italian Renaissance grand dame on Lafayette Square, with the White House across the park.”

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