Waldorf Astoria Washington DC

The 1899 Old Post Office on Pennsylvania Avenue, a Waldorf Astoria since 2022 – sixteen-foot ceilings, a 270-foot clock tower and a spa in the old mailroom.

Four-star · From $600 per night

White House, Downtown & West End · Washington, DC

A sense of the place

Deluxe King guest room with soaring original windows

One Bedroom Suite living room opening into the bedroom

Presidential Suite living room with arched windows over Pennsylvania Avenue

Waldorf Townhouse Suite living room into dining room (6,300 sq ft, largest suite in DC)

Peacock Alley dining and lounge in the atrium with guests

The Bazaar by José Andrés dining room beneath the riveted atrium trusses

Sushi Nakazawa omakase counter (Michelin-starred, inside the hotel)

Why it's in the collection

Because the Old Post Office is the grandest building on Pennsylvania Avenue you can sleep in – sixteen-foot ceilings, a clock tower with bells, and four-star standing for the hotel and its spa alike.

1100 Pennsylvania Avenue NW, in the Old Post Office – Romanesque Revival, built 1892-1899 to the design of Willoughby J. Edbrooke – opened as a Waldorf Astoria on June 1, 2022.
263 rooms including 35 suites, with 16-foot ceilings and original hardwood floors; the Presidential Suite, the Waldorf Townhouse and the Franklin Suite at the top.
Peacock Alley, The Bazaar by José Andrés and Sushi Nakazawa, and a 10,000-square-foot spa in the former mailroom.
The 270-foot clock tower and its Bells of Congress, taken over by the hotel and reopened to the public on August 1, 2026.

Suites and rates

Every rate is confirmed with you by the concierge before anything is booked — cancellation terms in plain language, no surprises.

Signature room

The house standard — generous, quiet, impeccably kept.

From $600per night

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One-bedroom suite

A separate living room and space to settle in.

From $1,100per night

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Specialty suite

The property's finest views and largest floor plans.

From $1,800per night

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Reviews

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The neighborhood

Golden hour over White House, Downtown & West End

White House, Downtown & West End

Lafayette Square, Pennsylvania Avenue and the West End – three hotels within a walk of the White House, the Smithsonian museums on the Mall and the Kennedy Center.

The Smithsonian museums on the National Mall, two blocks south.
The National Archives and Penn Quarter's restaurants, along the avenue.
The White House, a ten-minute walk west on Pennsylvania Avenue.

First light over White House, Downtown & West End

Plan your stay

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