Families, couples with romance on their minds, and other travelers at the Hotel Madera, a downtown hideaway in the vibrant Dupont Circle neighborhood, are two blocks to three miles from nearly all museums, performance venues, government buildings, monuments and memorials. A member of the Kimpton group of hotels, this 10-story Washington hotel with its postmodern décor fits in well with Dupont Circle, one of the city's hippest areas of funky stores and cafes. Golfers and pool sharks, take note: the 18-hole Hains Point on the banks of the Potomac River waits near the hotel. A block away, the cavernous underground Buffalo Billiards houses 30 pool tables and dart boards - definitely a place for hanging with the locals.
The Madera greets guests with jazz wafting through the glass-and-wood lobby and whisks them to their rooms in elevators paneled with velvet. The hotel's birch-lined Firefly bistro dishes up contemporary American cuisine. Guests can top off their evenings with complimentary wine at nightly receptions.
What's more, pampered pooches and finicky felines get bowls of treats and supplies from a shopping service. While Fido and Morris bask in the lap of luxury, their masters can keep in shape at an area health club or work in the hotel's business center, which features complimentary high-speed Internet.
This Washington hotel's 82 guestrooms include high-speed Internet access, fancy Aveda toiletries, bathrobes, martini kits, silk pillows, tiger-print throw blankets, silk drapes, and balconies overlooking the city.
Reagan National Airport is only six mile away, while Dulles and Baltimore-Washington international airports are 25 and 35 miles respectively from the hotel.
This Washington hotel is popular with corporate travelers, parents whose money goes to nearby Georgetown and George Washington universities, couples seeking a romantic hideaway, and leisure travelers seeking a unique lodging experience in the nation's capital. Fido and Morris also give the place two paws up.
