In addition to offering its own fitness center, this nine-story downtown hotel provides guests with discounts at two of the city's boffo health clubs, the YMCA and the Sports Club/LA, both close to the hotel. The Y features a 25-meter pool, racquetball and squash courts and indoor track. The Sports Club features lap pools, exercise classes, basketball and spa services. What's more, pool sharks and dart aficionados gather regularly at the underground Buffalo Billiards, one of Washington's most popular pool halls close to the hotel. Golfers also will find close to the St. Gregory the 18-hole East Potomac Park course at Hains Point overlooking the Potomac River. And to satisfy growling stomachs, guests can nosh breakfasts, sandwiches, wraps and Mediterranean-influenced lunches and dinners at the hotel's M Street Bar and Grill.

Meanwhile, hotel accommodations include 154 rooms featuring contemporary furnishings, high-speed Internet access, video-game consoles, refrigerators, coffeemakers, CD players, windows that open - and cookies at bedtime.

The St. Gregory's location in the city's business district is popular among business travelers, and the location close to the U.S. State Department, World Bank and embassies appeals to international travelers. On weekends, families who appreciate easy walks to Georgetown, Dupont Circle, the Kennedy Center and other sites pack the place.