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Luxury boutique hotel in Washington, D.C., US
The Dupont Circle Hotel
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The Dupont Circle Hotel in 2022
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Hotel chain
| The Doyle Collection
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Type
| Hotel
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Location
| Dupont Circle
,
Washington, D.C.
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Address
| 1500 New Hampshire Ave NW Washington, D.C. 20036
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Town or city
| Washington, D.C.
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Country
| United States
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Coordinates
| 38°54′37.6″N
77°02′35.1″W
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38.910444°N 77.043083°W
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38.910444; -77.043083
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Opened
| 1947
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Renovated
| 2009
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Owner
| The Doyle Collection
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Landlord
| The Doyle Collection
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Floor count
| 9
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Number of rooms
| 327
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Number of suites
| 32
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Number of restaurants
| 1, The Pembroke
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Number of bars
| 1, Doyle
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Facilities
| Air-conditioned, Laundry service, Pet-friendly, Room service, Child friendly, Restaurant, Fitness center, Bar and Free Wi-Fi
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Official website
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The Dupont Circle Hotel
is a luxury boutique hotel built in 1947, overlooking
Dupont Circle
, in
Washington, D.C.
[1]
[2]
History
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edit
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The
Dupont Plaza Hotel
opened in 1947 on the site of the demolished
Leiter House
. It was sold in 1997 to the Irish-based Doyle Hotel Group
[3]
and renamed
Jurys Washington Hotel
.
[4]
In 2009 the hotel was renamed
The Dupont Circle Hotel
and underwent a US$50 to US$52
[2]
[4]
[5]
million renovation, adding a ninth floor containing 13 suites
[2]
and a duplex Presidential Suite.
Writing in
The Washington Post
, Nancy Trejos applauded the hotel's furnishings and convenient location, but felt that it charged too much for some of its services.
[5]
Writing in
The New York Times
, Fred Bernstein also praised the hotel's room design. He noted that there were "small mistakes" made by his room service.
[2]
The Dupont Hotel contains nine floors, bar (Doyle), coffeeshop (Doyle & Co), patio
[5]
and a restaurant (The Pembroke).
[5]
The Dupont Circle is located at 1500 New Hampshire Ave NW.
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References
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- ^
"The Dupont Circle Hotel"
. The Doyle Collection | Luxury Washington DC Hotels
. Retrieved
June 27,
2012
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"Hotel Review ? The Dupont Hotel in Washington, D.C."
New York Times
. May 28, 2009
. Retrieved
June 28,
2012
.
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Deady, Tim (December 1, 1997).
"Dupont Plaza Hotel closes pending sale"
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Washington Business Journal
. Retrieved
November 20,
2022
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a
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"Jurys Washington Hotel renamed The Dupont Hotel"
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Washington Business Journal
. March 23, 2009
. Retrieved
June 28,
2012
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a
b
c
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"Bed Check: Newly renovated Dupont Hotel is chic, but costly"
.
The Washington Post
. July 11, 2010
. Retrieved
June 28,
2012
.
External links
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Media related to
The Dupont Circle Hotel
at Wikimedia Commons
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