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The Inn
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Washington, DC. |
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| Open Year Round |
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Rooms: 8 |
Meals
Available:
Breakfast |
| Pets:
No |
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Children: Welcome |
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Smoking: Restricted |
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| Tariff: US
Dollars |
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Double: $80 - 185 |
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Visa, MC, Discover, Amex
Personal Checks, Cash. |
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Check in Time: 3pm |
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Check out Time:11am |
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Wheelchair Access: No |
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A
relaxed setting surrounded by the excitement
of our nation's capital and its many
activities!
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Features and Attractions
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Gracious
dining room for sumptuous continental breakfasts with fresh fruit
salads, assorted breads, cakes, yogurt, cereals and designer coffees
and teas.
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Enclosed, heated solarium for those who choose to
breakfast overlooking the garden, year round.
Front salon with 1879 rosewood carved Steinway concert grand piano.
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Late-afternoon complimentary wine.
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Fax, scanner and copy machine available, as are
laundry facilities.
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A
private phone line with voice mail.
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Cable TV,
alarm clock/radio, hairdryer.
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King,
queen or twin-size beds with top-of-the-line firm mattresses.
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Terry
Cloth and Cotton Robes.
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Period
antiques and fireplaces with the original tile.
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Three
rooms have convertible love seats for a third guest.
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Plush down
comforters and silky all-cotton bed linen.
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Oriental
rugs.
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The Inn:
Housed in an 1885 luxurious Victorian townhouse (formerly
owned by astrologer Jeanne Dixon) with soaring 12-foot high ceilings, bay
and Queen Anne windows, white marble and cherry pine hardwood floors and a
private walled garden, the Inn gracefully mixes the old with the new.
The solarium:
Provides a beautiful place to enjoy a delicious breakfast and a cup of
coffee. The room is invade d with brilliant sunlight and a relaxing
atmosphere. Looking out you can marvel over the delicately manicured garden.
Don't worry about the weather this solarioum is fully enclosed and even
heated in the winter. This beautiful area of the inn is sure to refresh even
the most weary of travelers.
The Dining Room...where breakfast is an event. Forget diets. Feast on our
homemade bread and cake, smoked fish, imported cheeses, ham, melons,
berries and much, much more. Coffee goes on automatic pilot 6:30 every
morning for early risers. And choose from our assortment of herbal and
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The Wine Nook
Wine and nuts are set out in the evening. After a long day bring
your wine in to the salon or gardens to relax.
 The
Scene: Dupont Circle is the heart of Washington.
Vibrant, yet relaxed. The Inn, just one-half block from the
circle, with its flower stalls, chess players and street musicians, is
surrounded by outdoor cafes, fine and casual restaurants, theaters,
music and book stores, museums, art galleries, boutiques, institutes,
offices, and embassies.
It is a stone's throw from the Columbia
Historical Society and garden, and an easy walk to the White House,
Phillips Collection, World Bank, IMF, Brookings, Johns Hopkins
University's SAIS, the AFL-CIO and international union headquarters. A
6-screen cinema is 100 feet up the block. Rock Creek Park, one of the
country's most beautiful urban oases, is four blocks away-with bike and
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The History:
Marshy fields until the early 1870s, the area around Dupont
Circle-then called the "Slashes"-was grabbed by a group of western developers,
the California Syndicate, who snatched up the land for 60 cents a foot. The
group included Nevada Senator William Stewart, who built Stewart's Castle on the
Circle, and two mining barons, Curtis Hillyer and Thomas Sunderland. All this
occurred in a flurry during the 3-year reign of "Boss" Shepherd, head of the
Public Works' Board. Soon he paved the streets and Washington's wealthy built
mansions that are now embassies or offices. Named in 1882 to honor Admiral
Samuel Francis duPont, who distinguish ed himself in the Civil War, a bronze
statue of him was installed in the center of the circle and park. In the 1920s,
when the DuPont family moved the statue to Wilmington, Delaware, it was replaced
by a marble fountain, created by Daniel Chester French, Washington's pre-eminent
sculptor of the time-who was also working on his masterpiece, the statue of
Lincoln, for the Lincoln Memorial. Over the years, the area became a mix of
residential brownstones and glass office buildings.
- DIRECTIONS:-
By Metro:
Take Red Line to Dupont Circle Metro Station. Follow the signs to
Dupont Circle South (as opposed to Q St North). At the top of the escalators
continue walking 1/2 block, you will be in front of Olsson's Books and
Records. We are directly across the street on your right. Check in at 1312
19th Street. Driving Directions to the Inn at Dupont Circle.
From Dulles Airport: Follow Dulles access
road to 66 east. Follow 66 east all the way to Washington, DC, take first
exit on left marked E Street. Take first exit on right to E Street. At stop
light turn left onto 20th Street. Follow 20th Street
to Sunderland (just after N Street). Make a right onto Sunderland and turn
right at the stop sign onto 19th Street. We will be the second townhouse on
the right. Check in at 1312 19th Street.
From the north of Washington, D.C.:
From 95 south, take 495 west towards Bethesda/Silver Spring. From 495 take
Connecticut Avenue south, follow to Dupont Circle (approx. 8 miles). At R
Street, take ramp to left into the underpass (staying on your right
takes you through the circle), and turn right at the light at N Street.Turn
right at the second stop sign onto 20th Street. Make the first
right onto Sunderland. Make a right onto Sunderland and turn right at the
stop sign onto 19th Street. We will be the second townhouse on the right.
Check in at 1312 19th Street.
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From the south of Washington, D.C.: From 95 north, follow 395
north to Washington, DC. Follow the signs to Route 1 North (395 veers to
your right but you will continue straight ahead). Route 1 turns into 14th
Street. Follow 14th Street to M Street. Make a left onto M
Street and follow to 20th Street. Make a right onto 20th St
and follow to Sunderland (second street after M). Make a right onto
Sunderland and turn right at the stop sign onto 19th Street. Check in at
1312 19th Street. |
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Your
Host:
Barbara Koeppel
The Inn at Dupont Circle
1312 19th St. NW
Washington, District of Columbia 20036
Tel: (202) 467-6777
Fax:
(866) 467 2100
Website:
www.theinnatdupontcircle.com
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The Inn at Dupont Circle
Directions :-
Concise directions from the Metro, Dulles Airport, and from North and
South are featured above.
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The Inn
at Dupont Circle Bed and Breakfast,
Washington, DC.
Washington DC Bed and Breakfast, Washington DC
Hotels, DC Inns, Weekend Getaways.
Property Registration Number: 1030
Copyright © A Thousand Inns 2001-2008 All Rights Reserved |
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