Following a two-year renovation, Washington, D.C.'s historic Jefferson hotel will reopen in August, it recently announced, just in time to take part in the transformation of the nation's capital under the leadership of President Barack Obama.
"The Jefferson has played an integral role in Washington's political and social circles since the Coolidge presidency," Managing Director Franck Arnold said in a statement. "It is fitting that our own fresh start will coincide with the arrival of a new administration, especially one that has so energized the nation's capital and the world beyond. Thomas Jefferson once said, 'Every generation needs a revolution.' In that spirit, his namesake hotel will revolutionize Washington's hospitality scene."
Originally opened as an apartment house in 1923, the building was converted into a hotel in 1955. Its latest incarnation has preserved the 99-room property's historic features while also introducing modern amenities, such as complimentary wireless Internet access, high-definition televisions and in-room iPod docking stations.
Featuring French decor that's reminiscent of President Thomas Jefferson's time in Paris, the completely refurbished hotel will feature 20 suites, a restaurant and lounge, a spa, a 24-hour fitness facility and three meeting rooms, including the Pavilion Room, for groups of up to 100, and two smaller Jefferson Cabinet rooms, for super intimate meetings of no more than four people each.
For more information about the Jefferson, which has been closed for renovations since March 2007, visit
www.jeffersondc.com.