| check-in time: 3:00 pmcheck-out time: 12:00 pm. there's a casual restaurant and a 24-hour convenience store. warm rooms have free wi-fi and ipod docks, plus flat-screen tvs, microwaves, minifridges and coffeemakers. additional amenities include a fitness center, meeting space and a 24/7 business center, as well as coin-operated laundry facilities. some feature panoramic city views. breakfast and valet parking are available for a surcharge. a 3-minute walk from king street metro station, this modern hotel offering city views is also 13 minutes' walk from the george washington masonic national memorial and 8 miles from the national mall
Dulles International Airport 40 min
Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum (17 min)
Museum documenting the history of aviation & space exploration, with displays of vehicles & more. Vietnam Veterans Memorial (16 min)
Monument to Vietnam War service, featuring a wall with over 58,000 names of dead & missing soldiers. The White House (21 min)
Landmark, historic home & office of the United States president, with tours for visitors. Library of Congress (18 min)
This federal cultural institution is the world's biggest library & features tours, talks & concerts. Arlington National Cemetery (19 min)
Vast military cemetery featuring JFK’s eternal flame, Memorial Amphitheater & Tomb of the Unknowns. Thomas Jefferson Memorial (16 min)
Columned rotunda in the style of Rome's Pantheon on the man-made reservoir known as the Tidal Basin. Smithsonian Institution Offices (16 min)
Government-run, free-admission complex including 19 museums, 9 research/cultural centers & a zoo. United States Capitol (19 min)
Iconic, domed classical building housing the U.S. Senate & House of Representatives, open for tours. International Spy Museum (15 min)
Interactive look at the history of espionage features more than 600 artifacts & devices used to spy. National Mall (14 min)
Washington Monument plus memorials to Lincoln, MLK, FDR, WWII & Vietnam vets along a grassy mall. Lincoln Memorial (15 min)
Parthenon-inspired tribute to Abraham Lincoln with a 19-ft. marble statue, murals & reflecting pool. Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History (15 min)
From dinosaur exhibits to displays of rare gems, this acclaimed museum celebrates the natural world. National Gallery of Art (17 min)
Permanent collection holds American & European works in 2 buildings & a sculpture garden. Washington Monument (16 min)
Landmark obelisk rising from the National Mall that honors America's first president. George Washington's Mount Vernon (18 min)
George Washington's vast estate, furnished with period pieces & the president's own belongings. | 
