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Sofitel Lafayette Square Washington, D.C.

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• T+L 500 Winner

COST: $$$$

<p>In some way, every Sofitel is a Parisian hotel, and despite the inescapable fact of its location in downtown Washington, the Lafayette is no exception. Francophone staff click-clack over shiny black marble floors as jazz floats overhead; chic young things lounge artfully in the dramatic wine-and-gray halls of Le Bar, sipping champagne. The 237 Art Deco-inspired rooms, buff and brown with red-velvet accents, are creatively lit, and hung with original paintings, black-and-white architectural photos of Washington, and—la surprise—Paris. Corner rooms 14 and 26 have windows on two sides flooding the space with light.</p> <p><strong>Tip:</strong> "Deluxe" suites (bedroom and living room) nearly double your space for just $100 more than a standard room.</p> <p><strong>Room to Book:</strong> Suite 1114 has Japanese-inspired, red-lacquer wall panels, sexy crushed-velour daybed, and over-the-top leopard-print armchairs.</p>

Last updated January 2008