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Hotel Washington Reopens as W Hotel After Chic Makeover

The launch party Thursday night for the renovated Hotel Washington, now called W Hotel by its new owners, was a mix of White House staff, socialites, media, business executives and athletes. The famous hotel, built in 1917 at Pennsylvania Avenue and 15th Street NW, has been the site of many political meetings and a residence for lawmakers. It had become rundown, however, and underwent a two-year renovation after being sold in 2006 to Istithmar Hotels. The new W Hotel is sleek, modern and chic -- in other words, very unlike staid, formal Washington. For those of us who have a soft spot for ...

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