The Jefferson Washington DC

The Jefferson Washington DC is the most intimate and wine-program-distinguished Forbes Five-Star luxury boutique hotel in the capital, a 1923 property two blocks from the White House whose Plume restaurant's extraordinary wine cellar, Forbes Five-Star service standards, and quiet residential character have made it the most personally celebrated and culinary-forward small luxury hotel in Washington for guests who know the city's hotel landscape well enough to choose depth over grandeur. The property's collection of original Declaration of Independence documents and the founding-era American historical theme give it a sense of civic heritage and intellectual seriousness that suits the Washington context perfectly, and the intimate scale allows for a quality of personal recognition and service attentiveness that the larger luxury hotels in the market cannot consistently deliver. For planners booking Washington programs at the boutique ultra-luxury tier where Forbes Five-Star service, an exceptional wine program, and an intimate historical setting two blocks from the White House are the primary criteria, The Jefferson is the most complete and distinguished small luxury answer in the capital. Similar properties worth benchmarking include The Hay-Adams and Riggs Washington DC.

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