- January 2012
- December 2011
- November 2011
- October 2011
- September 2011
- August 2011
- July 2011
- June 2011
- May 2011
- April 2011
- March 2011
- February 2011
- January 2011
- December 2010
- November 2010
- October 2010
- September 2010
- August 2010
- July 2010
- June 2010
- May 2010
- April 2010
- March 2010
- February 2010
- January 2010
- December 2009
- November 2009
- October 2009
- September 2009
- August 2009
- July 2009
- June 2009
- May 2009
- April 2009
- March 2009
- February 2009
- January 2009
- December 2008
- November 2008
- October 2008
- September 2008
- August 2008
- July 2008
- June 2008
- May 2008
- April 2008
- March 2008
- February 2008
- January 2008
- December 2007
- November 2007
- October 2007
- September 2007
- August 2007
- July 2007
- June 2007
- May 2007
- April 2007
Comments (2)
Print
Save/ShareA CIA/spy theme defines Donovan House, an 198-room hotel that opens March 28. Among the hotel's gimmicks: staff will be equipped with wristwatch communication devices. We're eager to take a peek at the promised perks in its guest rooms, such as a "cocoon spiral shower"— whatever that might be.
The hotel is named after the World War II general William "Wild Bill" Donovan, who headed up covert operations by the Office of Strategic Services, a precursor to the CIA. (Fun fact: A fictionalized version of Donovan was played by Robert DeNiro in The Good Shepard.)
The hotel is at 1155 14th St. NW, on Thomas Circle, on the site of a former Holiday Inn, and is several blocks from D.C.'s sidewalk cafes and nightlife attractions. But it's only a fifteen minute walk to the White House and the National Mall. While aiming for an upscale crowd, introductory rates start at $153 a night at Quikbook.com. The hotel is part of the Thompson boutique chain, which has been rigorously covered by HotelChatter.
EARLIER
New attraction in D.C.: Lincoln's summer cottage.
Art Hotels for Under $200: A slide show
Spyland: A new amusement park in the works in Europe.
User reviews and comments that include profanity or personal attacks or other inappropriate comments or material will be removed from the site. Additionally, entries that are unsigned or contain "signatures" by someone other than the actual author will be removed. Finally, we will take steps to block users who violate any of our posting standards, terms of use or privacy policies or any other policies governing this site. Please review the full rules governing commentaries and discussions.
at that price, It sounds pretty cool
Posted By poetryman69 on March 15, 2008, 7:52 AM
This sounds like fun - wonder how long the "introductory" rates will last..
Posted By TravellerMel on March 17, 2008, 12:09 PM