Viceroy Washington DC

Character and identity

Set in Logan Circle amid Victorian townhouses, trendy boutiques and a strong restaurant scene, the Viceroy Washington DC occupies a former apartment building, which explains the residential ease of its 178 rooms. The lobby sets a clubby, library-like tone: an inlaid wood wall fronted by a full bookshelf and soft woolen armchairs. Interiors lean masculine, with leather, dark woods and gray-brown palettes. Ground-floor restaurant Dovetail leans Mid-Atlantic with Southern flourishes, and a seasonal rooftop pool and bar pulls a neighborhood crowd. Service is polished without being formal, the register of a sharp boutique rather than a grand hotel.

Who's it for

Bottom line

The appeal here is value: a polished boutique with genuinely spacious rooms and a likeable neighborhood setting, at a rate that undercuts DC's marquee names. Book an Executive King Studio for the velvet Chesterfield-style loveseat and the extra breathing room, and aim for warmer months when the rooftop pool and Dovetail's patio are in play.