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Steph Vogel now runs the Hotel Washington. And you know what that means…an attentive staff, attention to detail, and all around excellence. In fact, you might accidentally find yourself believing you have been transported to a Kimpton of yore. (Trust us, Kimpton used to be excellent…)

We arrived in the late afternoon, just in time for a cocktail at sunset in the rooftop bar.

The staff knew us by sight (due to the wanted poster in the staff room, no doubt).  We were given an excellent suite, 820, bumped up three flights by someone paying attention.  Sadly, Steph is out of commission with a major skiing injury, so we did not get to see him.

We were greeted with a personal note, a snack (saved for late night) and a bottle of Pinot Noir (much appreciated by Romey).  Though it has been a while, all of our preferences were not only noted but met.  Attention to detail is so rare.

820 is a beautiful corner suite with lots of room to spread out.  We were bummed that our schedule was so tightly packed.

The bathroom is great.  Only one quibble with the shower involves water pressure.

The bed room completes the suite.

We dropped our stuff in the room and headed up to the rooftop. After a few sips of our Negroni we were able to score a seat by the open windows.

We watched the sun set over the white house. We saw the President’s motorcade depart as well.  Classic DC.

And then it was a fight through the wedding hoards and a quick uber to dinner. Rooster and Owl (recommended by Steph) is outstanding. We shared a bottle of champagne.

Next was the 9:30 club for the late show. Thievery Corporation was a blast.

We were in bed no later than 2:30am. Then up too early for brunch at the Jefferson (which you can skip).

Fiver showerheads but a distinct absence of Steph for this visit. We hope to be back soon.