The Line Hotel, Washington D.C.
The Line Hotel in Washington, D.C. is a masterclass in adaptive reuse, housed within a stunning 110-year-old neoclassical church in the heart of the Adams Morgan neighborhood. Originally built in 1912 as the First Church of Christ, Scientist, the building’s dramatic architecture—complete with soaring 60-foot vaulted ceilings, ionic columns, and intricate millwork—has been brilliantly preserved and transformed by INC Architecture & Design.
The hotel celebrates its ecclesiastical past through clever, whimsical details. The original pipe organ has been reimagined as a dramatic lobby chandelier, while old hymnal boards now serve as signage throughout the property. Guests can even spot repurposed mahogany pews used as lobby seating, creating a space that feels deeply connected to its history while remaining unmistakably modern.
Beyond its striking looks, the hotel acts as a creative hub for the city. It features an in-house radio station, Full Service Radio, which broadcasts live from a glass booth in the lobby, highlighting local music and culture. Each of the 220 guest rooms is uniquely decorated with original artwork from local creators and curated micro-libraries, offering a personalized touch that feels more like a sophisticated home than a standard hotel.
Adams Morgan is a legendary cultural district, and staying here puts you right in the center of a vibrant mix of nightlife, dining, and art. You are also just a short walk from the Smithsonian’s National Zoo and a quick ride away from the iconic monuments and world-class museums found along the National Mall.
Expert reviews
“In a city that’s traditionally very industry and sort of “meh” when it comes to anything that’s not a museum or a monument, it stands out for being a seriously cool hotel with excellent design and really great food and drink offerings.”
“The Line boutique design hotel is housed in a neoclassical revivalist building that was once The First Church of Christ, Scientist, built in 1912. The designers and architects preserved architectural elements such as 60-foot vaulted ceilings, millwork and brass detailing, copper entry doors and milk glass windows.”
What guests liked
- Beautiful hotel
- Nice atmosphere
- Friendly staff
- Excellent Wifi
- Great location
- Comfortable beds
Location
Recent guest reviews
14 October 2025
Great location, a bit pricey for the lack of lighting and funk.
Great location, friendly staff. The building itself is architecturally significant.
The lighting was very bad. The elevator was extremely dark and the room lighting reminded me of a very dim funeral parlor. The ‘shabby chic’ furnishings are more shabby than chic. The bathroom shower leaked over the entire floor. The leak was long standing as evidenced by the rotting wood door trim.
9 October 2025
Excellent
Style comfort and cleanliness
Area slightly further out
9 October 2025
Great place to stay
Friendly staff, lovely clean and comfortable room, great coffee and brekkie
Nothing
29 September 2025
Fabulous
Good
29 September 2025
It was pleasant, but nothing particularly special.
The room was nice and comfortable. Everything seemed clean and polished. The location was great in Adams Morgan, as it's full of restaurants and bars, although it's a 15-minute walk from the metro station and a bit far from the rest of the city.
We were given a third floor room, and loud noises from the street (partying, talking, etc) could still be heard even well past midnight.
26 September 2025
Pleasant
After the fact, they sent me an email asking about my stay. I replied (as I had to the text (see answer to next question) with my complaint about not getting the room type I reserved. I indicated that in this situation, they should give me the room I reserved or an upgrade, not a different type of room and some drink coupons. At this point, someone from the hotel replied back promptly and apologized for not replying to my earlier complaint, and credited me back the cost of 1 of my three nights there. So I thought in the end the customer service was great (though it started off poorly).
When I arrived, they told me they were sold out and could only offer me a double queen room. I had reserved a king. They gave me coupons for 2 drinks in compensation but I thought that was not acceptable. They sent me a text asking about my stay and when I responded with this complaint I didnt hear back.
11 September 2025
Fabulous
Didn’t have breakfast, did have a lovely dinner and great drinks! Nice to not drive after drinks and food. Food was excellent.
Hot tub
26 August 2025
A new very comfy and nice place in one of the best central district in DC
This place is very nice. The room is spacious, the bed very comfy and the staff very nice too.
Nothing.
28 July 2025
Fabulous
the hospitality and cleaning team was just fantastic, thank you so much
14 July 2025
A great neighbourhood to stay
Spacious rooms, very comfortable bed, great location with restaurants and not far from the metro
14 July 2025
Fun stay in Admo
Architecture, style
Uncomfortable pillows, no pool, far from metro,
12 July 2025
Consitency is key!
We just stayed at The Line DC again this week and had another great experience. This time, we were upgraded to a Monument room, which came with a much better view — definitely a nice touch. Derrick, once again, was an absolute standout. We honestly feel lucky to have been there during one of his shifts. He’s knowledgeable, thoughtful, and genuinely kind — the kind of person who makes a stay feel extra special. He’s truly a noteworthy part of the hotel team, and we love seeing him when we’re there. Everything else was consistent with our past visit: the rooms are bright and comfortable, the location in Adams Morgan is full of charm, and it’s a great spot if you’re traveling with dogs. Valet is still quick, and while some service areas could be sharper, the overall experience is solid — and with people like Derrick on staff, it makes you want to come back. Still one of our favorite pet-friendly hotels in DC.
It needs a little refresh - brass needs polishing, leather needs conditioning… but it’s still my favorite in DC!
7 July 2025
It was a unique hotel.
It was clean
There was very loud music nightly til about 2am. It made it very difficult to sleep.
2 July 2025
Fabulous
Cool reimagined space. Great area of the city. Delicious coffee, restaurant and bar. Liked the decor and design of the bathroom, good finishings. Cool herringbone floors in the room as well, topped off by kind and helpful staff
Nothing it was fabulous
16 June 2025
Pleasant
spacious room
few overworked staff
11 June 2025
Overpriced valet parking otherwise fine
Location and nice room
The valet parking at $55 a night was ridiculously expensive
8 June 2025
Pretty nice place
Walking distance from many restaurants and shops. Great cafe not too far. Roof top bar with great views.
. The light bulb at the entrance went out and despite multiple calls to get it fixed, nothing was done about it.
30 May 2025
Fabulous
Super clean, helpful staff, great location.
The vallet parking is so expensive.
17 May 2025
I enjoyed it and will return
Aesthetics
Saw a cockroach
3 May 2025
Beautiful building, but over priced for the stay
The beds are the best part other than the coffee shop
Some of the front desk staff acted like they really didn’t want to be there, less than friendly
29 April 2025
Pleasant
first room very loud because of aircondition ventilators outside - moved to new room
18 April 2025
Lovely eclectic hotel in lively Adams Morgan neighborhood
Eclectic hotel in an old building with holdover church items like pews and organ pipes as chandelier. Large room. Location was great. Lots of walkable restaurants and night life. Jumbo pizza. Great onsite restaurant. Bed was not comfy for me but good for my husband.
7 April 2025
It’s a nice place though expensive— it’s not near the train but worth a stay for the vibe and neighborhood.
Room was comfortable and clean. Cafe and atmosphere were excellent. Cool vibe and great location for so much and 20-minute walk for even more around DC. Not close to Metro train, so would stay in DuPont circle next time.
Not next to Metro train. Car parking valet only. There wasn’t always someone physically at the front desk, but I didn’t try calling, and I didn’t have problems to address. Just a couple questions I figured out on my own with some legwork.
5 April 2025
I’ll be back
Great vibe. Roomy rooms. Excellent location. Terrific food and bar scene.
3 April 2025
Stayed for beautiful wedding at hotel
Difficult to get ice for some reason. One staff member said to get in lobby, lobby said to get from room service.
3 April 2025
Comfortable rooms, good location but organization needs tightening.
The check in process was very disorganized with many people waiting in the lobby for a room to be available at 3:30 pm. One person said he had been waiting over one hour. The staff were trying to be helpful but the rooms were just not ready.
3 April 2025
Very good
Great DC decor, wood fittings with a ornate bed. Lovely office table and chair.
27 March 2025
while the place is lovely and unique, I am not happy or satisfied with the additional cost.
The room, I had several windows and it was quiet as well as spacious
I was charged an additional $130 for what I don't know. I understood that I had paid in full through Booking.com when I reserved the room and yet I was charged an additional $130. I was given no explanation. I was misled and overcharged! The cost of this room was way more than I wanted to pay with the additional charges. I am self-employed.
14 March 2025
Location is superb in Adams Morgan
Great location. Easy access to Metro.
13 March 2025
Pleasant
Beautiful spacious rooms and gorgeous building
The rooftop was closed despite the great weather which was a real dampener as that was a factor in choosing this hotel
3 March 2025
We loved everything except for the inconvenience of the ac not working.
It was very comfortable and chic decor. The property as a whole is lovely.
The ac wasn’t working so it was hot
2 March 2025
Great hotel , staff needs more training.
lovely room great location.
Staff made an error while checking out and was unapologetic and nasty.
6 February 2025
Very good
Cool building and room design
Wastebaskets were missing plastic bags; was unsure if this was on purpose or not
11 January 2025
Stylish hotel in a great location
Great bar area. Comfortable and spacious bedroom
Smart TV would have improved the stay
26 December 2024
Would stay again and recommend to others
The room was comfortable and clean. I slept really well! as only there one night - arrived around 9 pm and gone by 8 am. The room was expensive, though a good value by DC standards. I had an appointment in the morning in DuPont Circle and the walk was easy and close enough. I took an uber from the airport to the hotel, as I am not familiar with the layout of DC and I was traveling alone. If I were traveling with someone else, I think it would have been fairly straightforward to get from the airport to the hotel.
When I arrived, I was totally ignored by the person at the reception desk (there were two people working, one was helping someone who walked in just before me. After a minute of standing in silence in front of the desk, I spoke up, and after a long pause, the person at the desk finally acknowledged my existence and put off a clear vibe of not being happy to have to spend time checking me in. I was also charged for taking some food from the minibar (which I did not, nor did I touch anything or even come close), but I was reimbursed after making a phone call to the hotel. I was told I would be sent an updated invoice - I never was, but saw the charge come off my credit card bill the following day.
24 November 2024
Pleasant
Coffee stand is very good
8 November 2024
The LINE in AdMo - Iconic Architecture
The staff and the vibes - the relaxed atmosphere versus industrial structures embedded into DC's music neighborhood. No loud music blasting - low color temperature and a warm inviting layout. The restaurant is ambitiously priced vis a vis the other neighborhood options, but you can't go wrong with the location at this iconic landmark.
Robe was not as plush as expected.
25 October 2024
Very good
The happy hour was great, especially for solo traveller for business. The decor of the room is nice, the bed and bedding are comfortable.
I would appreciate having some free bottled water in the room. The reception area and the elevator could have better lighting.
11 October 2024
Good location and accommodation but could do better for the price
Great location. Room looked lovely. Bar was good. Reception staff very friendly.
No coffee on the room. Asked three times but none given. Room wasn’t made up during our stay.
4 October 2024
Not as good as I expected!
Loved the room but we were put in a higher district King because view was better, but it was over a building site block of dirt Can’t imagine what the first view was like
Thought staff were not super friendly at reception and didn’t offer to help Our experience in America so far has been so super friendly but staff at the Line were a little bit lethargic
1 October 2024
Good hotel but could be better
Great location, nice rooms
Miserable reception staff, bar area is an internet cafe for locals so no seating
9 September 2024
Fabulous
The light breakfast fare on Sunday morning.
19 August 2024
Great hotel, bad management
Great hotel in a lively neighbourhood, away from downtown. Rooms are great, with fine beds, nice bathroom. Everything is clean. Lobby/restaurant is lively with locals (students) working, eating, drinking.
The only disappointment is the management. The hotel offers complimentary bike rental. Can we have them a full day?, we asked in the morning. Yes, you can have them a full day. For free? Yes for free, they replied. Returning the bikes in the afternoon, we were asked to pay 320 dollars for the bike rental, as, according to the management, only 4 hours are free, after that you have to pay 20 dollars per bike per hour (in our case 4 bikes x 4 hours x 20 dollars). Eventually, after long discussion, the manager waived the additional payment. but it was a frustrating experience. So Line hotel: if your customer asks if the rental is free, donot tell them it is free, but tell them it is free for 4 hours, and 20 dollars per hour thereafter.
17 August 2024
Great location, fresh style.
Room was airy and spacious; great open dining/bar area; excellent room service. Best location for walking in AdMo.
5 August 2024
Fabulous
Perfectly located in the vibrant Adams Morgan neighborhood of DC.
20 July 2024
It was OK for the price.
Location. Comfort.
The food and food service were poor.
18 July 2024
Wonderful!
The hotel was super clean, room very spacious and decoration very nice.
Nothing
14 July 2024
Will definitely return if I ever visit DC again
The rooms are spacious, liked the wooden floors and the finishes. The linen was good including the pillows. Room was isolated away from the lift shaft.
The cleaning services the next day were nit up to scratch.
13 July 2024
A comfortable and convenient stay.
Comfort, clean and well-located.
minimal facilities.
Hotel facilities
Food & Drink
- - Restaurant
- - Bar
- - Breakfast in the room
- - Special diet menus (on request)
- - Wine/champagne (additional charge)
- - Fruits (additional charge)
- - Coffee house on site
General
- - Room service
- - Non-smoking rooms
- - Facilities for disabled guests
- - Lift
- - Safety deposit box
- - Heating
- - Allergy-free room
- - Non-smoking throughout
- - Air conditioning
- - Designated smoking area
- - Pet bowls
Business facilities
- - Meeting/banquet facilities (additional charge)
- - Business centre
- - Fax/photocopying
Reception services
- - 24-hour front desk
- - Express check-in/check-out
- - Luggage storage
- - Concierge service
Activities
- - Fitness centre
- - Spa/wellness packages
- - Fitness
- - Happy hour (additional charge)
Outdoors
- - Terrace
Cleaning services
- - Laundry (additional charge)
- - Dry cleaning (additional charge)
- - Trouser press (additional charge)
- - Daily housekeeping
Parking
- - Parking garage
- - Accessible parking
Accessibility
- - Wheelchair accessible
- - Toilet with grab rails
Miscellaneous
- - 24-hour security
- - Key card access
- - Smoke alarms
- - Breakfast takeaway containers
- - Delivered food is securely covered
- - Access to health care professionals
- - Face masks for guests available

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20 October 2025
Happy we visited DC and had a convenient location