Willard InterContinental Hotel, Washington
Expert reviews
“This grandiose, opulent Beaux-Arts Hotel, the crown jewel on DC’s most famous street (and just a block from the White House), has sat in the middle of the city’s political and social scene since 1818.”
Featured as Fodor’s Choice in Washington.
“From its very start, the Willard has hosted foreign dignitaries, from Japan’s 70 Samurai princes in 1860 to… well, take a look at what head of state is on the schedule to visit President Obama, and there’s a good chance that dignitary is booked at the Willard.”
Featured as Frommer’s Exceptional Choice in Washington.
“Ideally positioned just blocks from the White House, the iconic Willard InterContinental hotel has been a center of the Washington, D.C. social and political scene since it opened in 1818.”
“Since opening as a hotel in 1818, this Washington DC institution has become a stately must-stop for history buffs visiting the US capital. But come also for the even-keeled friendliness, deliciously strong drinks, hearty food and cosy guest chambers.”
What guests liked
- White House
- Friendly staff
- Excellent Wifi
- Great location
- Beautiful hotel
All you need to know
Located on 1401 Pennsylvania Avenue NorthWest, this fine establishment is the ideal luxury home for visitors in the capital of the United States. Willard InterContinental Hotel provides the perfect spot to view the illustrious White House which is just about 1600 feet away from the hotel. The hotel provides everything guests need; comfort, history, luxury and modern amenities.
Willard InterContinental is one of the famous hospitality centers in the city, and it offers its guest a private limo service that would make their stay in the city even better. For your visit to the city of Washington, the Willard InterContinental Hotel is the place to stay.
The hotel is rated four-star for its unique qualities in hospitality. It offers room options such as Deluxe Room, King Room, Deluxe King Room, King Room with Seating Area and King Suite. Other room options include Queen Room with Two Queen Beds and Seating Area, Queen Room with Two Queen Beds and Double Room with Two Double Beds.
The hotel is located close to several important and landmark areas in the city; the International Spy Museum is about 800 m away from the hotel while the White House is just about 500 m away from the hotel.
Guests can make use of the outdoor pool in the hotel to enjoy several laps of swimming. The lounge/bar area is the ideal place for guests to relax and enjoy a drink after a long day.
Enjoy the Willard InterContinental Washington Hotel whenever you are in the capital city of the United States.
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Recent guest reviews
31 August 2024
Memorable Stay in a beautiful city, full of history.
Lovely chap at reception, upgraded our room which was a lovely surpise . Stunning hotel with amazing history. Fantastic location for walking to most tourist stops.
Would have liked a kettle on the room as I only drink tea.
25 August 2024
Everything was perfect at the Willard, could not have asked for a better hotel experience
Beautiful, lavish, ornate. Really unique experience and I’m looking forward to the next trip to The Willard!
Nothing. Great location, beautiful space and a lot of fun
24 August 2024
Terrific!
All the above! The Willard has been my hotel on every visit to DC for 25 years.
No dislikes.
22 August 2024
Fabulous location, luxurious and comfortable
- fantastic location near the White House, opulent old building with character, quiet and comfortable rooms, we slept extremely well. Efficient and quiet air con.
Very little to criticise! Expensive, but USA prices are high generally so cannot say hotel was overpriced. The handheld shower attachment wasn't working but that was a minor gripe. I had to unplug the radio /alarm clock as the blue light disturbed my sleep. It would be nice to have fresh milk provided for tea and coffee.
22 August 2024
Do it, spectacular hotel.
Book this hotel. Don’t even think about it. This is THE one. Location, beautiful, clean…I can go on for days.
18 August 2024
Amazing
Charming
Pool is the only thing that missed
11 August 2024
Absolutely worth the experience!
Beautifully restored historic hotel in excellent location. Public rooms are magnificent. Guest rooms were quiet and comfortable.
Bathroom vanity was falling apart and clearly needed maintenance. They had it propped up with 3 wooden blocks. Definitely not in keeping with the feel of the rest of the room. Also....shower only produced lukewarm water and spray was very weak.
10 August 2024
Exceptional
That was very amazing good Sirvice nice staff
Parking fee is too much
22 July 2024
Exceptional
The hotel exceeded my expectations in every way. The accommodations were great, food was great, and the staff very helpful and friendly.
3 July 2024
Exceptional
Wonderful hotel, perfectly placed for all tourist attractions, a very grand hotel, my husband and I loved every moment of our stay at The Willard Hotel. I would love to return.
Everything, for us, was sheer perfection.
7 June 2024
Exceptional
Beautiful hotel with great service and attention to all the little details.
Missed cleaning my room the first day but my privacy sign was left out in error until mid-day.
26 May 2024
Perfect stay!
It’s an exquisite hotel with lots of history. It’s top notch in every way.
Nothing, all was perfect.
25 May 2024
Loved having drinks and eating outside. Wanted to have dinner outside Thursday but there was
Breakfast was great. Our order was messed up on our last day. But overall, it was a good value.
Our toilet was too low and didn’t adequately flush. Not good.
16 May 2024
loved the hotel and will still there whenever we return to
timeless but mot musty or dated.
on site cafe and and restaurant were average at best.
10 May 2024
Makes Washington comfortably walkable.
Excellent breakfast and friendly bar made for a very pleasant stay. The location in Washington is hard to beat!
2 May 2024
Excellent
Great location nice room
Skip the breakfast, was very noisy cafeteria like Not what we expected for the Willard, do room service instead
9 April 2024
beautiful hotel and location
location and room
very expensive
28 March 2024
My kids and I had a terrific time! Wonderful stay.
Excellent location and excellent staff.
Bathroom felt dated and handle fell off the bathroom door
25 March 2024
Fabulous
Shower was fantastic. Staff was superb! Bed and pillows very comfortable. Cleanliness A plus. 2suggestions for improvement. A microwave in the room and thermostat that worked better.
17 March 2024
Lovely staff, lovely accommodations, and lovely meals!
The convenient location to The National Theater!
N/A
5 March 2024
Exceptional
Outstanding hotel
4 March 2024
Beautiful setting, great location and amenities. The staff was helpful. Additionally, there is a coffe shop and restau
I loved every thing about this hotel. It’s public spaces feel opulent. Great books to hang out in. The gym was better than most hotels. Next time, I want to do the high tea.
6 February 2024
Enjoyed our stay and the proximity to the Mall, Smithsonian, etc. allowed us to see a lot in a short
Street noise at night (people playing drums right outside the hotel) until after 11:00np.m.
2 February 2024
Perfect location in old style classy hotel.
It is a butyful old style hotel with style!
The room on 12th floor we had had only a small round widow less then 30 inch, more like a window on old sail yacht and therefore almost no daylight.
29 January 2024
Exceptional
Beeakfast
26 January 2024
Great location Lovely architecture in main lobby.
Beautiful lobby
Notice in room stating that if you put any personal items in fridge you would be charged $35
19 January 2024
Amazing stay, great staff, outstanding hotel
I wish we had more places in the lobby or other areas where we could hang out with our family, like a library or different rooms.
I have no complaints. One minor thing. When they fill up the bar, they didn't replace the green teas, they replaced them all for black tea,
15 January 2024
A perfect stay in the middle of every thing.
Beautiful, historic, clean and well managed
11 January 2024
Wonderful. Thanks all!!
Outstanding professionals work here. Impeccably maintained and managed. You want for nothing here. It’s like coming home only better.
At first we were escorted to a room on the 11 th floor next to and behind the elevator. We requested a change and it was seemless
7 January 2024
Exceptional
Beautiful, historic hotel. Excellent service. Great location close to the White House and the museums.
There was no kettle in the room.
31 December 2023
Magnificent
The hotel is absolutely stunning and the service was exceptional!
I liked everything!
26 December 2023
Fabulous
Holiday decorations
Hotel bar couldn’t take payment for drinks system broke
13 December 2023
Hightly recommended
Location, marble floors in bathroom and elevator, friendly staff, comfortable.
Slow service at Parc coffee shop
23 November 2023
We will come back
Aroma of soap and shampoos
Nothing
21 November 2023
Clean, spacious and great location for walking to all the sites!
Very clean and quiet despite the busy and centralized location. Room was spacious and comfortable.
How expensive the breakfast menu is but the food was delicious.
14 November 2023
Comfortable
More options for breakfast. Maybe buffet
Nil
10 November 2023
I love you
The Palestine protest and the tea
Your a beautiful hotel
23 October 2023
Very good
Bar was wonderful wish was a bit bigger
Food was not what I expected from such an amazing establishment Even breakfast was very limited choice and quality was about 3star :( Dinner was not much better
16 October 2023
Great Hotel in a great location
Location and heritage
Small bar and no late night room service.
13 October 2023
We had a wonderful family vacation that gave a historical perspective of Washington, D.C.
location, luxury, service
NA
23 September 2023
Good stay but plain.
The room is better than most DC rooms, bigger plus marble tile bathroom is a plus.
The breakfast area looks too canteen like. The staff seem to care less except the door men. There were no welcoming touches or any kind of finesse. I thought you would be similar if not better than the Jefferson Hotel in DC, but it’s not. Bigger yes, but lacks ambiance of sophistication. But, your location is great for tourists.
18 September 2023
Fabulous
The food at their restaurant (breakfast) was okay but not great, especially for the price they charged.
5 September 2023
Fabulous
Great hotel! We loved our stay in DC! Only comment: shower was a bit weak.
21 August 2023
Wonderful time!
Great location.
16 August 2023
We love the people here
Everything. Plus, Oliver the dog is a superb ambassador!!
Nothing
15 August 2023
My granddaughter stayed there and they took good care of her
Service
7 August 2023
Exceptional
Beautiful hotel inside and out! Excellent customer service and lovely rooms. Restaurant was great too. Close to everything. Thank you!
3 August 2023
Wonderful the staff is very nice
Wonderful,
they need to tell their guest they will be charged for everything in the refrigerator and cabinet if it is moved in any way
31 July 2023
Generally, enjoyable.
The size of the room was great!
The robes in the room were damp as if they had not been dried completely. Additionally, the water was draining slowly from the tub.
Hotel facilities
Food & Drink
- - Restaurant
- - Bar
- - Breakfast in the room
- - Snack bar
- - 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
- - Barber/beauty shop
- - Family rooms
- - Lift
- - Safety deposit box
- - Car hire
- - Heating
- - Non-smoking throughout
- - Air conditioning
- - Designated smoking area
- - Grocery deliveries (additional charge)
- - Paid WiFi
Business facilities
- - Meeting/banquet facilities (additional charge)
- - Business centre
- - Fax/photocopying (additional charge)
Reception services
- - 24-hour front desk
- - Express check-in/check-out
- - Currency exchange
- - Tour desk
- - Luggage storage
- - ATM/cash machine on site
- - Concierge service
- - Invoice provided
Activities
- - Sauna
- - Fitness centre
- - Golf course (within 3 km) (additional charge)
- - Spa and wellness centre (additional charge)
- - Massage (additional charge)
- - Beauty Services
- - Spa facilities
- - Steam room
- - Fitness
- - Fitness/spa locker rooms
- - Temporary art galleries
- - Happy hour (additional charge)
- - Tour or class about local culture
Outdoors
- - Terrace
- - Outdoor furniture
- - Picnic area
Entertainment and family services
- - Babysitting/child services (additional charge)
- - Board games/puzzles
Cleaning services
- - Laundry (additional charge)
- - Dry cleaning (additional charge)
- - Ironing service (additional charge)
- - Trouser press (additional charge)
- - Daily housekeeping
Parking
- - Parking garage
- - Accessible parking
Miscellaneous
- - 24-hour security
- - Key access
- - Key card access
- - Security alarm
- - Smoke alarms
- - CCTV in common areas
- - CCTV outside property
- - Fire extinguishers
- - Breakfast takeaway containers
- - Delivered food is securely covered
- - Face masks for guests available
1 September 2024
Amazing
Congested
Congested