Kimpton Banneker Hotel

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Kimpton Banneker Hotel
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Kimpton Banneker Hotel
Former namesKimpton Rouge Hotel
General information
Address1315 16th Street NW
Town or cityWashington, D.C.
CountryUnited States
Coordinates 38°54′30″N77°02′10″W / 38.9082°N 77.0362°W / 38.9082; -77.0362
OpenedDecember 14, 2001 (as Kimpton Rouge Hotel) June 16, 2021 (as Kimpton Banneker Hotel)
OwnerValor Hospitality Partners and Kemmons Wilson Hospitality Partners
Technical details
Floor count10
Other information
Number of rooms144

Kimpton Banneker Hotel is a 144-room boutique hotel located at 16th Street Northwest and Rhode Island Avenue in Washington, D.C. [1] It is located at Scott Circle across from the Australian embassy. [2] Originally a 1967 apartment building and then a Quality hotel, it opened as the Kimpton Rouge Hotel on December 14, 2001, and was owned by LaSalle Hotel Properties of Bethesda, Maryland. [3] The building was purchased in 2001 and underwent a $14 million renovation along with the nearby Topaz Hotel. [4] After selling to new owners in 2019, it underwent further renovations and reopened in June 2021 as the Kimpton Banneker Hotel. [5]

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History

Kimpton hired Mike Moore, a product designer and interior decorator, to come up with the hotel's name and design. Moore chose "Rouge" and the crimson color scheme that was throughout the hotel after watching the film Moulin Rouge . Red walls, leopard print carpeting, white upholstery furniture, white shag carpets, and photographs of women were inspired by interior designers Jean-Michel Frank, Albert Hadley, and Philippe Starck. [3] [6]

The hotel was sold for $42 million to Kemmons Wilson Hospitality Partners and Valor Hospitality in 2019. Its subsequent 2020–2021 renovation, which cost an estimated $20 million, brought the number of rooms from 137 to 144. [5] [7] After delays related to the COVID-19 pandemic, the hotel reopened as the Kimpton Banneker on June 16, 2021. [8] [9]

The hotel's new name references Benjamin Banneker, an important early surveyor in Washington whose work included the area where the hotel is located. [5] [7]

Features

The hotel features 144 rooms, a rooftop bar called Lady Bird (after Lady Bird Johnson), and a French bistro called Le Sel. [5] [7]

The previous incarnation housed a hotel lounge that served breakfast, dinner and late-night drinks called Bar Rouge. [3] [10]

See also

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