Willard InterContinental Washington is a hotel in Washington, D.C., the United States.[1] Wikidata describes it as “hotel in Washington, DC”. It opened in 1901. It is owned by IHG Hotels & Resorts. The building has 13 floors. It stands about 0.4 km from the centre of Washington, D.C..[3]
Overview
The Willard InterContinental Washington, commonly known as the Willard Hotel, is a historic luxury Beaux-Arts hotel located at 1401 Pennsylvania Avenue NW in Downtown Washington, D.C. It is a member of Historic Hotels of America. Among its facilities are numerous luxury guest rooms, several restaurants, the Round Robin Bar, the Peacock Alley series of high-end shops, and large function rooms. Owned jointly by Carr Companies and InterContinental Hotels & Resorts, it is two blocks east of the White House, and two blocks west of the Metro Center station of the Washington Metro.
From “Willard InterContinental Washington” on English Wikipedia, by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0.[2]
History and building
The hotel opened in 1901. It was designed by Henry Janeway Hardenbergh, in the Beaux-Arts style. The building has 13 floors and is 47 m tall. It is listed as a National Register of Historic Places listed place and a District of Columbia Inventory of Historic Sites. [1]
Location
Measured in a straight line, the hotel is 0.4 km from the centre of Washington, D.C.. The nearest airport with scheduled flights is Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA), about 5 km from the centre of Washington, D.C..[4]
It is one of 96 hotels in and around Washington, D.C. recorded in Wikidata, 54 of which have an article in Innpedia.[5] Of the 36 with a recorded opening date, the earliest is Blair House, opened in 1824. See Hotels in Washington, D.C..
Other hotels within 1.5 km:
- Hotel Washington — 0.1 km
- JW Marriott Washington, DC — 0.1 km
- Wormley's Hotel — 0.4 km, opened 1871
- Sofitel Washington DC Lafayette Square — 0.4 km, opened 1925
- Arlington Hotel — 0.5 km, opened 1868
- Washington Marriott at Metro Center — 0.5 km
- Trump International Washington D.C. — 0.5 km
- Hay–Adams Hotel — 0.5 km, opened 1928
- Blair House — 0.6 km, opened 1824
- Grand Hyatt Washington — 0.6 km, opened 1987
See also
- Hotels in Washington, D.C.
- Hotels in the United States
- IHG Hotels & Resorts
- Hotels designed by Henry Janeway Hardenbergh
- Hotels in the Beaux-Arts style
- List of heritage-listed hotels in the United States
- List of hotels opened in the 1900s
References
- ^ Willard InterContinental Washington (Q731089). Wikidata. CC0.
- ^ Willard InterContinental Washington. Wikipedia. Text excerpted under CC BY-SA 4.0; revision of 2026-09-05.
- ^ Washington, D.C. (Q61). Wikidata. CC0.
- ^ Airports. OurAirports. Public domain.
- ^ Hotels in Washington, D.C.. Wikidata. CC0.
Facts as stated in Wikidata, read in October 2026.