Hotel Recommendations - Planning Conference in DC

[Anonymous]

I'm a meeting planner based in DC for the last 20 years and have planned conferences all over the world. But realizing that I don't know the hotel market in my own city at all!

Working on a small meeting for July 2026; need about 50 rooms for a 3 day period. I prefer boutique/ small upscale hotels with meeting space for 50 people. Flexible on dates. Can anyone suggest hotels to look at as a starting point?

[Anonymous]

Pendry
Kimpton

[Anonymous]

Renaissance dc
Kimptons downtown or Alexandria
JW marquis dc
Four seasons Georgetown
Ritz Carlton Georgetown
Waldorf Astoria near White House
The line hotel or the drury Adams Morgan
Hay Adams
Mayflower (autograph)
Phoenix park hotel
Hotel Washington

[Anonymous]

You don't want to just put out an RFP through the CVB?

[Anonymous]

Riggs Hotel
Yours Truly
Pendry Wharf

[Anonymous]

Comfort Inn Greenbelt

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Comfort Inn Greenbelt

I’ve been to a conference there (didn’t stay there) and it was nice, but at the end of the day I assume people want to be able to be in / around a city (DC, Alexandria, Bethesda…) and not everyone will want to have to rent a car.

I used to live in NW DC - when I come back for work I pick the Omni to be near my friends at night and near the metro. I haven’t attended a conference there, but the conference spaces look nice and I generally like the hotel.

[Anonymous]

OP asked for boutique, small upscale hotels. The vast majority here are not that.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:OP asked for boutique, small upscale hotels. The vast majority here are not that.

Yeah, we are the poors.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:OP asked for boutique, small upscale hotels. The vast majority here are not that.

Yeah, we are the poors.

Not that one - that clearly was a joke the PP posted.

But others - the Marriott Marquis? The largest hotel in the city? The Omni? One of the largest?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:OP asked for boutique, small upscale hotels. The vast majority here are not that.

do boutique hotels usually have meeting space for conferences?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:You don't want to just put out an RFP through the CVB?

This. If you've been a meeting/event planner for 20 years you know this

[Anonymous]

I think the boutique hotels might not have the 50 rooms for 3 days. You’ll probably get better offerings at some of the bigger upscale properties listed above.