OVERVIEW
A new W hotel is slated to open in early 2009 in the former Hotel Washington space, across the street from the White House. The 11-story hotel will have 317 guest rooms, including 32 suites, and a rooftop bar and terrace overlooking the White House and the Washington Monument. Designed by the architects who built the Senate and House buildings on Capitol Hill, the property will have more than 13,000 square feet of meeting and event space (including the rooftop area), a spa, and a restaurant.