After opening seven boutique hotels in Washington, Kimpton Hotels has expanded into Virginia with Hotel Monaco in Old Town Alexandria. The site, which had its soft opening on January 21, is designed to evoke the home of a world traveler, with international furniture, fabrics, and artifacts.
The lobby (or living room) is painted a bright shade of teal, with a gas fireplace and a hand-painted leopard-print mantel as the room’s focal point. Seating is arranged with green velvet sofas lined with Asian-print pillows, leather ottomans, and red lacquered coffee tables.The hotel’s 70-seat restaurant, Jackson 20 (named after Andrew Jackson), draws inspiration from northern Virginia, with a contemporary take on a colonial tavern. Dark wood is prominent, with long banquettes, exposed brick, marble floors, and a bronze pig statue that is almost life-size. Diners can peer through frosted glass into the open kitchen helmed by chef Jeff Armstrong, whose menu consists of sustainable, locally sourced American comfort food with a Southern flair, such as braised short ribs, rockfish with polenta, grits and shrimp, and whiskey cocktails. Full buyouts are available, and the marble chef’s table offers private dining for 12.
After a $22 million renovation, the property now features a built-out corridor that connects the hotel’s multiple meeting rooms to an outdoor courtyard that can hold 250. Inside, the airy and open Bombay Room, separated from the corridor by Moroccan-inspired latticework, can be used as a prefunction space for 80.
Among other event spaces, the Paris Ballroom, with large white columns, seats 180 or holds as many as 250 for receptions, while the adjacent yellow-hued, light-filled Athens Room offers a more casual setting, and the intimate 360-square-foot Sydney Room features its own marble bar and an iPod-ready sound system.
The larger suites, such as the Majestic Parlor, can host private events of as many as 25, with a wet bar (which can be outfitted with a crepe station), a large dining table, and a balcony overlooking the courtyard.
The lobby (or living room) is painted a bright shade of teal, with a gas fireplace and a hand-painted leopard-print mantel as the room’s focal point. Seating is arranged with green velvet sofas lined with Asian-print pillows, leather ottomans, and red lacquered coffee tables.The hotel’s 70-seat restaurant, Jackson 20 (named after Andrew Jackson), draws inspiration from northern Virginia, with a contemporary take on a colonial tavern. Dark wood is prominent, with long banquettes, exposed brick, marble floors, and a bronze pig statue that is almost life-size. Diners can peer through frosted glass into the open kitchen helmed by chef Jeff Armstrong, whose menu consists of sustainable, locally sourced American comfort food with a Southern flair, such as braised short ribs, rockfish with polenta, grits and shrimp, and whiskey cocktails. Full buyouts are available, and the marble chef’s table offers private dining for 12.
After a $22 million renovation, the property now features a built-out corridor that connects the hotel’s multiple meeting rooms to an outdoor courtyard that can hold 250. Inside, the airy and open Bombay Room, separated from the corridor by Moroccan-inspired latticework, can be used as a prefunction space for 80.
Among other event spaces, the Paris Ballroom, with large white columns, seats 180 or holds as many as 250 for receptions, while the adjacent yellow-hued, light-filled Athens Room offers a more casual setting, and the intimate 360-square-foot Sydney Room features its own marble bar and an iPod-ready sound system.
The larger suites, such as the Majestic Parlor, can host private events of as many as 25, with a wet bar (which can be outfitted with a crepe station), a large dining table, and a balcony overlooking the courtyard.
A bronze pig welcomes guests to Jackson 20.
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A bronze pig welcomes guests into Jackson 20, Hotel Monaco's in-house restaurant.
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Leather bar stools offer seating at Jackson 20's uplit bar.
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Also known as the living room, the lobby features Adriatic blue walls, a fireplace, and cozy chairs and couches.
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The Tokyo Boardroom offers an oversize square conference table that seats 12.
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The Paris Ballroom holds as many as 250 guests for receptions.
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The 3,520-square-foot outdoor courtyard in the center of the hotel holds as many as 250.
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