St. Gregory Luxury Hotel & Suites
| St. Gregory Hotel & Luxury Suites | |
|---|---|
| General information | |
| Location | United States |
| Address | 2033 M Street NW, Washington, D.C. |
| Coordinates | 38°54′21″N 77°02′46″W / 38.905896°N 77.046220°WCoordinates: 38°54′21″N 77°02′46″W / 38.905896°N 77.046220°W |
| Opening | June 2000 |
| Owner | Hersha Hospitality Trust |
| Technical details | |
| Floor count | 9 |
| Design and construction | |
| Developer | St. James Associates, a subsidiary of Capitol Hotels LLC |
| Other information | |
| Number of rooms | 155 rooms |
| Number of suites | 116 suites |
| Number of restaurants | 1 |
| Website | |
| St. Gregory Hotel | |
St. Gregory Luxury Hotel & Suites is a boutique hotel located in downtown Washington, D.C., in the United States. Established in 2000, the nine-floor hotel has 155 rooms, which includes 54 deluxe rooms, 85 suites with kitchens, and 16 top-floor suites with balconies. The hotel, which changed hands in June 2015, has a life-size statue of Marilyn Monroe in the lobby.
About the hotel
History
2033 M Street NW was originally an office building, constructed in 1965. Elements of the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) occupied the building from 1969 to 1999.[1] The FCC vacated the building for a new headquarters in 1998. Local construction company executive Larry Lipnick formed Capital Hotels LLC,[1] which purchased the building in May 1999 for $8.9 million.[1][2] The structure was renovated into a hotel, which opened for business in June 2000.[3] A life-size statue of Marilyn Monroe, depicting her in the famous "subway grate breeze" scene from the film The Seven Year Itch, decorated the lobby at the entrance to the lounge.[4]
The hotel was given a $3 million renovation from 2006 to 2007,[5][6] during which the Monroe statue was removed for three months.[4] The hotel underwent renovations again in 2009,[7] and in the fall of 2014.[1]
In June 2015, Hersha Hospitality Trust purchased the hotel for $57 million. The company said it would make improvements to the hotel by upgrading the restaurant and bar and redecorating the lobby, among other changes.[1]
Description of the hotel
The St. Gregory is located at 2033 M Street NW in downtown Washington, D.C. The hotel has 155 total guest rooms. Of these, 15 are one-bedroom suites and another 85 are one-bedroom suites with kitchens. Another 16 one-bedroom "sky suites" occupy the hotel's top floor. These have balconies, and provide good views of downtown and nearby monuments. The remaining 39 rooms are "deluxe" hotel rooms.[8]
The M Street Bar & Grill provides dining in the hotel. Eve Zibart in the The Unofficial Guide to Washington, D.C. called it one of the best hotel bar/lounges in the city.[9]
References
- 1 2 3 4 5 Sernovitz, Daniel J. (June 16, 2015). "Dupont Circle Hotel Sells for $57 Million". Washington Business Journal. Retrieved June 17, 2015.
- ↑ Hyman, Julie (September 29, 1999). "Up-Scale Hotel Planned for Washington, D.C.". The Washington Times.
- ↑ Milman, Somerset R. Waters (2001). Travel Industry World Yearbook. New York: Child & Waters Inc. p. 26. ISBN 9780967363400.
- 1 2 Haberkorn, Jen (April 17, 2006). "Tourism Industry Seeks U.S. Campaign". The Washington Times.
- ↑ Ford, Elise H. (2008). Frommer's Portable Washington. Hoboken, N.J.: John Wiley & Sons. p. 45. ISBN 9780470384336.
- ↑ Ford, Elise H. (2011). Frommer's Washington, D.C. 2012. Hoboken, N.J.: John Wiley & Sons. pp. 83–84. ISBN 9781118027462.
- ↑ Ryan, Christien, ed. (2012). AARP Washington, D.C. 2012. Hoboken, N.J.: John Wiley & Sons. p. 83. ISBN 9781118027462.
- ↑ Ford, Elise H. (2012). Frommer's Washington, D.C. 2013. Hoboken, N.J.: John Wiley & Sons. p. 84-85. ISBN 9781118333822.
- ↑ Zibart, Eve (2014). The Unofficial Guide to Washington, D.C. Birmingham, Ala.: Keen Communications. p. 53. ISBN 9781628090161.
