Opening Summer 2009: The New W Hotel Washington D.C.

Hotel occupancy in Washington D.C. is hardly plummeting; as hotels in the rest of the nation struggle, the capital is the place to be. Folks are flocking-- not just for the cherry blossoms-- as Washington D.C. takes over New York's role as the country's financial center for awhile. As The New York Times reports, the wave of tourists has not diminished since Inauguration, and the city's hotels will be able to weather the storm. Among the new hotel openings for the summer is the W Hotel at 15th Street N.W. and Pennsylvania Avenue-- located in the historic Hotel Washington, the oldest hotel in town. Marketing itself as where "the congress of cool is in session," the W will have a signature restaurant, Bliss spa, state-of-the-art fitness center, and a roof terrace with a view of the White House. Owned by the Dubai development company Nakheel, the 317-room hotel touts its Whatever/Whenever service as "the First Amendment of luxury."