| Salamander Washington DC | |
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| General information | |
| Location | United States |
| Address | Washington, D.C. |
| Coordinates | 38°53′01″N 77°01′49″W / 38.883621°N 77.030367°W |
| Opening | May 16, 2004 |
| Cost | $155 million |
| Management | Salamander Hotels |
| Height | 130 feet (40 m) |
| Technical details | |
| Floor count | 11 |
| Design and construction | |
| Architect(s) | Mark Boekenheide of Brennan Beer Gorman Monk Architects |
| Developer | Mandarin Oriental Hotel Group, Lano International Inc., and Armada Hoffler Construction Co. |
| Other information | |
| Number of rooms | 373 rooms (inclusive of suites) |
| Number of suites | 51 |
| Number of restaurants | 0 |
| Number of bars | 1 |
| Website | |
| salamanderdc.com | |
The Salamander Washington DC is a luxury Postmodernist-style hotel located at 1330 Maryland Ave SW, Washington, D.C. The hotel is an AAA-rated four diamond and Forbes Travel Guide rated four stars. From 2004 to 2022 it operated as the Mandarin Oriental Washington, D.C..
Completed in 2004, the hotel is near the National Mall and Smithsonian Institution museums, and overlooked the Tidal Basin. The Washington Post calls the hotels location "unconventional". The 373-room[1] hotel is located near downtown Washington, although to reach Capitol Hill guests would need a taxicab or automobile. Guests in rooms on the upper levels have views of the city and its monuments, but the surrounding neighborhood consisted primarily of railroad tracks, freeways, and office buildings.[2]
The Salamander features a curving Mansard roof punctuated at points by windows which are either round or arched, and often protected by a pediment. The facade is light tan brick, with double-hung windows in a repetitive pattern piercing the facade.[3] Brennan Beer Gorman Monk also oversaw the interior design.[4] The hotel's vast lobby is lined with marble, and public hallways feature rocking chairs and sofas.[5]
An abandoned railroad bridge to the west of the hotel was converted into a pedestrian bridge and pathway, which connects the Mandarin Oriental and The Portals to the Tidal Basin waterfront.[3]
The hotel was the venue of the 2022 Bilderberg Conference between June 2–5,[6] during which time it was fully booked out and cordoned off with barricades.[7]
- ^ "Mandarin Oriental, Washington DC - Washington, DC Meeting Rooms & Event Space | Meetings & Conventions". www.meetings-conventions.com. Retrieved 2022-05-07.
- ^ Irwin, Neil (March 22, 2004). "Mandarin Hotel Hopes District Becomes a Fan". The Washington Post. p. E1.
- ^ a b Cite error: The named reference
forgeypastwas invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ Bhattarai, Abha (March 17, 2014). "Business Is Brisk For Local Design Firm". The Washington Post. p. A15.
- ^ Sietsma, Tom (May 23, 2004). "Room With a Viewpoint". The Washington Post. p. WMAG65.
- ^ Skelton, Charlie (June 4, 2022). "Bilderberg reconvenes in person after two-year pandemic gap". the Guardian. Retrieved April 26, 2023.
- ^ Creighton, Adam (June 6, 2022). "World's most secretive group meet in Washington". The Australian. Archived from the original on June 6, 2022. Retrieved April 26, 2023.