The Bar/Lounge at Melrose Georgetown Hotel

"The Melrose's location withing walking distance of the Kennedy Center and Georgetown makes its sunny, cheery rooms a DC bargain"

"House restaurant Jardenea serves farm-to-fork cuisine, and the mahogany bar is a reliable place to spot celebrated local figures"

"The decor hits all the right notes for an urban stay: a warm and welcoming lounge featuring a fireplace, a library nook and chic gentleman’s club–style furniture (a tufted black leather sofa here, a high-back black and white chair there)"

"Also on this main level are the farm-to-fork Jardenea Restaurant with a menu that changes seasonally and the Lounge, serving specialty cocktails, lighter fare, and sharing plates"

"Fronting the lobby, the library lounge is dressed up with both real and trompe l'oeil-bookcases, a literary setting for sipping martinis and catching up with work—Wi-Fi is free in the lobby and common areas"

"The farm-to-table restaurant gets good reviews, and there's happy hour in the Lounge"