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Hotel Coverage: The Watergate Hotel
The Infamous Watergate Hotel to Be Auctioned Next Week
Uh oh. There’s trouble at the Watergate Hotel. Again. DC’s most famous hotel will be auctioned Tuesday, reports the Washington Post. Ever since the landmark closed to undergo a dramatic renovation, news from the hotel has been pretty light — er, at least because we haven’t been willing to...
July 17, 2009
U.S. Cities with the Worst Hotel Rate Inflation
If it feels to you like hotel prices have really gone up a lot this past year, you have probably spent some time in New York City, Washington D.C., or Boston. Those are the three markets with the greatest year-over-year uptick in rates since last October, according to the...
December 04, 2007
Break-In News: The Watergate Hotel Closes for 'Dramatic' Renovation
It's official: The Watergate Hotel closed last week for a $170 million renovation. Hotel Chatter reported in early June that a major renovation was in the works. At the time, details were nonexistent, except that the hotel's website was only taking renovations through June 30. The hotel ended up staying...
August 07, 2007
D.C. Hotel Scene 'Hopping' With Flips, Upgrade, Royalty
Easy money and lustful entrepreneurs are transforming the D.C. hotel landscape, reports the Washington Post. (Okay, they didn't call the entrepreneurs lustful. We did.)The sale of the Hilton Washington, announced late last month, prompted the obligatory hometown paper roundup that includes many of D.C.'s better known properties. The Post describes...
June 14, 2007
Break-In News: Watergate Hotel Closing at the End of the Month for Renovations
[Ed. Note: Hotel Maven Barbarab has the scoop on this infamous D.C. Hotel.]The Watergate Hotel is closing this summer for renovations. Details - how major? how long? -- are sketchy. The hotel's website currently is not taking reservations past June 30. The front desk confirms as much by phone.The hotel,...
June 04, 2007
HotelChatter Flickr Pool: Watergate Hotel
Last Friday, the Watergate Hotel made news when a congressman from San Diego was alleged to have had trysts with hookers in the hotel rooms in exchange for political favors.This Friday, the hotel yet again makes news because someone updated cool new photos of the place to the HotelChatter Flickr...
May 05, 2006
Shocking News: Congressman Bribed with Hotel Sex
The Wall Street Journal reported yesterday that former San Diego Rep. Randall "Duke" Cunningham, who has already been sentenced for taking bribes, took some more bribes from contractors in the form of (in a routine order) prostitutes, a limo service and nightly stays in the Watergate Hotel's suites and possibly...
April 28, 2006
Partner Reviews: The Watergate Hotel
Horrible service
I booked a company meeting there two weeks ago and the service and foord was awful. It's service with a sneer. Usually when I book a large group(40-50) I have the catering and sales managers at least come and introduce themselves. The rooms were hot, and most people called and asked for fans for their rooms. I would not recommend this for groups or individuals
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On June 17, 1972 five men broke into the DNC’s office in the Watergate complex. The arrests were eventually connected to President Nixon's administration. Sunlight's full Scandal Tour App coming soon. -
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