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Mayflower Hotel is Literally on the Road to the White House

Where: 1127 Connecticut Ave NW [map], Washington, DC, United States, 20036

Defying all reasonable odds, it looks like that election everyone keeps talking about might actually happen (finally!). And now that that fateful day is almost upon us, we can think of no better way to spend Nov. 4 then living it up at a fancy hotel in the heart of the Washington juggernaut.

Cue the Renaissance Mayflower Hotel. Yes, that Mayflower. Sitting less than a mile from the White House, the swank hotel has hosted its share of presidents--and future failed politicians!--over the years, even holding many an inaugural ball in its long and storied history since opening in 1925 (suite 776 is the site where FDR wrote the line, “the only thing we have to fear is fear itself”; you might remember what happened in room 871).

And in the spirit of this crazy mixed-up election, the Mayflower is, well, doing it up Washington style. The “Road to the White House” package promises a Mayflower suite; an inaugural menu dinner at Café Promenade (or, if you prefer, you can order off another menu featuring Chicago- and Arizona-themed dishes); an Old Town Trolley sightseeing tour; and a glass DC monument replica souvenir. Price tag is $329 per night, and the offer runs now through Nov. 5.

Down in the hotel's classic Town & Country bar, election night returns will be the focus come Tuesday. Legendary bartender Sambonn Lek (pictured) will be serving a bevy of election drink specials (from Obama Rama-Tanqueray and Tonic to the McCain Mojito, plus plenty more). Free hors d’oeuvres will be served from 5:30 to 7:30. And certainly, plenty of bubbly will be on hand for celebratory toasts as the night wears on.

[Photo: Mayflower Renaissance]