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Since 1850, the Willard Intercontinental
Hotel, at 1401 Pennsylvania Ave, NW, a stone’s throw from the White House, has
been THE location, for movers and shakers, who have business in DC. The current 12 story building, with 335 rooms,
and 40 suites, designed by Henry Janeway Hardenbergh in the Beaux Arts style,
opened its doors in 1901.
The Willard has seen much history. For example:
in 1861, it was the site of the Peace Congress, where 34 states met to try to avert the Civil War;
Julia Ward Howe wrote the Battle Hymn of the
Republic at the Willard in 1861;
President Abraham Lincoln and his family lived there for the month prior to his inauguration.
President Woodrow Wilson’s League of Nations took shape at the Willard, during 1916 meetings of the League to Enforce Peace, in the lobby.
President Calvin Coolidge lived at the hotel, while waiting for President Harding’s widow to move out of the White House.
The first recorded meeting of the American Association for Cancer Research was convened at the Willard on May 7, 1907.
Martin Luther King Jr. wrote his “I have a dream” speech, while staying at
the Willard in August 1963, before the March on Washington.
Though historic, the well-appointed guest rooms are luxurious, recently updated, spacious and quiet. Features include: 24-hour
room service, refrigerated
minibar, 24-hour
laundry and valet services, athrooms
with telephone and built-in hairdryer, ired and
wireless high-speed Internet access,
In-room
safes.
Willard’s business
center, one of the most complete hotel business centers,
includes: high speed wireless internet access, fax, scanning, custom printing (business cards, name tags, brochures), shredding services, packaging and shipping, office equipment rentals, photocopying, binding and laminating and cell phone rental.
The Willard's proximity to downtown, the White House, Cap Hill, the Federal Triangle, and the Smithsonian Mall make it one of best locations in DC, for both business and leisure travel. Everyone needs to stay at the Willard Hotel for at least one Washington, DC night!
For more information, email:
susan@planitmeetings.com
