The Capitol Skyline Hotel was a hotel located near the United States Capitol in Capitol Hill, Washington, D.C. Designed by Morris Lapidus,[1][2] the hotel opened in November 1962 as the Skyline Inn,[2] and was once part of the Best Western chain.[3] The hotel closed during the COVID-19 pandemic and was used to shelter medically vulnerable residents.[4][5]
| Capitol Skyline Hotel | |
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.jpg) Capitol Skyline Hotel lobby in April 2013 | |
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| General information | |
| Location | Washington, D.C., United States |
| Address | 10 I St SW |
| Coordinates | 38°52′44″N 77°0′35″W / 38.87889°N 77.00972°W |
| Opening | November 1962 |
| Technical details | |
| Floor count | 7 |
| Design and construction | |
| Architect(s) | Morris Lapidus |
| Other information | |
| Number of rooms | 203 |
| Website | |
| www | |
References
edit- ^ Capp, Kriston (January 10, 2013). "Washington Project for the Arts Moves to Capitol Skyline Hotel". Washington City Paper. Washington, D.C. Retrieved April 4, 2013.
- ^ a b Stuever, Hank (15 June 2009). "Lounge Act". The Washington Post. Archived from the original on 14 June 2014. Retrieved 2 December 2014.
- ^ Gross, Michael (December 2003). "Rebirth of the Capitol Skyline Hotel". Travel + Leisure. ISSN 0041-2007. Retrieved April 4, 2013.
- ^ "More Than 200 Residents Experiencing Homelessness Are In Quarantine At Five D.C. Hotels". DCist. Archived from the original on 2022-07-21. Retrieved 2022-07-21.
- ^ "D.C. Will End Hotel Shelter For Medically Vulnerable Residents In September". DCist. Archived from the original on 2022-07-21. Retrieved 2022-07-21.
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