14 Best Luxury and Boutique Hotels in Washington, D.C. - AFAR
"Occupying the former Mandarin Oriental near the Tidal Basin, this French neoclassical–inspired property (opened under new management in 2022 and renovated in early 2025) showcases a rotunda, a large bas‑relief installation depicting local monuments and cherry blossoms, a new spa, and 373 reimagined guest rooms with a pastel-leaning palette and soft, curvy furnishings. Culinary attention centers on Dōgon, an Afro‑Caribbean restaurant by chef Kwame Onwuachi that draws on Nigerian, Jamaican, Trinidadian, and Creole influences to serve dishes such as hoe crab, bone marrow with jerk‑barbecue lamb, and berbere‑roasted chicken with jollof rice." - Laura Dannen Redman, Nicholas DeRenzo
