1. Hotel Monaco, Alexandria
City: Alexandria, VA
Category: Accommodations
Telephone: (703) 549-6080
Address: 480 King Street
Description: After a $22-million renovation, this former Holiday Inn reopened as the Hotel Monaco, Alexandria, marking the Kimpton Hotel Group’s entry into Northern Virginia. The 241-room property blends Kimpton’s signature style with Old Town’s historic charm in one of the best locations in Alexandria. From here you’re right across the street from the town square, the site of a colorful street market held every Saturday morning, and a short walk from galleries, shops, bars, restaurants, and the Potomac waterfront.
2. Morrison House
City: Alexandria, VA
Category: Accommodations
Telephone: (703) 838-8000, (800) KIMPTON
Address: 116 South Alfred Street
Description: Newly acquired by the Kimpton Hotel Group, this elegant eighteenth-century-style mansion in the center of Old Town is one of the region’s most-celebrated inns. Each of the 45 rooms is individually decorated with Federal-period antiques and chandeliers, and several rooms come with fireplaces and four-poster mahogany beds. The inn’s cozy restaurant and lounge enhance an already intensely romantic atmosphere. Morrison House is the perfect urban getaway and the site of many honeymoons.