New Hotels in Washington , DC
At Stay In The New, we track every new hotel opening and major renovation across the District — Downtown and the Golden Triangle, Penn Quarter, Georgetown, the Southwest Waterfront, Union Market, Shaw and Dupont Circle. Only properties opened or renovated within the last two years.
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DC's Newest Hotels at a Glance
Verified August 2026. Every hotel named below opened, reopened or changed brands within the last two years.
What is the newest hotel in Washington DC?
Tempo by Hilton Washington DC Downtown, which opened April 2026 at 1776 K Street NW with 278 rooms in a converted office building in the Golden Triangle. The newest brand in the city is The Potomac Hotel, Autograph Collection, which debuted August 5, 2026 on the Southwest Waterfront.
What happened to Salamander Washington DC?
It was renamed. On August 5, 2026 the 373-room Southwest Waterfront property became The Potomac Hotel, Autograph Collection, joining Marriott Bonvoy with Pyramid Global Hospitality managing. Sheila Johnson remains a minority partner and Dōgon by Kwame Onwuachi is still open. Most hotel lists have not updated yet.
Is there a new hotel in Georgetown?
Yes — Canal House of Georgetown, Tribute Portfolio opened in 2025 along the C&O Canal with 107 rooms and two rowhouse suites. Two more arrive in 2026: citizenM Georgetown on the waterfront with 230 rooms, and The Hoya Hotel reopening Georgetown University's Leavey Center with 146 rooms.
Where should I stay near the National Mall?
Arlo Washington DC at 444 4th St NW is the closest new hotel, steps from the Smithsonians with the ART DC rooftop pool looking at the Capitol. Tempo by Hilton is a mile out on K Street, and The Potomac Hotel is walkable from the Mall's southwest end and The Wharf.
What's the best new hotel near the DC Convention Center?
Hyatt House Washington DC Downtown Convention Center, which opened August 2025 in Shaw with 184 extended-stay suites, full kitchens, free hot breakfast, a rooftop bar and free parking. For anything over two nights the kitchens and breakfast change the total cost more than the nightly rate does.
Are DC hotels cheaper outside downtown?
Usually, and the Metro makes it workable. Shaw, Union Market and Dupont Circle all price below the federal core while staying 10–15 minutes from the Mall. SIXTY DC in Dupont and Hotel Nell in Union Market are the newest options out there. Downtown also empties on weekends, so a Saturday can undercut a Tuesday.
Recently Opened & Renovated Hotels in Washington, DC
Every property below opened, reopened or changed hotel brands within the last two years, grouped by where it actually sits — because a Georgetown weekend and a Convention Center trip are two different visits.
New Hotels in Downtown DC, Penn Quarter & the Golden Triangle
The federal core — walking distance to the National Mall, the Smithsonians, the White House and every Metro line that matters. Two of the District's most significant recent openings landed here.
Opened Apr 2026
Tempo by Hilton Washington DC Downtown
The newest hotel in Washington DC — Tempo by Hilton Washington DC Downtown opened April 2026 in a converted 12-story office building at 1776 K Street NW, an address that is very much the point in this city. The 278 wellness-forward rooms sit in the Golden Triangle with two lobby-level dining rooms: Bluestone Lane for coffee from 6am, and Public Interest, an American brasserie taking direct aim at the K Street power lunch with a $25 burger and a $34 bavette. Over 3,500 sq ft of rooftop meeting and event space, plus a fitness center, EV charging and pet-friendly rooms. Farragut West Metro is one block away, the White House half a mile, the National Mall a mile. Worth budgeting for: there is no self-parking and valet runs $70 a night. Hilton Honors points eligible.
See How Low the Rate Drops →
Opened Nov 2024
Arlo Washington DC
The most architecturally distinctive new hotel DC has had in years — Arlo Washington DC wraps the historic 1882 Harrison Apartments into a sleek 12-story addition near Judiciary Square, so the century-old bones are visible from the street rather than demolished for them. ART DC is the rooftop draw: a year-round bar and pool looking across to the Capitol and the Washington Monument. Downstairs, Arrels brings Barcelona cooking to Penn Quarter from James Beard Award-winning chef Pepe Moncayo. 445 rooms, steps from the National Mall, the Smithsonians and the DC Circulator — the most efficient base in the city for a monuments-and-museums trip.
See How Low the Rate Drops →New Hotels in Georgetown & on the Southwest Waterfront
The two waterfronts — the C&O Canal and cobblestones on one side of the city, the Potomac and The Wharf on the other. Both gained a major property inside the last year.
Opened 2025
Canal House of Georgetown, Tribute Portfolio
A boutique arrival built for Georgetown's actual character rather than imported into it — Canal House of Georgetown stitches together a former office building and a run of adjacent rowhouses along the C&O Canal, with distinctive slanted windows framing canal views throughout. 107 rooms plus two private two-bedroom rowhouse suites with full kitchens, the C+O Lounge, and a courtyard that stays genuinely quiet. Rated 4.7. The Tribute Portfolio flag keeps the independent feel while earning Marriott Bonvoy points, and M Street shopping and the waterfront restaurant run are both a short walk.
See How Low the Rate Drops →
Now The Potomac Hotel
The Potomac Hotel, Autograph Collection
The newest flag in Washington — and the one most hotel lists still have wrong. The Potomac Hotel debuted August 5, 2026 as an Autograph Collection property on the Southwest Waterfront. It operated as Salamander Washington DC from 2022 and as the Mandarin Oriental before that, so anywhere still listing it under the old name is out of date. Pyramid Global Hospitality now manages the 373-room hotel for owner Henderson Park, with Salamander founder Sheila Johnson staying on as a minority partner. Everything that made it worth booking survived the transition: the two-level spa, a heated indoor pool, 38,000 sq ft of indoor and outdoor event space, and Dōgon, Kwame Onwuachi's Afro-Caribbean restaurant — Condé Nast Traveler Hot List, North America's 50 Best Restaurants 2026, and a Washingtonian top-ten. Walking distance to both the National Mall and The Wharf. Marriott Bonvoy points now apply.
See How Low the Rate Drops →New Hotels in Union Market & Shaw
Northeast and north of downtown — DC's food-forward corners, where the rates run below the federal core and the neighborhoods stay awake after six.
Opened May 2024
Hotel Nell — Union Market
A design-forward boutique in the fastest-rising corner of the District — Hotel Nell opened May 2024 inside the former Bolgiano Seed Company building in Union Market, keeping the warehouse frame and filling it with 106 curated rooms. The Treehouse Rooftop lounge is the anchor, open-air over the neighborhood. What makes this a genuine find is the location rather than the room count: Union Market is where DC's chef-driven restaurants, independent retailers and weekend markets actually are, and almost no other hotel puts you inside it. The right pick for a return visitor who has already done the monuments.
See How Low the Rate Drops →
Opened Aug 2025
Hyatt House Washington DC Downtown Convention Center
The strongest new option in the Convention Center corridor — Hyatt House Washington DC Downtown Convention Center opened August 2025 in Shaw, steps from the Walter E. Washington Convention Center. All 184 rooms are extended-stay suites with full kitchens, and complimentary hot breakfast comes standard, which together change the arithmetic on any stay longer than two nights. There's a rooftop bar with skyline views, a fitness center, and free parking — genuinely rare this close to downtown DC. Shaw itself is one of the city's better dining and nightlife neighborhoods, so you get somewhere to walk to at night. World of Hyatt points eligible.
See How Low the Rate Drops →How we decide: a hotel earns a card only if it opened, reopened or changed hotel brands within the last two years. A brand change counts from the date the new flag took over — which is why The Potomac appears here and why properties that have simply refreshed a lobby do not.
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Value Picks — New Hotels in Downtown DC & Dupont Circle Under $300
Newly opened and recently rebranded mid-scale hotels in Washington — fresh rooms in walkable neighborhoods without the federal-core price tag. Rates typically land in this range outside peak spring and fall weeks.
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Washington DC Hotels Opening Soon
What's next for the District — two Georgetown arrivals and a Foggy Bottom debut under one of Marriott's newest brands. None is bookable yet.
Georgetown Waterfront · Water Street NW
citizenM Georgetown
citizenM's first Washington DC hotel targets a 2026 opening on the Georgetown waterfront, converting a 100-year-old building into 230 rooms across seven floors with the original facade preserved. Expect the brand's signature format: floor-to-ceiling windows, XL king beds, tablet-controlled rooms and the social Living Room lobby instead of a conventional reception. The location is the draw — steps from Key Bridge, M Street shopping and the C&O Canal, in a neighborhood where new hotel inventory almost never appears. Note for points collectors: citizenM was acquired by Marriott, so loyalty terms may shift before opening.
Get the alert when this opens →Georgetown · Georgetown University Campus
The Hoya Hotel at Georgetown University
A boutique hotel reopening on the Georgetown University campus after a full renovation of the Leavey Center — 146 redesigned rooms and 13,000 sq ft of meeting and event space, targeting summer 2026. Staying on campus is a genuinely different DC trip: quiet at night, walkable to M Street and the waterfront, and connected to the Mall by the DC Circulator rather than the Metro. The obvious pick for campus visits, reunions and conferences, and an underrated one for anyone who wants Georgetown without Georgetown hotel rates.
Get the alert when this opens →Foggy Bottom · Near the Kennedy Center
ARC Hotel Washington DC, Series by Marriott
One of the first properties anywhere under Series by Marriott, the company's newest soft brand for independent hotels with distinctive local character. ARC Hotel arrives in Foggy Bottom in 2026, steps from the Kennedy Center and George Washington University, with Marriott Bonvoy points attached. Foggy Bottom is the quiet middle ground between the federal core and Georgetown — a Metro stop on the Blue, Orange and Silver lines, walkable to both the Mall and the waterfront, and consistently cheaper than either. Room count and opening month have not been announced.
Get the alert when this opens →Opening timelines are subject to change as projects move through construction. We update this page as new properties open and pipeline projects are confirmed.
Washington, DC Neighborhood Guide
Washington is compact but sharply divided, and the difference between a museums-first trip, a Georgetown weekend and a chef-driven Union Market escape comes down entirely to where you book. The District's newest hotels have landed in very specific pockets. Pick the neighborhood, and the rest of the trip falls into place.
Downtown & the Golden Triangle — The Business Core
The wedge between the White House, Dupont Circle and Georgetown is where DC works: law firms, lobbying shops, the IMF and World Bank, and the restaurant scene that feeds them. It empties on weekends, which is precisely why it's worth knowing — a Saturday night here often prices below a Tuesday, the inverse of most leisure cities.
Tempo by Hilton Washington DC Downtown is the newest hotel in the city, opened April 2026 at 1776 K Street NW with 278 rooms in a converted 12-story office building. Two lobby restaurants — Bluestone Lane for coffee and Public Interest, an American brasserie going straight at the K Street lunch crowd — plus 3,500 sq ft of rooftop event space. Farragut West Metro is one block. For value in the same corridor, Mint House Washington DC Downtown opened May 2025 with apartment-style suites and full kitchens near McPherson Square, and The Quincy Hotel, Ascend Collection rebranded in September 2024 as the first Ascend property in DC, steps from the White House.
Penn Quarter & Judiciary Square — Steps from the Mall
The downtown core around Penn Quarter is the base for the classic DC trip — walking distance to the National Mall, the Smithsonians, Capital One Arena and the Circulator that ties it together. For a first visit built around monuments and museums, nothing is more efficient.
Arlo Washington DC anchors it. Opened November 2024 at 444 4th St NW, it wraps the historic 1882 Harrison Apartments into a sleek 12-story addition — 445 rooms, the year-round ART DC rooftop bar and pool looking across to the Capitol and Washington Monument, and Arrels, a Spanish restaurant from James Beard Award-winning chef Pepe Moncayo. Rates here swing hard with the political and event calendar, so compare Penn Quarter hotel rates in Washington DC across your specific dates rather than assuming a single number.
Georgetown & the Waterfront — Cobblestones and the Canal
Georgetown is DC at its most picturesque — cobblestone streets, the C&O Canal, M Street shopping and a riverfront restaurant corridor, with a village feel a world away from the federal downtown. There's no Metro station, which keeps it quiet and means you'll walk or take the Circulator.
Canal House of Georgetown, Tribute Portfolio is the pick — opened 2025 along the canal, stitching a former office building to a run of rowhouses with slanted canal-view windows, 107 rooms plus two rowhouse suites with full kitchens, the C+O Lounge and a genuinely quiet courtyard. Marriott Bonvoy eligible, rated 4.7. Two more arrive in 2026: citizenM Georgetown converts a century-old waterfront building into 230 rooms on Water Street NW, and The Hoya Hotel reopens Georgetown University's Leavey Center with 146 redesigned rooms. Georgetown inventory is small and in demand, so compare Georgetown hotel rates in Washington DC early for spring and fall.
The Southwest Waterfront — The Wharf and the River
DC's most transformed district. Fifteen years ago this was parking lots; now The Wharf runs a mile of restaurants, music venues and marina along the Potomac, with the Mall a walk north and Nationals Park a walk east. It's the one part of central Washington that feels like a destination rather than a workplace.
The Potomac Hotel, Autograph Collection is the newest flag in the city — and the one most hotel guides still list under the wrong name. It debuted August 5, 2026, having operated as Salamander Washington DC since 2022 and as the Mandarin Oriental before that. The 373-room property kept everything worth keeping through the transition: a two-level spa, heated indoor pool, 38,000 sq ft of event space, and Dōgon, Kwame Onwuachi's Afro-Caribbean restaurant, which has collected a Condé Nast Traveler Hot List place, a North America's 50 Best ranking and a Washingtonian top-ten. Pyramid Global Hospitality manages it now and Marriott Bonvoy points apply.
Union Market & NoMa — Where DC Actually Eats
Northeast of downtown, Union Market and NoMa are the city's fastest-rising corner — a converted warehouse food hall, chef-driven restaurants, independent retailers and weekend markets. For anyone who has already done the monuments, this is the DC worth returning for.
Hotel Nell defines it — opened May 2024 in the former Bolgiano Seed Company building with 106 design-forward rooms and the Treehouse Rooftop lounge open over the neighborhood. It's the only hotel that genuinely puts you inside the district rather than a Metro ride from it. Because it's a single standout in a rising area, compare Union Market hotel rates in Washington DC across a few dates before committing.
Shaw & the Convention Center Corridor — Nightlife and Value
Just north of downtown, Shaw pairs some of DC's best dining and nightlife with the Walter E. Washington Convention Center and easy Metro access — livelier and more local than the federal core, and consistently cheaper.
Hyatt House Washington DC Downtown Convention Center opened August 2025 with 184 extended-stay suites, all with full kitchens, plus complimentary hot breakfast, a rooftop bar and free parking — rare this close in. For a convention trip or any stay past two nights, the kitchens and breakfast move the total cost more than the nightly rate does. Compare Shaw and Convention Center hotel rates in Washington DC against a downtown room; the corridor usually wins.
Dupont Circle & Embassy Row — Boutique Character
Dupont is the classic Washington neighborhood of townhouses, bookshops, embassies and sidewalk cafés — residential in a way downtown never is, and on the Red Line with Metro Center four minutes away.
SIXTY DC opened in 2024 on Connecticut Avenue with 73 rooms, a Mediterranean rooftop bar and a retro cocktail lounge downstairs — the most characterful new boutique in the city and frequently under $200 a night, which for this address is the value story of the page. Worth comparing Dupont Circle hotel rates in Washington DC against Penn Quarter for the same nights; the gap is usually real and the walk to the Mall is twenty minutes.
New Hotels in Washington, DC
Washington's hotel market has just been through one of its most active stretches in years — new lifestyle brands arriving downtown, landmark buildings converted into boutiques, and the city's biggest luxury property changing flags entirely. If you're searching for new hotels in Washington DC, recently opened hotels near the National Mall, or what's opening soon in the nation's capital, this page tracks every significant arrival across Downtown and the Golden Triangle, Penn Quarter, Georgetown, the Southwest Waterfront, Union Market, Shaw and Dupont Circle — with one rule: nothing appears here unless it opened, reopened or changed brands within the last two years.
The newest hotel in the city is Tempo by Hilton Washington DC Downtown, opened April 2026 at 1776 K Street NW — 278 rooms in a converted 12-story office building in the Golden Triangle, with Bluestone Lane and the Public Interest brasserie at lobby level and 3,500 sq ft of rooftop event space. The most architecturally distinctive is Arlo Washington DC, which opened November 2024 near Judiciary Square by wrapping the 1882 Harrison Apartments into a modern 12-story addition, with 445 rooms, the ART DC rooftop pool and Arrels from James Beard Award-winning chef Pepe Moncayo.
The biggest story of 2026 is a name change. The Potomac Hotel, Autograph Collection debuted August 5, 2026 on the Southwest Waterfront — the 373-room property that operated as Salamander Washington DC from 2022 and as the Mandarin Oriental before that. Pyramid Global Hospitality now manages it for owner Henderson Park, Marriott Bonvoy points apply, and Dōgon by Kwame Onwuachi continues alongside the two-level spa and 38,000 sq ft of event space. Most hotel guides still list it under the old name.
Elsewhere, Canal House of Georgetown, Tribute Portfolio opened in 2025 with 107 rooms along the C&O Canal, Hyatt House Washington DC Downtown Convention Center opened August 2025 in Shaw with 184 full-kitchen suites, and Hotel Nell opened May 2024 in the former Bolgiano Seed Company building in Union Market. On the value end, Mint House Washington DC Downtown, SIXTY DC in Dupont Circle and The Quincy Hotel, Ascend Collection all deliver new or renovated rooms well below federal-core pricing.
Looking ahead, Georgetown gains two properties in 2026: citizenM Georgetown converts a century-old waterfront building into 230 rooms, and The Hoya Hotel reopens Georgetown University's Leavey Center with 146 rooms. In Foggy Bottom, ARC Hotel Washington DC arrives as one of the first properties under Series by Marriott.
One practical note that decides a lot of DC trips: this city prices on a political and convention calendar rather than a seasonal one. Cherry blossom weeks, inaugurations and major Convention Center shows move rates far more than the month does, and downtown empties on weekends — so a Saturday night frequently costs less than a Tuesday. If your dates are flexible, checking the event calendar will save you more than switching hotels. We update this page as new properties open and pipeline projects are confirmed.
Questions About New Hotels in Washington, DC
Tempo by Hilton Washington DC Downtown is a 278-room wellness-focused lifestyle hotel that opened in April 2026 at 1776 K Street NW, in the Golden Triangle. It occupies a converted 12-story office building and runs two lobby-level dining rooms: Bluestone Lane for coffee from 6am, and Public Interest, an American brasserie serving French staples alongside American plates with mains from $25 to $42. There's over 3,500 sq ft of rooftop meeting and event space, a fitness center, EV charging, and pet-friendly rooms. Farragut West Metro is one block away, the White House half a mile and the National Mall a mile. Worth budgeting for: there is no self-parking and valet is $70 a night. Hilton Honors points eligible.
Arlo Washington DC is a 445-room lifestyle hotel that opened November 2024 at 444 4th St NW near Judiciary Square, incorporating the historic 1882 Harrison Apartments into a new 12-story addition rather than demolishing it. ART DC is the rooftop draw — a year-round bar and pool with views across to the Capitol and the Washington Monument. Arrels, the ground-floor Spanish restaurant, comes from James Beard Award-winning chef Pepe Moncayo. It sits steps from the National Mall, the Smithsonian museums and the DC Circulator, and rates typically start around $413 a night.
Yes. Dōgon, Kwame Onwuachi's Afro-Caribbean restaurant, continues operating through the property's rebrand to The Potomac Hotel, Autograph Collection on August 5, 2026. Since opening in 2024 it has been named to Condé Nast Traveler's Hot List of the World's Best Restaurants, ranked among North America's 50 Best Restaurants in 2026, included on Food & Wine's Global Tastemakers list, and placed in Washingtonian's top ten DC restaurants. Onwuachi was a James Beard Rising Star Chef and a TIME 100 honoree. Book Dōgon separately — a hotel stay does not guarantee a table.
Three good options, all with kitchens. Hyatt House Washington DC Downtown Convention Center opened August 2025 in Shaw with 184 extended-stay suites, complimentary hot breakfast and free parking — genuinely rare this close to downtown. Mint House Washington DC Downtown opened May 2025 near McPherson Square with apartment-style suites and a 4.8 rating. And Canal House of Georgetown includes two private two-bedroom rowhouse suites with full kitchens, which suit a family that wants Georgetown without a hotel corridor. On any stay past two nights, breakfast and a kitchen change the total more than the nightly rate does.
January and February, outside inauguration years, and August when Congress is in recess and the humidity keeps leisure travelers away. The expensive windows are cherry blossom season in late March and early April, the spring school-trip run, and any week with a major Convention Center show. DC prices on a political and event calendar rather than a seasonal one, which is why the same room can double between two weeks in the same month. One tactic most visitors miss: downtown runs on a weekday government and business calendar, so Saturday nights frequently price below Tuesdays — the reverse of most leisure cities.
Three are in the pipeline, and two of them are in Georgetown. citizenM Georgetown converts a 100-year-old building on Water Street NW into 230 rooms across seven floors with the original facade preserved — note that Marriott has acquired citizenM, so loyalty terms may shift before it opens. The Hoya Hotel reopens Georgetown University's Leavey Center with 146 redesigned rooms and 13,000 sq ft of event space, targeting summer 2026. And ARC Hotel Washington DC arrives in Foggy Bottom near the Kennedy Center as one of the first properties under Series by Marriott, the company's newest soft brand; room count and opening month have not been announced. Two hotels have already opened in 2026: Tempo by Hilton in April, and The Potomac Hotel's debut as an Autograph Collection property in August.
No, and parking costs enough that it's worth avoiding — Tempo by Hilton charges $70 a night for valet with no self-parking option, which is typical downtown. The Metro reaches almost everything on this page, with the notable exception of Georgetown, which has no station and is served by the DC Circulator or a twenty-minute walk from Foggy Bottom. If you do need parking, Hyatt House in Shaw includes it free, which is unusual this close to the core and effectively worth $50 to $70 a night on its own.
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Not Seeing the Right Fit?
Everything above cleared our two-year rule — a deliberately short list. If you need a whole home with a kitchen, a longer stay for a family or a work trip, or something in a neighborhood we haven't covered, search the full map below. It includes hotels, apartments and entire homes across the District, Arlington, Alexandria and the wider DMV, priced live for your dates.
Rates update live and vary by date, length of stay and availability. Whole-home listings often price better than hotels for four or more guests, or for stays over five nights — which is common for DC conference and government trips.
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