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Hotels in Washington currently start at about € 87 per night for two people, with a typical price of € 200 and € 209 for a comfortable 4-star room. Across the 271 properties we can book here, 56% of rooms can be cancelled free of charge; 40% include or offer breakfast; the average guest rating is 8.4/10.
Washington's hotel market runs on the political and conference calendar, not on tourism, and that makes it one of the most volatile in our data. The Metro is good by American standards, so staying a few stops out of the centre is genuinely practical and often much cheaper.
Per night for two adults, taxes and fees included where the property reports them. Based on the 271 bookable properties we found for a two-night midweek stay a month ahead.
| Cheapest available | € 67 |
|---|---|
| Typical starting price | € 87 |
| Lower quarter of the market | € 137 |
| Typical (median) price | € 200 |
| Upper quarter | € 278 |
| Typical 3-star | € 196 |
| Typical 4-star | € 209 |
| Typical 5-star | € 416 |
The highest-rated properties with a meaningful number of guest reviews, available for our sample dates.
Rated 8/10 or better and priced at or below the city median — the sweet spot most travellers are actually looking for.
The places travellers here look up most, ranked by how widely they are written about. Most sit within reach of the hotels above.
group of museums and research centers administered by the United States government
2.2 km from the centrepark in Washington, D.C.
2.3 km from the centreUnited States' official memorial to the Holocaust in Washington, D.C.
2.3 km from the centreart museum in Washington, D.C., United States
1.0 km from the centreformer stadium in Washington, D.C.
5.9 km from the centremuseum in Washington, D.C., a division of the Smithsonian Institution
2.7 km from the centremuseum about African Art located in Washington, D.C., a division of the Smithsonian Institution
2.4 km from the centreart museum in Washington, D.C., a division of the Smithsonian Institution
1.6 km from the centreWashington sits in United States at 38.9072° N, 77.0369° W. Every hotel below is plotted on the live map, so you can see straight away which ones are walking distance from what you came for and which are a taxi ride out.
Distances are straight-line from the city centre.
Walk to the museums and the Mall, business pricing.
Restaurants, embassies, handsome streets, good Metro links.
Historic and pretty, no Metro station, taxis or a walk.
Across the river in Virginia, cheapest, Metro to the centre.
Each of these has its own page with live prices for that part of town.
Rooms within walking distance of what you actually came for.
Hotel resort fees and parking are often charged at the property on top of the room rate. Always ask what the nightly total will be.
One of the biggest swings we measure: 2.31 times between the cheapest and dearest of three ordinary midweek stays. Spring cherry blossom and the autumn conference season are the peaks; August is hot, humid and much cheaper. Moving your dates a week is the single most effective saving here.
Yes, and more than the stars on the hotel. Across three separate midweek stays we measured, the typical price in Washington differed by a factor of 2.31. Move your dates a week and check again before you settle for less hotel. How we measure this.
The price you see includes our margin and the taxes the property reports. Nothing is added at checkout.
Every rate states its own deadline, and you cancel yourself without calling anyone.
See what each property costs before you click, and search any neighbourhood by dragging the map.
You get a reference the property can look up directly, and a page to view or cancel your booking.
Conferences, congressional sessions and political events. Our measurements show the typical room moving by 2.31 times between ordinary midweek weeks, one of the largest swings of any city we cover.
Often. Crystal City and Rosslyn are a few Metro stops from the Mall and consistently cheaper, which matters most in the weeks when DC itself is full.
Right now the cheapest bookable rooms start around € 87 per night for two people, the typical price is € 200, and the upper quarter of the market begins at € 278. Prices move with the season and the day of the week, so check your own dates.
Yes — about 56% of the rooms available in Washington can be cancelled free of charge up to a deadline set by the property, usually 24 to 72 hours before check-in. Use the free cancellation filter to see only those rates.
One of the biggest swings we measure: 2.31 times between the cheapest and dearest of three ordinary midweek stays. Spring cherry blossom and the autumn conference season are the peaks; August is hot, humid and much cheaper. Moving your dates a week is the single most effective saving here.
The USD ($). Cards everywhere; carry a little cash for tips. Prices on shelves and menus exclude sales tax.
Tipping is part of the wage: 18–20% in restaurants, $2–5 per night for housekeeping, $1–2 per bag for porters.
The best-known places are Smithsonian Institution, Lincoln Memorial, National Mall, United States Holocaust Memorial Museum, National Museum of Women in the Arts. There is more detail in the things-to-do section above.
Yes, and more than the stars on the hotel. Across three separate midweek stays we measured, the typical price in Washington differed by a factor of 2.31. Move your dates a week and check again before you settle for less hotel.