Originally Posted by
hotturnip
The Westin on M St. was the second hotel I ever received on Priceline. $75 over Thanksgiving one year. One of my most memorable hotel experiences. They told me that when that hotel was built (under a different name) it was the most expensive hotel p.s.f. ever constructed in the city. I loved the bathroom with the separate shower and tub, and the Westin amenities back then were awesome. Wish I still had some of that shampoo.
Originally Posted by
James Luckard
The Westin in Georgetown was originally The Regent, but only for a year, from 1984-1985.
Keep in mind that there are two Westins on M Street Northwest:
1. The Westin "City Center" at 1400 M St NW (which is now poorly named because it has nothing to do with the newish City Centre development).
2. The Westin "Georgetown" at 2350 M St NW (which has always been poorly named because it's in the West End, not Georgetown).
Georgetown is a nice property and is the one referred to here with the expensive build and the separate bathtubs.
City Center is a dump and is the one that is located just a few blocks from the Ren that is being reflagged as a Westin. (Hence my observation that the City Center property could aptly be deflagged and made into a Ramada to complete the circle.) TBH having 3 Westins within 15 blocks of each other is going to be pretty confusing for a lot of tourists--how many hundreds of cabs/ubers will go to the wrong one.