Hotel Name: | Hotel Zena, a Viceroy Urban Retreat |
Location: | 1155 14th Street Northwest Washington, D.C. 20005-4111, United States |
Coordinates: | 38.905°N -77.0314°W |
Pushpin Map: | United States |
Pushpin Mapsize: | 300 |
Owner: | Pebblebrook Hotel Trust |
Number Of Restaurants: | 1 |
Number Of Rooms: | 193 |
The Hotel Zena, a Viceroy Urban Retreat is a hotel in Washington, D.C., United States. It is located at 1155 14th Street Northwest. The hotel has 193 rooms and 2 bars.
The hotel opened in 1974. By 1984, it was the Holiday Inn Thomas Circle.[1] By 1995, it operated as the Holiday Inn Franklin Square.[2] In 1999, when it was known as the Capital City Hotel, it was purchased by Wright Investment Properties and renamed the Holiday Inn Washington Downtown.[3] The hotel was renovated and reopened in 2008, managed by Thompson Hotels, as the Donovan House Hotel.[4] Kimpton Hotels & Restaurants took over management in 2012 and the hotel was renamed the Kimpton Donovan Hotel.[5] Viceroy Hotels & Resorts took over management in July 2019[6] and the hotel was renamed The Donovan while it underwent renovation, before being rebranded as Hotel Zena, a Viceroy Urban Retreat on October 8, 2020.[7] The hotel is themed to female empowerment, with its owner calling it "the first hospitality establishment solely dedicated to celebrating the accomplishments of women."[6]