Park Hyatt Washington D.C.

"Afternoon tea headlines the cherry blossom offerings at Park Hyatt. Located in the tea cellar, it’s available on both Saturday and Sunday, from 3 to 5 p.m. with brews from remote regions in Sri Lanka, China, Japan, and Africa. Menu items will rotate weekly and are based on seasonal availability but current offerings include smoked salmon eclair with chive fromage blanc and smoked trout roe; eggs mimosa tartlet with black truffles; lobster salad Marie-Rose with celery, champagne veil, and caviar; pink beet tartare with pickled mustard and goat cheese; and cherry-chocolate scone served with black cherry-sakura jam with yuzu curd and whipped crème fraîche. Weekend afternoon tea service is priced at $90 per person or $110 per person with a glass of Taittinger La Francaise Brut. Children between six and twelve can enjoy tea for $65." - Vinciane Ngomsi, Tierney Plumb

"The West End hotel unveiled a wintertime sunken garden last month, complete with a terrace where visitors can cozy up with blankets and fire pits to sip cocktails and enjoy the frosty weather. Holiday cocktails (all $22) available through the end of the year include the gingerbread martini, made with vanilla vodka, Irish cream, and ginger, and the chai White Russian, featuring chai-spiced cream, spiced rum, and cinnamon. The hotel’s rooftop garden supplies ingredients for a few other seasonal cocktails, including the tubers for a sweet potato syrup in a take on an Old Fashioned that combines rum, the homemade syrup, angostura and pecan bitters, and two charred meringue cubes as a garnish." - Emily Venezky

"Renovated in 2017, this West End hotel is a uniquely sophisticated option. While it’s not as close to main tourist attractions as other D.C. stalwarts, it borders some of the city’s other dynamic neighborhoods, like Foggy Bottom and Georgetown. There’s more here though than just a temporary place to lay your head: the Michelin-starred Blue Duck Tavern and its Tea Cellar, serving more than 30 rare teas, have achieved destination status on their own." - Adele Chapin, Laura Ratliff

"What should we know before we go?Renovated in 2017, this West End hotel is a uniquely sophisticated option. While it’s not as close to main tourist attractions as other D.C. stalwarts, it borders some of the city’s other dynamic neighborhoods, like Foggy Bottom and Georgetown. What’s the crowd like?Many visitors are here for business, thanks to the hotel’s 12,000 square feet of meeting space. The good stuff: Tell us about the rooms.Tony Chi designed the spacious rooms, ensuring that even the basic category has a demarcated living area. This gives rooms, dressed in a mix of natural woods and muted hues of yellow and blue, a uniquely residential feel. Custom glasswork pieces by Amanda Weil and sleekly designed walnut bed frames make the Park Hyatt feel more like a home than a hotel. Anything stand out about other services and features? There’s more here than just a temporary place to lay your head: the Michelin-starred Blue Duck Tavern and its Tea Cellar, serving more than 30 rare teas, are outright destinations for residents and visitors. Bottom line: worth it, and why?A five-star option that's far from some of D.C.'s main attractions, but wins it alone for its world-class dining." - Laura Ratliff

"The Park Hyatt in Washington D.C. is pitched perfectly for the city's more style-conscious guests. Its interiors are soothingly, stylishly Zen, and its service very much up to a diplomat’s standard." - Le Guide MICHELIN