Thompson Hotels' 193-room “lifestyle brand” property at Thomas Circle features hotel rooms with cocoon spiral showers (water falls from shower heads in the ceilings), custom chocolate leather canopy beds, iPod docking stations, and complimentary Wi-Fi and Internet access.  Other amenities include a private rooftop bar and lounge, for business customers, Woodward & Bernstein Rooms and two small conference rooms. Studio Gaia, the award-winning New York design firm, created the art deco feel. a Thompson Hotel

Dining options include Chef Susur Lee's Zantan, featuring pan Asian cuisine favorites from his restaurants Shang in NYC and Lee in Toronto. The menu also features a selection of sushi, sashimi and Asian crudos available at the rooftop lounge. Small bites, sushi and cocktails also available in the Donovan House lobby bar and lounge.

Hotel reservations: (202) 521-1410