Hotel Rouge
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The Hotel Rouge is a 137-room boutique hotel at 16th Street Northwest and Rhode Island Avenue in Washington, D.C..[1] Located at Scott Circle across from the Australian embassy, Hotel Rouge is one of 10 Kimpton hotel properties in the Washington Metropolitan Area.[2] Originally a 1960s apartment building and then a Quality hotel, Hotel Rouge opened on January 17, 2002 and is franchised by LaSalle Hotel Properties of Bethesda, Maryland.[1] The building was purchased in 2001 and underwent a $14 million dollar renovation along with the nearby Topaz Hotel.[3]
Kimpton hired Mike Moore, a product designer and interior decorator, to come up with the hotel's name and design. Moore chose "Rouge" and the crimson color scheme that is throughout the hotel after watching the film Moulin Rouge. Red walls, leopard print carpeting, white upholstery furniture, white shag carpets, and photographs of women were inspired by interior designers Jean-Michel Frank, Albert Hadley, and Philippe Starck.[1][4]
The hotel's lounge, Bar Rouge, can seat approximately 40 people. Located in a long, narrow room, Bar Rouge features upholstered walls, aluminum barstools, white leather chairs, mocha brown banquettes, faux fur pillows, and flatscreen monitors that play classic films or scenes of nature.[5][1]
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- ^ Rosenwald, Michael (2007-11-19). "Welcoming a New Guest To the Trendy Hotel Club". The Washington Post. Retrieved on 2008-05-20.
- ^ Cube, Christine (2002-01-25). "Two hotels close for hip redos in overall $60M package". Washington Business Journal. Retrieved on 2008-05-20.
- ^ "Hotel Rouge". New York Times. Retrieved on 2008-05-20.
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