New hotels in Dupont Circle

Dupont Circle is Washington's embassy and townhouse district, built around the traffic circle's central fountain a short walk from the Golden Triangle's law-and-lobbying office corridor. Three hotels we track sit in and around the circle, from a Bauhaus office-block conversion to a five-decade-old independent that only recently picked up its first major flag.

What to do in Dupont Circle

For a weekend

Walk the circle itself and the Phillips Collection, the country's first museum of modern art, then browse the bookstores and galleries along Connecticut Avenue and P Street. Embassy Row runs northwest along Massachusetts Avenue from the circle, a stretch of diplomatic mansions worth a slower walk in the late afternoon light.

For a longer stay

With more time, the Golden Triangle's K Street corridor is a short walk south for weekday business errands, and Georgetown and Penn Quarter are both within a 20-minute walk or a quick rideshare.

Where to stay in Dupont Circle

South of the circle

SIXTY DC opened in May 2025 at 1337 Connecticut Avenue NW, a few steps south of Dupont Circle — hotelier Jason Pomeranc's first Washington property, converting a Bauhaus-era office block into SIXTY Hotels' third address overall, after New York and Beverly Hills.

Embassy Row

The Ven at Embassy Row, Washington, D.C., a Tribute Portfolio Hotel, opened in March 2021 at 2015 Massachusetts Avenue NW, a few blocks from the circle on Embassy Row itself — a roughly $15 million renovation that moved a 1970s independent, the former Embassy Row Hotel, into Marriott's Tribute Portfolio for the first time in its five-decade history.

The Golden Triangle border

Tempo by Hilton Washington DC Downtown opened in April 2026 at 1776 K Street NW, a block from Farragut West Metro and roughly half a mile from Dupont Circle — a 1967 office tower converted into a wellness-oriented business hotel, close enough to the circle's restaurants and bars for an evening out after a day of meetings.

Which hotel in Dupont Circle for your trip

Design-focused travelers

SIXTY DC's Bauhaus-proportioned interiors, softened with warm woods and brass, make it the neighborhood's most design-driven new opening, a few steps from the circle itself.

Travelers who want Embassy Row's diplomatic-mansion setting

The Ven at Embassy Row puts guests directly on Massachusetts Avenue's stretch of foreign missions, with a Nordic-inflected redesign that broke from the building's more staid, corporate past.

Business travelers who still want nightlife nearby

Tempo by Hilton Washington DC Downtown sits on K Street for weekday meetings, close enough to Dupont Circle's bars and restaurants for evenings off the clock.

Frequently asked questions

What is the newest hotel to open near Dupont Circle?

Tempo by Hilton Washington DC Downtown, which opened in April 2026 at 1776 K Street NW.

Which Dupont Circle hotel is on Embassy Row?

The Ven at Embassy Row, Washington, D.C., a Tribute Portfolio Hotel, at 2015 Massachusetts Avenue NW, a few blocks from the circle.

Which Dupont Circle hotel is closest to the circle itself?

SIXTY DC, at 1337 Connecticut Avenue NW, a few steps south of the circle.

Is Dupont Circle walkable to Georgetown?

Yes — it's about a 20-25 minute walk, or a short rideshare, west into Georgetown.

Does Dupont Circle have a Metro station?

Yes — the Dupont Circle station on the Red Line sits directly beneath the circle.