As the World Cup has just kicked off across the Atlantic, American hotels are stepping up their game. Now integrated into the Marriott group's offerings and loyalty programme, citizenM has opened its third hotel in Washington. The US capital had already discovered the brand's lifestyle ethos in 2020 with the CitizenM Washington DC Capitol, close to the seat of Congress as its name suggests, followed by the citizenM Washington DC NoMa, near Union Station.
From now on, it is in the historic Georgetown district and its waterfront that the brand, known for its design and artistic touch, has established itself, just a stone's throw from the famous C&O Canal, but also from Georgetown University and its campus. For the 37th hotel of a brand born in Europe, but which has come a long way in the United States since then, with a portfolio of 17 establishments today.
Designed by the brand's long-standing architectural partner, Concrete Amsterdam, and owned by Another Star, the new name for the owner and operator of all these hotels previously franchised to the Marriott group, citizenM Washington, D.C. Georgetown offers 230 rooms and all the brand's fundamentals with a cosy, designer lounge, canteenM for food and drink, a 24/7 gym, and as always, a mural by local artist J.D. Deardourff.
" The opening of this first citizenM under the Marriott Bonvoy umbrella represents a particularly significant milestone, signalling not only our continued dynamism in North America but also a new chapter taking root in the heart of Marriott's territory. », said Satya Anand, Group President, United States, Canada, Caribbean and Latin America at Marriott International.
With this hat-trick, Washington is now the American city where the lifestyle brand is most represented, alongside Miami. A Floridian metropolis that has just seen the return to business of one of its glamorous icons, the Delano Miami Beach. An emblematic haunt of South Beach since its opening in 1947, revisited in the 90s by Philippe Starck and Ian Schrager, this hotel with 171 rooms and suites, including poolside bungalows and Penthouse suites, will regain its place among the destination's key establishments after renovation. Without losing its original Art Deco influences – the Elastic Architects firm has undertaken a meticulous restoration of its heritage elements – or its mythical Rose Bar, but with new features, particularly in terms of dining.
Two Paris Society concepts, under the Accor umbrella like the Delano brand, have just made their American debuts. After Saint-Tropez, Paris, Dubai, Rome, and Bodrum, Miami has been added to the list of destinations for the Italian restaurant Gigi Rigolatto. Similarly, Mimi Kakushi, a Japanese restaurant inspired by 1920s Osaka, is making its entrance onto the Floridian dining scene for a privileged clientele, those being hotel residents as well as members of the Delano Members Club, another of the establishment's new offerings. This VIP community, along with hotel guests, will benefit from access to the Beach Club, the swimming pool, and the gym, as well as The Source by Delano spa, from next autumn.
