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  • Inn Details

    You will feel immediately welcome as you enter the comfortable elegance of this early 1900’s Victorian townhouse. The beautifully renovated Inn features ten spacious guest rooms creating the perfect atmosphere to pamper and revive the leisure and business traveler. Wake up to a delightful, leisurely HOT breakfast including healthful breakfast choices. Try us when visiting Washington, DC for our historical charm and friendly, warm and inviting staff. We have FREE High-Speed internet access through Cable or WIFI, FREE HBO/SHOWTIME over 150 channels, and FREE phone calls within the USA. This warm Urban Bed and Breakfast is a wonderful alternative to conventional hotels. The Bloomingdale Inn is within walking distance to Washington Hospital, Childrens Hospital, VA Hospital, Howard University and Hospital. Less than a mile to the ever growing "U" street corridor with the ever popular night hotspot, the 9:30 club. We are within 2 miles of Washington DC's top tourist attractions, government offices, and the central business district. We have many bus stops on the surrounding streets nearby that will get you to any area in the district you need to go as well as to a metro station. Shaw-Howard Metro station is the closest to the Inn at .8 miles away. Taxi's to most frequented areas range from $5 to $7.

    Innkeeper Information

    Innkeepers Description:

    Travel and writing

    The innkeepers speak:

    • English


    Features

    Type:

    • Private Home Bed and Breakfast

    • Bed and Breakfast

    • Urban Inn

    Property Noted For:

    • Breakfast!

    • Antiques/decor

    • Business travel

    • Economical rates

    • Family Travel

    • Gay / Lesbian Travel

    • Group events

    • Honeymoons

    • Luxury

    • Peaceful getaway

    • Romantic escape

    Amenities

    Guest Room:

    • Air conditioning

    • Alarm clock

    • Ceiling fans

    • Coffee/Tea facilities

    • In-room internet

    • Desk

    • Fireplace

    • Fridge

    • Hairdryer

    • Internet Service

    • Ironing Board

    • Microwave

    • Radio

    • Satellite/Cable TV

    • TV

    • Telephone

    • Wi-Fi

    On Site:

    • Amenities Basket

    • Board games

    • Computer

    • Copier

    • DVD Player

    • Fax Machine

    • Library

    • Piano

    • VCR

    • Videos

    • Washer/dryer

    Other Amenities:

    • Free HBO, Showtime, etc.

    • Free internet in all rooms

    • Faxing $1 per page

    • Copies @ .50 cents per page

    • Calls to anywhere in US free

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  • Samuel Gompers

    Suite maximum capacity: 2

    • Beds

      1 Queen

    • Bathroom

      Bathtub

      Shower

    • Nightly Rate

      (high/low season) $120/$140

    Romantic first-floor room with a queen-size bed, firm mattress, and its own private sitting area, mirrored oak Victorian dresser, desk and bay windows. This room includes FREE telephone, Cable TV and High-Speed Internet access. Named for the founder of the AFL who lived three blocks away from the Inn in our own Bloomingdale neighborhood.

    Beale

    Suite maximum capacity: 2

    • Beds

      1 Queen

    • Bathroom

      Bathtub

      Shower

    • Nightly Rate

      (high/low season) $95/$110

    Warm first-floor room with a queen-size bed, firm mattress, mirrored dresser, and two night stands. The room includes FREE telephone, Cable TV and High-Speed Internet access. Named for the owner of the estate that became the Bloomingdale neighborhood.

    Mt. Bethel

    Suite maximum capacity: 2

    • Beds

      1 Queen

    • Bathroom

      Bathtub

      Shower

    • Nightly Rate

      (high/low season) $100/$120

    Charming Victorian first-floor room with qa beautiful queen-size canopy bed, firm mattress, dresser, and two night stands. The room includes FREE telephone, Cable TV and High-Speed Internet access. Named for the first building along the unit block of Rhode Island in 1902, formerly the Central Methodist Protestant Church, now called Mt. Bethel Baptist Church. The church sits on the corner of 1st and Rhode Island.

    Barnett-Aden

    Suite maximum capacity: 2

    • Beds

      1 Queen

    • Bathroom

      Bathtub

      Shower

    • Nightly Rate

      (high/low season) $100/$120

    Romantic third-floor room with a queen-size sleigh bed, firm mattress, Victorian mirrored dresser, and two night stands. This room has a beautiful view of the McMillan reservoir. The room includes FREE telephone, Cable TV and High-Speed Internet access. Named after the first black privately owned and operated art gallery in the United States, which opened in 1943 at 127 Randolph Place NW. Located in the Bloomingdale neighborhood, the gallery was one of DC's principal art galleries.

    Wardman

    Suite maximum capacity: 2

    • Beds

      1 Queen

    • Bathroom

      Bathtub

      Shower

    • Nightly Rate

      (high/low season) $100/$120

    Large third-floor room with a queen-size bed, dresser, night stands, and two closets. The room includes FREE telephone, Cable TV and High-Speed Internet access. This room is named for the developer who build a good many of the homes here in the Bloomingdale neighborhood.

    Herring

    Suite maximum capacity: 2

    • Beds

      1 Double

    • Bathroom

      Bathtub

      Shower

    • Nightly Rate

      (high/low season) $90/$105

    Cozy third-floor room with a full-size four-poster bed, firm mattress, mirrored dressor, captain's dressor, and night stand. The room includes FREE telephone, Cable TV and High-Speed Internet access. Named for Joseph Vernon Herring who was part owner of the Barnet-Aden Gallery which opened at 127 Randolph Place NW in 1943.

    Dobbins

    Suite maximum capacity: 2

    • Beds

      1 Queen

    • Bathroom

      Bathtub

      Shower

    • Nightly Rate

      (high/low season) $100/$120

    Located at the back of our cozy home, this quaint second-floor room offers a queen-size bed with a firm mattress, a mirrored dresser, a desk & a bed-side table. The room includes FREE telephone, Cable TV and High-Speed Internet access. Named for C. Wilhelmina Dobbins, whom the Dobbins addition of the Bloomingdale neighborhood was also named, and where our inn is located.

    McMillan

    Suite maximum capacity: 2

    • Beds

      1 Queen

    • Bathroom

      Bathtub

      Shower

    • Nightly Rate

      (high/low season) $110/$130

    Romantic second-floor room with a decorative fireplace and bay windows overlooking McMillan reservoir and Howard University. This room features a queen-size bed, mirrored Victorian dresser and desk. The room includes FREE telephone, Cable TV and High-Speed Internet access. Named for the McMillan Reservoir which was, in turn, named for Senator James McMillan.

    Anna Cooper

    Suite maximum capacity: 3

    • Beds

      1 Queen

      1 Twin

    • Bathroom

      Bathtub

      Shower

    • Nightly Rate

      (high/low season) $110/$130

    Romantic second-floor room with a decorative architectural fireplace & with bay windows that overlook McMillan Reservoir. Features a queen-size bed, mirrored Victorian dresser, desk and fold-out full-size futon. The room includes FREE telephone, Cable TV and High-Speed Internet access. This room was named for Anna Julia Cooper, who prized education above all else, and encouraged her students to strive for better than the minimal public schooling. Most of her students went on to attend Ivy League Schools.

    Chita Rivera

    Suite maximum capacity: 2

    • Beds

      1 Queen

    • Bathroom

      Private Bath

      Bathtub

      Shower

    • Nightly Rate

      (high/low season) $150/$175

    Lovely room with a queen sized four poster bed with private bath. The Bath tub is a genuine claw foot soaking tub. The room includes FREE telephone, Cable TV and High-Speed Internet access.

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    Policy

    Reservation Policy

    • Check in: 4:00-9:00 pm    Check out: 11:00 am

    • Deposit amount required: Upon reserving a room, one night will be immediately charged to the guest's credit card. We accept Gift Certificates from BedandBreakfast.com. Gift Certificates must be guaranteed with a credit card.

    • Cancellations: Notification 7 days or less we charge 1 nights deposit and 50% of the remaining stay. No charge for cancellations with more than 7 days notice. This policy is strictly adhered to.

    • Open all year round: Y

    General Policies

    • Smoking allowed: Limited

    • Guest pets allowed: No

    • Drinking allowed: Yes

    • Drinks available: N

    • Children allowed: house is not childproofed

    • Suitable for children: Limited

    • Childcare provided: No

    Discount type

    • Stays of 10 days or longer
      Percent off: 10% Days required: 10

  • Breakfast

    • Type: Full

    • Time Served: 7:00-9:30 am

    • Serving location: Breakfast/dining area, Dining Room

    Complimentary Perks

    • Fruit

    Special meal options

    Additional food services

    • HOT Breakfast for registered guests

    • Healthful snacks available

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  • Location Type

    • City

    • Downtown

    City

    • Washington

    • Distance to city: 0 miles

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    Airport

    • Washington DC, DC (DCA-Ronald Reagan National) 5 miles

    Area Attractions

    • Antique Shopping

    • Art Galleries

    • Concert venue

    • Gourmet/Fine Dining

    • Historical interests

    • Lake

    • Live Music

    • Movie Theater

    • Museum

    • National/State parks

    • Nation's Capitol

    • Performing Theater

    • Religious Services

    • Zoo

    • Bicycle riding trails

    • Bird watching

    • Golfing

    • Hiking trails

    • Horseback riding

    • Shopping

    • Sight-seeing

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    Lookling forward to a return visit

    About the reviewer

    • Between 45-55 years old

    • Almost never stays at B&Bs

    • Typically stays in moderate lodging

    • Was travelling on business

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    Just returned from a one-night stay and wish I had more time to spend. The hosts, John and Ginger are so inviting and lovely. The room was comfortable and charming, and I'm still thinking of the triple berry waffle that Ginger prepared for breakfast. While restaurants aren't right around the block, they are certainly within walking distance. I will definitely return and also recommend to friends and colleagues.

    Unusual Quiet

    About the reviewer

    • 55+ years old

    • Frequently stays at B&Bs

    • Typically stays in moderate lodging

    • Was travelling on business

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    My wife and I stayed for only one night...a quick get away so we would be on time for a conference we needed to attend the next day. We were unable to arrive before 9pm yet all was in place and waiting for us. The Anna Cooper room was superb...unusually quiet ... only those who have spent a night in other parts of DC will really appreciate what those two words mean. We left bright/early the next morning so we were unable to sample breakfast, but we still found some muffins to help us as we drove off for our conference. We'll definitely be back, hopefully when we can enjoy a full, relaxed stay.

    Antique, home atmosphere

    About the reviewer

    • 55+ years old

    • Stays at B&Bs once a year

    • Typically stays in budget lodging

    • Was travelling on business

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    Highly recommended. The inn is clean, well maintained, with a comfortable antique atmosphere. Breakfast is comprehensive and highly flexible; the staff will basically cook any combination of the available foods, in just about any desired quantity. The living room is under-used, but well lighted and provides plenty of comfortable upholstered chairs, plus a couch. In fact, there are living rooms on all three floors. A good place to relax and feel at home. For someone who relies on mass transit, including Amtrak, Greyhound, city buses, and Metrorail, it is a plus that after checking out, I could leave my suitcase almost all day in a closet near the front door, coming back for it after running around the city for several hours.

    even this former employee was impressed!

    About the reviewer

    • Between 26-35 years old

    • Almost never stays at B&Bs

    • Typically stays in budget lodging

    • Was travelling for an event

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    i worked here for a brief time in 2006, so when i needed a place to stay during a trip back to DC this summer, i called the bloomingdale inn! holy crap are they helpful. besides my friendly reservation conversation with the new manager, john, i got the most thorough email telling me everything i could possibly need or want to know before i got there. like the 5 different transportation options, directions to my room, where to eat, where to do laundry, how much a metro pass costs... it was amazing. then i got there and there was a giant vase of flowers with my name on it in my room! YOU GUYS!! my whole experience there was pretty self-run, which i like, but if you're the type of guest who wants to chat with the innkeeper all morning, you can have that experience too. the rooms are nice, clean, and homey, and you'll feel as welcome as if you were visiting your granny. true, the bloomingdale inn doesn't sit across the street from a metro stop, but the walk is lovely, buses are nearby and frequent, and cabs are cheap. if you want to feel like you're visiting old DC where the people are kind and the pace is relaxing, stay here. oh, and the rates are very affordable for the quality and location.

    Interesting place in Washington DC

    About the reviewer

    • 55+ years old

    • Stays at B&Bs once a year

    • Typically stays in budget lodging

    • Was travelling on business

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    This BB is a renovated pair of townhouses built circa 1905 and located near the McMillan Reservoir and Howard University. It is a lovely area with tree lined streets and attractive buildings. Sadly there are very few restaurants in the area and it is a bit of walk to the nearest metro station. The Inn has a hired cook who will make delicious breakfasts to order. There is plenty of space to roam including a living room and a TV room (which I didn't see). The wash rooms are quite nice. The building in general needs some fixing up but is certainly adequate. The owner is quite pleasant and helpful. All in all a nice place to stay in DC.

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