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The Potomac Hotel, Autograph Collection
Washington, D.C., District of Columbia, United States · Autograph Collection · Accessible Luxury
The Mandarin Oriental that opened on Maryland Avenue SW in 2004, later Sheila Johnson's Salamander, reopened 5 August 2026 as The Potomac Hotel, Autograph Collection: 373 rooms on the Southwest waterfront between the National Mall and The Wharf. Kwame Onwuachi's Afro-Caribbean Dōgon stayed put, and Pyramid Global Hospitality now runs the Henderson Park house, with a dual-level spa and heated indoor pool looking at the Monument and the marina.
- 373 rooms
- Opened 2004
- Neighborhood: Southwest Waterfront
- Architect: Brennan Beer Gorman
About The Potomac Hotel, Autograph Collection
- CityZen under Eric Ziebold, late of The French Laundry, was named the Restaurant Association of Metropolitan Washington's best new restaurant in 2005 before closing in 2014.
- Salamander bought the Mandarin for $139 million in September 2022 and hosted that year's Bilderberg Meeting behind barricades.
- The Jefferson Memorial is an eight-minute walk; the house keeps 38,000 square feet of indoor and outdoor meeting space plus 16 meeting rooms.
History
Brennan Beer Gorman's Postmodernist hotel at Maryland Avenue SW opened in 2004 as Mandarin Oriental Washington, D.C., looking toward the Tidal Basin and the Mall. CityZen, led by former French Laundry chef Eric Ziebold, put Southwest dining on the national map before closing in 2014. Sheila Johnson's Salamander Hotels took over after a $139 million sale and rebranded the house on 13 September 2022; that June it had hosted the Bilderberg Meeting behind barricades. On 5 August 2026 it debuted as The Potomac Hotel, Autograph Collection, 373 rooms, with Pyramid Global Hospitality managing for owner Henderson Park. Kwame Onwuachi's Dōgon remained.
The setting
8-minute walk to Thomas Jefferson Memorial.
Restaurants and bars
- Dōgon — Restaurant · Afro-Caribbean · Chef Kwame Onwuachi
Amenities
- Spa
- Indoor pool
- Fitness center
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