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Hotel AbRi The Larkspur Hotel group took over the Jeffersonian-styled Monticello Hotel and reopened it in late 2008 with modern, some what masculine, decor. Gone are the festive blue hues of old, replaced by staid beige and brown tones. Wall art, which had not arrived when I visited, will hopefully liv en things up a bit. A t least the interiors ar e spanking new. Beyond that, the hotel offers sev eral two-bedroom suites with king-siz e beds in one room and pullout wwii memorial washington dc sofa sleepers in the other. In its early weeks the hotel was offering promotional rates of $229 for the suites, but that number is expected to r each $349/night. The standard rooms with king-size beds will be priced fr om $229 to $309, which is less of a bargain, since r ollaways aren t allowed. However, the AbRi does have eight rooms with two double beds. It claims those double beds, and indeed wwii memorial washington dc all of its beds, are the comfiest in town, featuring feather mattress pads, feather duvets, and, of course, feather pillows.

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