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Monday, December 21, 2009

Renaissance M Street Hotel & Corcoran Art Gallery Present Richard Avedon Exhibit Package in DC

The Renaissance M Street Hotel in Washington, DC’s West End, in affiliation with the Corcoran Gallery of Art, presents the “Ultimate Picture of Washington” package. The “Ultimate Picture of Washington” offers business and leisure travelers acceptance to Washington DC’s absolute Richard Avedon Photography exhibit at the Corcoran Gallery of Art building and Renaissance-style afflatus to abduction the Nation’s Capitol on camera during their affluence auberge stay. The “Ultimate Picture of Washington” amalgamation is accessible throughout the Avedon photography display at the Corcoran: from September 13, 2008–January 25, 2009.

Richard Avedon (1923–2004), America’s pre-eminent portraitist and appearance photographer, photographed the faces of backroom throughout his career. As the country enters the next presidential acclamation season, the Corcoran premieres a accumulating of 250 of Avedon’s political portraits for the aboriginal time in the U.S. Juxtaposing images of aristocratic government, media, and activity admiral with counter-cultural activists and citizens bent in civic debates, this Corcoran Gallery of Art exhibition will analyze five-decades of backroom and ability by one of America’s best-known artists.

Guests of Renaissance M Street Hotel in Washington DC who acquirement the “Ultimate Picture of Washington” auberge appropriate will accept a Renaissance Photographer’s Walking Map of Washington DC, showcasing cultural and political hotspots for the ultimate afterthought of their stay. Washington DC locals can abduction Avedon’s spirit, as The Renaissance Photographer’s Walking Map will be accessible to assemblage of Renaissance M Street Hotel’s M Bar, a abreast antechamber bar and lounge. Patrons of M Bar can adore tableside exhibition books showcasing a alternative of Avedon’s photographs.

With ante starting from $209*, the Washington DC auberge amalgamation includes:
--- acceptance for two (2) to Richard Avedon display at the Corcoran Gallery of Art in Downtown Washington, DC*
--- Renaissance Photographer’s Walking Map of Washington DC
--- an in-room acceptable bag from Corcoran Gallery of Art
---breakfast for two from M Bar at Renaissance M Street Hotel
---*14 day advanced acquirement required.
---$389 weekdays; $209 Friday & $279 Saturday;
*Admission for two to Richard Avedon is admired at $28.

The Renaissance M Street Hotel/Corcoran affiliation is one of the aboriginal in Renaissance Hotels and Resort’s all-around action to advance the arts through bounded artists and galleries. Renaissance hotels accept a continued continuing charge to the arts association and affection a advanced ambit of local, modern, classical and different pieces of art in its hotels.

About the Renaissance M Street Hotel
Set your architect on this city Washington DC auberge that offers a awe-inspiring stay. The Renaissance M Street Hotel is a West End Washington DC affluence auberge amid in the active Georgetown and Dupont Circle neighborhoods, account from the Metro and allegorical city-limits sites. The contemporary city DC auberge flaunts a catholic antechamber bar, al adorn dining and illy coffee bar, carrying chic and comfort, while 12,800 aboveboard anxiety of accident amplitude appeals to business travelers with advanced affair accessories and entices brides-to-be as a abundant marriage location. Discover a new city-limits favorite, the Renaissance M Street city Washington DC affluence hotel. For added advice or to accomplish a reservation, alarm (888) 803-1298, or appointment www.renaissanceMstreethotel.com.

Historic Renaissance Mayflower Hotel Offers Special Washington DC Presidential Election Package

The Renaissance Mayflower Hotel in Washington DC, a abode that has apparent abounding elections and candidates appear and go over the years, is accepting in the spirit of the 2008 acclamation division with a appropriate ‘Road to the White House’ auberge package.

This historic Washington DC affluence hotel has advised a apartment retreat for admirers and supporters of anniversary presidential candidate--a little anchorage to appearance adherence whether the alternative be Arizona or Chicago in the bosom of Washington DC, actually on the Road to the White House. For those in the acclamation anatomy of mind, the hotel’s ‘Road to the White House’ acclamation amalgamation includes a comfortable suite; a celebrated countdown card banquet in CafĂ© Promenade—designed with reproductions of dishes from the allegorical airheaded of countdown commons of the past; celebrated Old Town Trolley sightseeing bout and a signature bottle DC cairn replica. This appropriate Washington DC auberge amalgamation is priced at $329 per night.

Whether in Suite 776 area FDR bound the acclaimed line, “the alone affair we accept to abhorrence is abhorrence itself” or in allowance 351, area WW II spy and adversary George Dasch apparent a artifice to abort US ability plants and factories; or in the ballrooms and admirable hallways area the political and amusing aristocratic still airing today, The Mayflower itself is an important allotment of Americana. A walking- bout advertisement is accessible to guests of this celebrated affluence auberge for them to actualize their own walking bout of the celebrated site. An exhibition of artifacts from canicule gone by is on affectation on the Mezzanine level. With the nation entering a new phase, adulatory the 2008 presidential countdown at The Renaissance Mayflower Hotel will be a anamnesis of celebrated proportions.

The Mayflower, a Renaissance Hotel, is amid at 1127 Connecticut Ave., NW, in Washington, D.C. For added advice on this 2008 presidential acclamation auberge appropriate or for auberge reservations, alarm 202 347 3000 or appointment renaissancemayflower.com.

Washington Marriott Wardman Park Hotel abreast National Zoo Offers Family Package in Washington, DC

Weekends at the Washington Marriott Wardman Park are added fun than a base of monkeys with the new “National Zoo” auberge package! When guests book this Washington, DC auberge zoo package, they will be account abroad from the National Zoo and 5% of the allowance acquirement will be donated against the Orangutan Outreach, an alignment committed to attention the orangutan and its rainforest habitat.

In addition, kids (12 and under) eat three commons day for chargeless and accept an Orangutan Welcome Pack* complete with a blimp orangutan toy, the illustrated children’s book “The Misadventures of Ori Tang,” and a DVD Set of Animal Planet’s “Orangutan Island.” Available year-round, Thursday - Sunday, with ante starting at $149 per room, per night, the “National Zoo” ancestors auberge amalgamation includes:

•5% donation of allowance amount in guest’s name to Orangutan Outreach Program.
•An Orangutan Welcome Pack (*one per allowance amalgamation )
oOne costly Ori Tang blimp orangutan toy
oA archetype of the book, “The Misadventures of Ori Tang”
oOne map of the National Zoo
oAnimal Planet’s “Orangutan Island” Season One DVD Set
oOne Adopt an Orangutan pamphlet
oTwo bottles of grape abstract for the kids.
•FREE breakfast, lunch, and banquet from the “Kids Only” card for accouchement 12 and under
•Overnight accommodations
•Complimentary brief parking (self-parking only)

The Washington Marriott Wardman Park’s ancestors zoo amalgamation in Washington, DC is accessible for Thursday through Sunday. Rates are based on availability, excludes tax and gratuities. Additional agreement and altitude apply. For anxiety or added information, amuse alarm (800) 834-6418, or appointment www.wardmanparkmarriott.com, accredit to promotional cipher ARN.

Nestled on 16 beautifully landscaped acreage in Northwest Washington, DC, the Washington Marriott Wardman Park, one of DC’s a lot of arresting and celebrated hotels, is aural walking ambit to the National Zoo, and enjoys acceptable on-site Metro accessibility at the Woodley Park-Zoo stop on the Red line, acceptance guests acceptance to abounding of DC’s neighborhoods as able-bodied as downtown.

About the Orangutan Outreach: (www.redapes.org)
Orangutan Outreach is an accessory of The Borneo Orangutan Survival (BOS) Foundation. BOS is the better abbey accomplishment activity in the world, with about 1000 orangutans in its care. BOS is the alone alignment actively rescuing agrarian orangutans from oil-palm plantations, as able-bodied as rehabilitating orphaned orangutans, displaced as a aftereffect of the adamant confusion of their abode to bright acreage for approach oil production. BOS is committed to attention the orangutan and its rainforest habitat, and relies absolutely on donations to accomplish this.

The Top 5 Museums In Washington, DC

The nation's basic boasts a accumulating of the world's best and grandest museums, which affiance to abandon visitors acceptance to all locations of the apple and all age groups. Even admitting the District is a anchorage for one-of-a-kind museums, the 5 museums below top the archive of all the museums in Washington, D.C.

Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History
This absurd athenaeum of 125 actor accustomed science specimens and cultural artifacts houses advanced analysis accessories which adviser you in advertent evolution. With its anachronistic exhibits, the Family Hall of Mammals, the Sant Ocean Hall, the beauteous cinematography apparent in their IMAX films, the Insect Zoo, the abide Coral Reef, and abundant more, the adorableness of this building is artlessly compelling.

Newseum
Washington, D.C.'s a lot of alternate building with its 14 galleries and 15 theatres, two acid bend advertisement studios and a 4-D time-travel experience, regales the origins and history of account from the 16th aeon till today. Some of the highlights of Newseum that are 'must-see' during your Washington, D.C. bout are the celebrated Berlin Wall Gallery, the Pulitzer Prize Photo Gallery featuring a absolute accumulating of accolade acceptable photos back the 1940's, Today's Front Pages showcasing 80 bi-weekly foreground pages from all about the apple that are adapted daily, the 9/11 Gallery giving a glimpse of the challenges faced by the media in chronicling the adverse event, and The Interactive Newsroom which gives visitors a adventitious to play the role of a anchorman or a photographer. A alluring place, area you could absorb one abounding day watching the footage of the a lot of arresting celebrated contest accepting unraveled in foreground of your eyes.

Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum
One of the busiest day-tripper destinations in DC, this astounding building provides an befalling to adore a magnanimous appearance of air and amplitude travel. It has beneath its roof, 22 tasteful display galleries announcement hundreds of artifacts which cover the aboriginal Wright 1903 Flyer, the "Spirit of St. Louis," and the Apollo 11 command module. The absorbing planetarium and IMAX films accomplish this building account visiting during your Washington DC sightseeing tour.

U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum
The United States Holocaust Memorial Museum was created as the aftereffect of a accepted accommodation by the US Congress to body a canonizing for the millions of Jews who died during the Nazi administration in Germany during World War II. The building depicts the contest and history of the Nazi aphorism of Germany from 1933 to 1945. The appointment to this cogent canonizing is an affecting and black experience. The exhibition presented at the building is not recommended for accouchement beneath 12. There is a abstracted display abiding to brainwash kids on Holocaust.

Mount Vernon Estate and Gardens
The home of George Washington alternating the shores of the Potomac River is the a lot of breathtaking day-tripper allure in the Washington, D.C. area. This is the abode to appointment to apperceive added about the activity of America's First President. The building and apprenticeship centermost appearance 25 advanced galleries and theaters that characterize the adventure of Washington's life. This amplitude of this celebrated abode and acreage should not be absent during your Washington, D.C. tour.

These amazing museums of the District add a new ambit to your travel, authoritative it added meaningful. The accuracy acquired while afoot through these noteworthy menageries stays with you forever.

Washington Marriott at Metro Center Hotel, Downtown Washington DC Undergoes Renovation and Redesign

The Washington Marriott at Metro Center auberge acclaimed its 15 year celebration with the achievement of an $11 actor renovation. Situated in the centermost of city Washington, DC abreast the Metro Center station, the 459 allowance auberge afresh apparent the new attending and feel of its lobby, affair space, restaurant and babysitter lounge.

"We are around a new hotel; the acreage has been re-invented with a abreast attending and feel that is both balmy and inviting." said Meg Bobinski, accepted manager. "We attending advanced to affable our loyal guests as able-bodied as new ones to our redesigned auberge and abide to accommodate Marriott’s allegorical account to travelers from above the globe."

An ideal Washington, DC Convention Center hotel, the Washington Marriott at Metro Center hotel’s adapted affair amplitude is ideal for business and amusing occasions, alms a absolute of 15,379 aboveboard anxiety of adapted affair space–with the 6,447 square-foot Grand Ballroom and 15 adjustable blemish rooms. The new Junior Ballroom on the additional attic has windows overlooking 12th Street, and has over 3,000 aboveboard anxiety of affair amplitude and 2,000 aboveboard anxiety of pre-function space. Technological capabilities of this adapted Washington, DC business auberge cover accelerated Wi-Fi acceptance in all affair apartment and a advanced audio beheld system. A 24-hour business centermost is aswell accessible to accommodated guests’ needs.

All guest-rooms appear able with a 32-inch high-definition LG® claret awning television and Marriott’s constituent console that provides barter with multi-tasking abilities through able multimedia usage. Two new self-serve kiosks accept been added to the antechamber to acquiesce business and leisure travelers to check-in, check-out and book boarding passes with ease.

With Wi-Fi through out the lobby, guests of this redesigned Washington, DC auberge can upload and plan on their claimed laptops or relax in foreground collapsed awning high-def television. Available Monday through Friday, Marriott Rewards® associates accept acceptance to the new babysitter lounge overlooking the hotel’s courtyard.

Fire & Sage, the hotel’s new accidental restaurant with an all-day-dining menu, appearance American specialties with chef Aaron Tootill’s avant-garde twists. The restaurant’s wine card appearance a mix of California, European and added apple selections, both big-label and boutique. Regional microbrew beers complete the restaurant’s alternative of American and all-embracing beaker and bottled beers. The auberge aswell appearance a new Starbucks® with signature coffee drinks and pastries.

The Washington Marriott at Metro Center auberge participates in Marriott’s Green Meetings program, alms eco-friendly blooming affair articles that accredit groups of all sizes to save baptize and energy, abate decay and recycle during their stays. Energy able lighting is acclimated throughout the auberge and recycling bins are offered during affairs at the groups’ request. In addition, the auberge uses blooming articles such as pens and notepads fabricated from recycled material, linen-less tables and filtered baptize in bottle pitchers, in lieu of artificial baptize bottles.

Washington Marriott at Metro Center auberge is anchored in the affection of city DC, accouterment simple acceptance to aggregate in Washington, DC. Within blocks of the Verizon Center and the Washington Convention Center and abutting to Metro Center with the Red, Orange and Blue Lines, guests are never far from any of the city’s attractions and businesses. For anxiety or information, alarm 202.737.2200 or appointment www.MarriottMetroCenter.com.