Located across from Potomac Park, the Mandarin Oriental, Washington, D.C., provides luxurious accommodations in the heart of the nation's capitol. Connected by a footbridge to the park, the Mandarin is four blocks from the Smithsonian Institution, five blocks from the National Mall, and a half mile from the Jefferson Memorial.

The 12 story Mandarin features Asian style décor with fresh orchids, muted silk fabrics, and dark wood furnishings.

The hotel offers 347 guestrooms and 53 suites, each adorned with a handmade silk tapestry and exclusive reproductions of artwork from the Smithsonian the first time the museum has permitted its treasures to be reproduced and displayed. Amenities include flat screen TV, DVD and CD player, high speed Internet access, three dual line telephones, imported linens, in room safe large enough for a laptop computer and Chinese marble bathroom. Some rooms have balconies, and all offer views of the city or the Potomac River.

The Mandarin's flagship restaurant is CityZen.

Featuring a menu created by award winning Chef Eric Ziebold, CityZen provides multi course tasting menus and sublime dishes worthy of being called DC's most triumphant new restaurant.

Other hotel dining options are Café MoZU, which offers Asian inspired cuisine in a contemporary setting; and the Empress Lounge, a focal point of the hotel's main lobby and a relaxing venue for cocktails and live entertainment.

The hotel's 14,000 square foot spa offers Zen like ambience is enhanced by burnished bronze ceiling, oak floors and light sycamore walls. Eight treatment rooms provide massage therapies from Balinese and Shiatsu to Ayurvedic rituals. The hotel also includes a 50 foot indoor swimming pool with dramatic views of the waterfront and a state of the art fitness center.

The Mandarin provides ground level meeting space, accessible by both the lobby and its own dedicated exterior entrance, and includes two exquisite ballrooms, seven meeting rooms, a business center, gallery and large reception space.