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The Westin Washington, D.C. City Center is a high-rise hotel building located in the United States
capital of Washington, D.C.
. It rises to 153 feet (46.6 m), featuring 14 floors. The building was completed in 1982 as the Vista International Hotel Washington. At the time, Hilton International was a separate company from Hilton and was legally forbidden from operating hotels in the United States. Vista was their domestic line of hotels. The architect of the building was Holle & Lin Architects PC and Smith-Williams Group. The building serves as a conference center and a hotel.
The hotel became infamous in 1990 when then-Mayor Marion Barry
was arrested on drug charges in a government sting in a room at the hotel.
In 1996 it was converted to The Westin Washington, D.C. City Center, then in 1998 was again renamed The Wyndham Washington D.C., before finally returning to its previous Westin name in 2005.
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
capital of Washington, D.C.
Washington, D.C.
Washington, D.C., formally the District of Columbia and commonly referred to as Washington, "the District", or simply D.C., is the capital of the United States. On July 16, 1790, the United States Congress approved the creation of a permanent national capital as permitted by the U.S. Constitution....
. It rises to 153 feet (46.6 m), featuring 14 floors. The building was completed in 1982 as the Vista International Hotel Washington. At the time, Hilton International was a separate company from Hilton and was legally forbidden from operating hotels in the United States. Vista was their domestic line of hotels. The architect of the building was Holle & Lin Architects PC and Smith-Williams Group. The building serves as a conference center and a hotel.
The hotel became infamous in 1990 when then-Mayor Marion Barry
Marion Barry
Marion Shepilov Barry, Jr. is an American Democratic politician who is currently serving as a member of the Council of the District of Columbia, representing DC's Ward 8. Barry served as the second elected mayor of the District of Columbia from 1979 to 1991, and again as the fourth mayor from 1995...
was arrested on drug charges in a government sting in a room at the hotel.
In 1996 it was converted to The Westin Washington, D.C. City Center, then in 1998 was again renamed The Wyndham Washington D.C., before finally returning to its previous Westin name in 2005.