Kimpton Hotel Monaco Washington DC hosts meetings, conferences, galas and weddings for 10 to 300 guests across about 22,800 square feet of space, with 184 guest rooms upstairs. The hotel occupies the former General Post Office of the 1840s in Penn Quarter, and its Paris Ballroom was once the library of the Postmaster General.
Seminars and company events
The hotel's own meeting rooms cover about 6,278 square feet. The Paris Ballroom, 3,396 square feet, seats 300 theater style, 180 classroom and 250 at a banquet. The Athens Room, 2,048 square feet with views of the courtyard, seats 250 theater style, 120 classroom and 70 in a conference or hollow-square layout. The Tokyo Boardroom takes 16 around a table, and the Athens Prefunction area serves registration and coffee breaks.
The Dirty Habit restaurant adds about 16,522 square feet of event space, from a ten-seat private room to an open-air courtyard for 300. A conference can move from a plenary in the ballroom to a networking reception in the courtyard without leaving the building. The hotel offers meeting packages and publishes its floor plans and catering menus.
Weddings and receptions
The Paris Ballroom, on the fourth floor with 22-foot ceilings, takes weddings of up to 200 guests. Rehearsal dinners and welcome parties use the indoor and outdoor rooms of Dirty Habit. Menus and signature cocktails are planned with the team, discounted room blocks are offered to wedding guests, and an elopement package covers small ceremonies.
Rooms and capacities
Paris Ballroom: 300 theater, 300 reception, 250 banquet, 180 classroom. Athens Room: 250 theater, 200 reception, 150 banquet, 120 classroom, 60 U-shape. Tokyo Boardroom: 16 conference, 12 seated meal. In Dirty Habit, the Courtyard covers 8,207 square feet for 300 standing or 200 seated, the Glass House takes 125 standing or 60 seated, the Clock Room 75 or 48, the Birdcage 45 or 36, the Footed Bar 35 standing and the Eston Room 10 seated.
Accommodation
The hotel has 184 rooms, enough for a mid-size conference to keep its delegates under one roof.
Catering
Catering comes from the hotel kitchen, with farm-to-table menus for meetings and banquets prepared by Michelin-trained chefs. Dirty Habit, the restaurant and bar, serves cocktails and shared plates and runs the private dining rooms.
History and setting
The General Post Office dates from the 1840s and is built in a Greek Revival style. Inside, corridors are vaulted, alcoves are domed and Corinthian columns line the rooms. It opened as a Kimpton hotel in 2002. The building stands in Penn Quarter, close to Capital One Arena, the Walter E. Washington Convention Center and the National Mall, which places a dinner or a reception within walking distance of the main downtown sights.
Getting there
The address is 700 F Street NW, Washington, DC 20004. Gallery Place-Chinatown Metro station is a block away. Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport is the closest airport, and Union Station, with Amtrak trains from New York and Philadelphia, is a short ride from the hotel.
