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Fresh from a $2 million renovation, the Hotel Madera feels like a private pied-à-terre in the heart of DC’s Dupont Circle neighborhood. In the lobby, warm, natural-fiber wallpaper contrasts with backlit glass panels near the reception desk to set a sleek, contemporary look that’s echoed across all 82 guestrooms.
Historic homes and foreign embassies may surround the circle, but the streets are anything but stuffy. Peruse Tabletop, a quirky home decor shop on 20th Street, or pick up fresh duds at Proper Topper, on Connecticut Avenue. Lululemon hosts community yoga practice on the grassy patch in Dupont Circle every Wednesday throughout the summer — and don’t sweat it if you forgot your yoga gear: Hotel Madera will lend a mat, block and strap at no cost.
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