Family hotels near the National Mall, by end of the Mall
Written October 2026
The National Mall, to a kid, is the planes at Air and Space, the dinosaurs at Natural History, the carousel between the museums and a lawn to run on in between. The Smithsonian museums are free, so a trip back to the hotel at nap time and out again afterward costs nothing.
The Mall is about two miles long, so the hotels are grouped by where you sleep: south of the museums around L'Enfant Plaza, the Wharf on the river, Capitol Hill, and Penn Quarter north of the Mall. For the whole city, see Washington DC hotels with suites, connecting rooms or a pool.
South of the museums: L'Enfant Plaza and Maryland Avenue
The Air and Space Museum is the nearest museum to the Holiday Inn and four blocks from the Residence Inn, with the Smithsonian carousel a few minutes further along the Mall.
Residence Inn Washington DC National Mall
E Street SW, by Federal Center
Every room is a suite with a kitchen (a full-size fridge, a stovetop and a microwave), breakfast is free and hot, there's a heated indoor pool, and the laundry on site is free as well. The two-bedroom suite has two queens, a sofa bed and two bathrooms for up to six.
By the hotel's count the Air and Space Museum is four blocks away and the Federal Center SW Metro one block, and the US Botanic Garden, a glasshouse that goes from jungle to desert in a few steps, is about 0.6 km.
- Cribs
- Yes
- Suites
- Yes
- Fridge
- Yes
- Kitchenette
- Yes
- Pool
- Yes, indoor, heated
- Free breakfast
- Yes
- Laundry
- Yes
Holiday Inn Washington Capitol - National Mall
C Street SW, by L'Enfant Plaza
The Kid's Corner has classic arcade games and foosball, kids eat free, and the pool is a seasonal rooftop one with a lifeguard on duty whenever it's open. Rooms connect, every one has a mini fridge, and there's a self-service laundry.
The Air and Space Museum is a few minutes' walk, about 0.3 km, with the Smithsonian carousel and the Hirshhorn just past it, and the Wharf a short walk the other way.
- Cribs
- Yes
- Connecting rooms
- Yes
- Suites
- Yes
- Fridge
- Yes
- Pool
- Yes
- Laundry
- Yes
The Potomac Hotel, Autograph Collection
Maryland Avenue SW, between the Mall and the Wharf
Until recently the Salamander, now The Potomac Hotel, on Maryland Avenue between the Mall and the Wharf, with many rooms looking across the Tidal Basin to the monuments. There's an indoor pool, the Studio Suite sleeps four with a king and a sofa bed, and the one-bedroom suites have a separate living room and one and a half baths.
The International Spy Museum is about 0.4 km, the Jefferson Memorial about 0.6 km, and the Wharf's restaurants are a short walk under the cherry trees.
- Cribs
- Yes
- Connecting rooms
- Yes
- Suites
- Yes
- Fridge
- Yes
- Pool
- Yes, indoor
- Laundry
- Yes
The Wharf, on the river
The waterfront below the Mall, with the restaurants along the piers and the museums about a mile north.
Pendry Washington DC - The Wharf
Water Street SW
Suites with a queen pull-out for two kids: the Studio Suite is 510 square feet for two adults and two children, the one-bedrooms run to 967, and some connect to a king room. Cribs are free, UPPAbaby strollers are on loan, and the heated terrace pool runs in season, with a whirlpool open all year. The Pool Terrace has a children's menu for 12 and under.
By the hotel's figures the National Mall is a mile, a 22-minute walk, and the Waterfront Metro six minutes. The King Greenleaf spray park is about 0.9 km.
- Cribs
- Yes
- Connecting rooms
- Yes
- Suites
- Yes
- Fridge
- Yes
- Pool
- Yes, heated
- Laundry
- Yes
Capitol Hill and Union Station
The Capitol end of the Mall, with the Library of Congress and the Botanic Garden, and Eastern Market, a food hall with a market outside on weekends.
Capitol Hill Hotel
C Street SE, behind the Library of Congress
Every room has a kitchen or a kitchenette with a fridge and a microwave, and the suites (two queens with a full kitchen, or a king with a living room and a sofa bed) are made for a week of eating in. There's a coin laundry, grocery delivery, and high chairs and Pack 'n Plays on request.
The Capitol is steps away, the Library of Congress about 0.3 km and Capitol South Metro one block. Marion Park's playground is about 0.5 km, and Eastern Market about 0.6.
- Cribs
- Yes
- Suites
- Yes
- Fridge
- Yes
- Kitchenette
- Yes
- Free breakfast
- No
- Laundry
- Yes
Kimpton George Hotel
E Street NW, a block from Union Station
A block from Union Station, with free cribs, Pack 'n Plays, baby baths and baby swings through the front desk, suites with a separate seating area and a pull-out sofa, and rooms with two queens.
The National Postal Museum is about 0.25 km and the National Building Museum, with its Building Stories exhibition of picture-book worlds to climb into, about 0.7 km. The Capitol is about 1 km, with the Mall beyond it.
- Cribs
- Yes
- Connecting rooms
- Yes
- Suites
- Yes
- Fridge
- Yes
- Laundry
- Yes
Penn Quarter and Pennsylvania Avenue, north of the Mall
Between the White House and Chinatown, with Natural History and American History the nearest Mall museums and the National Children's Museum, which has a three-story climber and slide, in the middle of it all.
Willard InterContinental Washington DC
Pennsylvania Avenue at 14th Street
Two blocks from the White House, with a Kids Concierge for 11 and under that gets in touch before you arrive to set up a crib, a stroller, a rollaway or a microwave. Kids check a book out of the Children's Library and earn Duck Bucks to spend at Le Café. The 69 suites start with 580-square-foot junior suites, and the one-bedrooms have two full bathrooms.
The National Children's Museum is about 0.4 km, American History about 0.6 km and Natural History about 0.8. Metro Center is the closest station, two blocks away.
- Cribs
- Yes
- Connecting rooms
- Yes
- Suites
- Yes
- Fridge
- Yes
- Laundry
- Yes
- Kids' activities
- Yes
JW Marriott Washington DC
Pennsylvania Avenue at 14th Street
A block from the White House, with the Mall a few minutes' walk and the National Children's Museum about 0.25 km. Rooms sleep up to four, the larger suites have a king and a sofa bed, and select suites come with the Air & Space Kids Package, a space-themed setup with a tent, a projector and astronaut gear.
There's no pool here, and American History is about 0.5 km, the closest of the Smithsonian museums.
- Cribs
- Yes
- Connecting rooms
- Yes
- Suites
- Yes
- Pool
- Yes, indoor, heated
Riggs Washington DC
F Street NW, Penn Quarter
The 1891 Riggs National Bank, once known as the Bank of Presidents, with the minibar hidden in a safety-deposit box. The family rooms are interconnecting pairs, a king with a double, and the Family Suite adds a sofa bed and an adjoining room with two beds. Cribs and rollaways are on hand, and the hotel's bikes include ones with training wheels.
The National Portrait Gallery is about 0.15 km, the Building Stories exhibition at the National Building Museum about 0.6 km, and Gallery Place and Metro Center are both close.
- Cribs
- Yes
- Connecting rooms
- Yes
- Suites
- Yes
- Fridge
- Yes
- Laundry
- Yes
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Holiday Inn Washington Capitol - National Mall: Farragutful (CC BY-SA 3.0) · Salamander Washington DC: ajay_suresh (CC BY 2.0) · Willard InterContinental Washington DC: Tony Hisgett from Birmingham, UK (CC BY 2.0) · JW Marriott Washington DC: ajay_suresh (CC BY 2.0) · Riggs Washington DC: ajay_suresh (CC BY 4.0)