Hotel Helix - A pop-art sensation, the Hotel Helix puts out the sparkly welcome mat. From the witty Magritte-esque mural outside to the wow! color scheme inside, it's evident this boutique hotel is all about fun. The only thing the Hotel Helix takes seriously is the attention it gives its guests, making for a famously fabulous stay at this downtown Washington DC boutique hotel.

Special Amenities: Check out the rooms at the boutique Hotel Helix. Playful, fashionable, colorful. Nothing left untouched. Designed with both form and function in mind. Cherry-red and royal-blue ottomans and settees for two. Walls shimmer and sheer drapes pull around platform beds to create cozy alcoves. Bright green honor bars and armoires. Sunny orange in the bathrooms with orange porcelain and stainless steel sinks and vibrant shower curtains.

We didn't forget the details either - all 178 rooms (including our 18 suites and 12 specialty rooms) of our downtown Washington DC hotel come with:

• Complimentary 800 number and credit card access phonecalls
  
• Complimentary high-speed Internet access
  
• Two-line cordless speakerphone
  
• Voicemail
  
• Sony WEGA flat screen television with Nintendo and WebTV access
  
• All the rooms come with Sony CD stereos
  
• Mini bar stocked with all the regular stuff as well as snacks like Bugles and
• Pop Rocks
  
• Room service
  
• In-room coffee maker with complimentary coffee
  
• All the amenities of home like plush robes, iron and ironing board, hair dryer
  
• Complimentary overnight shoeshine
  
• Aveda bath amenities
  
• Daily newspaper delivery
  
• In-room safe
  
• We are a pet-friendly hotel
  

Rates: Please contact the hotel directly.

Specials: "Doggie Style" – Pet Package
$239 deluxe / $299 suite
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Overnight deluxe accommodations in King or Double/Double (Double Occupancy)
Food/water bowls
Dog robe with Helix logo
Dog Treat
Doggie Manicure & Pedicure at Doggie Style Bakery

Deposits & Cancellations: Please contact the hotel directly.

Pet Policy: Hotel Helix also offers "Your Pet's 15 Minutes." The boutique Hotel Helix invites your four–legged friends to join you during your stay. We provide food and water bowls on a placemat, and for $15, dog lovers and their pets receive a map showing great places to go for a walk, dog food delivered via room service in a special doggie bag, doggie scoop bags and a plush toy. Guests with "catty friends" receive a feeding bowl with special feline treats and a furry mouse toy.

Non-Smoking: Please contact the hotel directly.

Things To Do: Please contact the hotel directly.

Directions: Directions to our Washington DC hotel from the WEST:
Also from Dulles International Airport: Dulles International Airport (IAD) is just over 25 miles from Hotel Helix and takes about 45 minutes.

• From the airport exit and Dulles Airport Access Road, continue on VA-267 East.
  
• Continue on I-66 East.
  
• Continue towards E Street / I-66 East.
  
• Continue on E Street Expressway. Stay on the ramp.
  
• Continue on E Street NW.
  
• Turn left on 17th Street NW.
  
• Turn right on H Street NW.
  
• Turn left on Vermont Avenue NW, which merges onto 15th Street NW.
  
• Turn right on Rhode Island Avenue NW.
  
• Our Washington DC hotel is located on the south side in the middle of the block at 1430 Rhode Island Avenue, NW.
  

Directions to our Washington DC hotel from the SOUTH:
Also from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport: Reagan National Airport (DCA) is about five miles from Hotel Helix and takes about 15 minutes.

• From the airport exit, take the I-395 North / US-1 North exit towards Washington.
  
• Merge on I-395 North and continue on US-1 North.
  
• US-1 becomes 14th Street NW.
  
• Take the Thomas Circle around to Massachusetts Avenue NW (about 2/3 of the way around).
  
• Turn right on Massachusetts Avenue NW.
  
• Turn right on 15th Street NW.
  
• Turn right on Rhode Island Avenue NW.
  
• Our Washington DC hotel is located on the south side in the middle of the block at 1430 Rhode Island Avenue, NW.
  

Directions to our Washington DC hotel from the NORTHEAST:
Baltimore-Washington International Airport: Baltimore-Washington International Airport (BWI) is just over 30 miles from Hotel Helix and takes about an hour.

• From the airport, continue on I-95 West.
  
• Take the Baltimore/Washington Parkway / MD-295 South exit towards Washington, exit #2B.
  
• Merge on MD-295 South.
  
• Take the US-50 West exit towards Washington.
  
• Continue on US-1-Alt South / US-50 West.
  
• Continue on New York Avenue NW, merging right onto Massachusetts Avenue NW at Mt Vernon Square.
  
• Continue on Massachusetts Avenue NW.
  
• Turn right on 15th Street NW.
  
• Turn right on Rhode Island Avenue NW.
  
• Our downtown Washington DC hotel is located on the south side in the middle of the block at 1430 Rhode Island Avenue, NW.