The Hotel Palomar is one of twelve Kimpton hotel properties in the Washington Metropolitan Area and one of eight locations opeerating in the District.

The Hotel Palomar maintains a partnership with The Phillips Collection and Smithsonian Institution.

The Hotel Palomar's restaurant is the Italian-themed Urbana.

Hotel Palomar, 12 Fourth Street, (866) 373-4941; www.hotelpalomar.com.

The chiaroscuro decor of the Hotel Palomar's 198 rooms subtly echoes the architecture of its neighbor, the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art.

ON a recent Friday evening, Danisha Krause and three friends checked into the Hotel Palomar in Washington for a "Glam Girls" promotion held by Kimpton.

That same year, two UGallery pieces were selected to decorate the lobby of the new Hotel Palomar in Philadelphia.

In the 7-minute call, the front office manager of the Hotel Palomar in Dallas asks for police assistance.

Hotel Palomar has The Fifth Floor, a Michelin-starred establishment that serves Gascon-inspired cuisine and looks over a zen-style herb garden.

The experience at Hotel Palomar is one of timeless sophistication paying homage to art's many articulations".