Once a former bank – Riggs Washington DC. What makes an historic building just ‘right’ to be reimagined as a hotel? There are many factors but, for me, it is appreciating the bones ...

Situated near famous landmarks like the National Portrait Gallery and the Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History, the Riggs Washington DC is a convenient place to bed down in the District.

In a former bank building within the city's Penn Quarter, this hotel showcases many of the original architectural details of its previous life. According to the hotel, nearly two dozen presidents ...