Rosewood Washington DC
“A luxury boutique hotel at 1050 31st Street NW in Georgetown's canal neighborhood, where the Rosewood brand's intimate luxury standard and the specific Georgetown canal location create the most distinctive hotel experience in the neighborhood.”
Verified listing · Updated June 2026
Rosewood Washington DC at 1050 31st Street NW is a luxury boutique hotel in Georgetown’s canal neighborhood, in the converted red brick warehouse building adjacent to the C and O Canal that was developed into the hotel and the residential complex that the Georgetown canal neighborhood has become. The Rosewood brand, which was founded in Dallas in 1979 and has developed into one of the most exclusive boutique hotel companies in the world, brings the intimate luxury standard that distinguishes the Rosewood format from the larger luxury hotel chains to the specific Georgetown canal neighborhood context.
The Rosewood format is organized around the ultra-luxury boutique concept: the limited room count that allows the personalized service that the larger hotel property cannot provide, the design that reflects the specific place and culture of each hotel’s location rather than the generic luxury international hotel aesthetic, and the food and beverage program that draws from the local culinary tradition. The Rosewood Washington DC reflects the Georgetown canal neighborhood in its design: the exposed brick, the high ceilings of the converted warehouse, and the relationship to the canal and the waterfront that the 31st Street location provides.
The hotel’s dining program, which the Rosewood brand develops with the local culinary character in mind, serves both the hotel guests and the Georgetown residential community who uses the Rosewood’s restaurant for the neighborhood dining occasion. The canal neighborhood location at 1050 31st Street provides the hotel with the specific Georgetown waterfront geography that distinguishes the Rosewood from the Wisconsin Avenue and Pennsylvania Avenue hotels.
The Rosewood is Georgetown’s most intimate luxury hotel address. The Rosewood Washington DC at 1050 31st Street NW provides the most distinct hotel experience in the Georgetown area through the specific combination of the Rosewood brand’s ultra-luxury service standard and the converted Georgetown warehouse building’s industrial historic character. The Georgetown canal neighborhood’s 31st Street address, which is adjacent to the C and O Canal and the Georgetown Waterfront Park, gives the Rosewood guest the Georgetown waterfront experience that the Wisconsin Avenue and Pennsylvania Avenue hotel addresses do not provide.
The Rosewood’s limited room count, which provides the personalized service that the larger hotel property’s operational scale makes impossible, is the specific hotel experience that the Georgetown visitor who values the individual attention chooses the Rosewood to provide. The Rosewood Washington DC’s canal neighborhood setting, the converted brick warehouse design, and the Five Diamond service standard make it Georgetown’s most distinctive luxury hotel address. The canal neighborhood position is accessible from the 31st Street commercial cluster. The Rosewood Washington DC at 1050 31st Street NW is open year-round as Georgetown’s most intimate luxury hotel property, providing the Georgetown canal neighborhood with the ultra-luxury boutique hotel experience in the converted waterfront warehouse building. The 31st Street canal address provides the Rosewood guest with the Georgetown waterfront setting that the Wisconsin Avenue hotel addresses do not provide.