Following an extensive $125 million renovation and nearly decade-long closure, Washington’s infamous The Watergate Hotel celebrated its re-opening with a star-studded black tie bash last night.  An American icon situated on the banks of the Potomac River, The Watergate Hotel offers a luxurious urban resort experience for the world?s most discerning leisure and business travelers. Originally designed […]The post DC’s Infamous Watergate Hotel Re-Opens With a Black Tie Bash appeared first on Pursuitist.

Following an extensive $125 million renovation and nearly decade-long closure, Washington’s infamous The Watergate Hotel celebrated its re-opening with a star-studded black tie bash last night. An American icon situated on the banks of the Potomac River, The Watergate Hotel offers a luxurious urban resort experience for the world?s most discerning leisure and business travelers. Originally designed by Italian architect Luigi Moretti in 1961 to look like a sail on the Potomac, the hotel made waves with its groundbreaking contemporary style and came to epitomize the fabulous lifestyle and sophistication of its time when it opened in March 1967. ?The Watergate is undoubtedly one of the most glamorous and illustrious hotels in the world,? said Rakel Cohen, Senior Vice President of Design and Development, Euro Capital Properties. ?We paid meticulous attention to every detail in its renovation and we?re excited to bring our vision to life. Its intrigue i...