19th arrondissement With so many Parisian hotels done in fiercely good taste, there’s something refreshing about one with a loose Eighties theme and a heavy color scheme on hot pink. It starts with the words ‘Forever Young’ on a rug beside the entrance, but goes further. The lyrics from the 1984 hit by German synth band Alphaville are woven into the design of two custom-made wallpapers; and when you pop a cassette into the USB-port-enabled boomboxes – there’s one in every room – the Jay-Z version of the song comes on. Yes, this is that place – where green neon…
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Photo of citizenM Washington DC NoMa hotel. While we may earn a commission if you buy something through these links, we make unbiased, independent decisions about what to recommend. To find the best DC hotels on a budget (the budget: rooms available for under $200 a night), we checked the rates of each hotel on our list of the best hotels in DC. The results are wide-ranging, from quirky micro-rooms to stylish boutique hotels—with amenities you might not expect when shopping for affordable hotels in DC. (Hint: Dates immediately following holidays, such as July 5, and September 4, were often…
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