Thursday, August 24, 2006

Rock & Roll Hotel Grand Opening Tonight!

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Rock & Roll Hotel is located at1353 H Street.
Here are some photos to give you a taste of the space.

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The ticket window from an old post office guards the lobby.

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This fantastic vintage fixture greets you upon entry.

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This is the concert space & downstairs bar. This space will be 18+, but the upstairs will be off limits to anyone under 21 years of age.

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The kitchen is still under construction, but once it is completed it will be the source of food for most of the other DC9/Englert associated places along H Street.

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Even the bathrooms received special attention.
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The upstairs contains a number of theme rooms that will sometimes be open for wandering & will other time be rented out for private parties.
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The main area (immediately above & below) by the upstairs bar is an open area with ample seating & a pool table.
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Not pictured are practice spaces for musicians & a classroom area. Minor construction continues in certain rooms, but you wouldn't know it from the look of the whole place.

14 comments:

Anonymous said...

we had a chance to stop by last night. it really is a very, very cool space. we'll definitely be making it one of our weely hangouts. u street, watch out!

Washington Cube said...

Friendly request: maybe you should put up the address in the piece.

Anonymous said...

[W Cube: You can get the address from the link to the their web site to the right.]
Yeah, I heard a band practicing in there a week or two ago and was wondering if they had practice space. Looks like they've done another great job of decorating the space.

inked said...

Sorry, minor oversight on my part. Fixed now, but 1353 H Street NE.

Anonymous said...

Trough urinal? Seriously?

Otherwise looks awesome.

inked said...

The men's room upstairs has urinals with dividers.

Anonymous said...

See also, this Washington Times piece.

Anonymous said...

Heh. A miniature golf course. That would be something. He should put it on the roof of one or more of the buildings.

Kimani "K-Diddy" Anku said...

It was nice there. I can't wait to see the bands there now.

Brandon aka Shortcut said...

Pics look pretty damn cozy. a place for thrashin among other things eh.. what's on the menu?

inked said...

No menu yet (they are still finalizing it & the kitchen isn't ready yet.

Grace said...

hey...I see me in one of your shots!
loved the venue....look forward to returning and/or hosting an event there soon.

Anonymous said...

parking??

inked said...

Street parking. If you go on a Friday, or Saturday, take the courtesy shuttle back to Union Station.