Logan Circle鈥檚 Hotel Donovan, formerly run by Kimpton, will reopen after a renovation as Its owner describes it as a 鈥渃ultural hub celebrating female empowerment through provocative art, design and relevant programming.鈥�
The 191-room Hotel Zena will open in spring 2020.
Bethesda-based acquired the hotel in late 2018. It will be managed by West Hollywood, California-based .
鈥淗otel Zena will be the first hospitality establishment solely dedicated to celebrating the accomplishments of women,鈥� said Pebblebrook CEO Jon Bortz. 鈥淲ashington, D.C., is one of the most culturally diverse [metropolitan areas] with a female-majority population, and there is no better place or more relevant time to fill this void in the travel market.鈥�
Hotel Zena will promote its female-focused theme largely through art, including a mural of Ruth Bader Ginsburg, and through room and lobby d茅cor and 鈥渃heeky design details,鈥� according to Andrea Dawson Sheehan, with Seattle-based Dawson Design Associates, the interior design company overseeing the former Donovan鈥檚 renovation.
Hotel Zena, at 1155 14th St. Northwest, will include a lobby lounge with light food menu, private events space and a 14th-floor rooftop pool.
Hotel Zena will be the seventh hotel in Pebblebrook鈥檚 Z Hotel portfolio, which also includes Hotel Zetta, Hotel Zelos and Hotel Zeppelin in San Francisco.
Pebblebrook owns several other hotels in the Washington area, including Hotel George, Hotel Monaco Washington D.C., Mason & Rook Hotel and Sofitel Washington, D.C. Lafayette Square.
Pebblebrook acquired Bethesda-based LaSalle Hotel Properties for $5.2 billion a year ago, though it has been selling several hotel properties since the acquisition.
Bortz, who founded Pebblebrook in 2009, was previously chief executive at LaSalle.
Kimpton still manages six hotels in Washington, one of its largest markets.
