The hotel's personalized service, elegance, renowned cuisine and one-of-a-kind amenities are favorites of heads of state, international business leaders and the social elite. The Hay-Adams is a world-class destination unique to Washington.

2012  

• Condé Nast Johansens, "Most Excellent Hotel" USA and Canada

2011

• Institutional Investor, World's Best Hotels 2011: America
• Leading Hotels of the World Commitment to Quality Award - Best in North America
• Virtuoso Best of the Best Hotel Awards - Hotel of the Year (Nominated)

2010

• Condé Nast Traveler - Top 100 Hotels in the United States
• Expedia Insiders' Select^TM hotel, one of Expedia's top-ranked properties
• Condé Nast Johansens Award for Excellence

2009

• Leading Hotels of the World - Commitment to Quality Award, United States of America & Canada
• Condé Nast Traveler - Reader's Choice Top 100 Best Hotels in the United States
• Travel + Leisure World's Best Awards "Top 50 Large City Hotels in US/Canada"
• AAA "Four Diamond Award" (received 24 consecutive years)
• Condé Nast Johansens "Most Excellent Hotel" in United Sates and Canada
• Forbes "400 World's Finest Hotels 2008/2009"
• Institutional Investor "World's Best Hotel 2009/10"
• Mobil Travel Guide "Four Star Award"

2008

• Condé Nast Johansens "Most Excellent Hotel" (Nominated)
• Condé Nast Johansens "Most Excellent Service" in the Americas, Atlantic, Caribbean & Pacific Islands
• Expedia Insider's Select "World's Top 1% Hotels"
• Mobil Travel Guide "Four Star Award"
• Travel + Leisure "Top 100 Hotels" in Continental US & Canada
• TripAdvisor "Traveler's Choice Award for Best Service in the U.S."

2007

• Five Star Alliance "Best Business Hotels"
• Condé Nast Traveler "Best of the Best" Readers Choice Award
• Condé Nast Johansens "Most Excellent Hotel" in USA & Canada
• Hotel Interactive.com "Best Restaurant Service" for Lafayette Room of The Hay-Adams
• Institutional Investor "World's Best Hotels"
• Leading Hotels of the World – Leaders Club "Most Excellent Service"
• Mobil Travel Guide "Four Star Award"
• Travel + Leisure "World's Best 500 Hotels" (#1 in D.C.)
• Travel + Leisure "Top 100 Hotel List" in the Continental US and Canada
• Wall Street Journal (October 20) "The Lafayette Room Is One of the Nation's Top Four Power Breakfast Spot"