International House of Washington (United Tel) in Washington DC, Yhdysvallat

Welcome to the International House of Washington, formerly the International House of United Tel. We’re located in the bustling Chinatown area of downtown DC.

We have free Wi-Fi and high-speed cable internet throughout the premises, plus continental breakfast. If you want to print anything, the first three pages are free.

Our clean rooms include clean, new hardwood floors. Some rooms include a private bathroom. The dorm rooms are very secure, with combination door locks.

Our clean 18-bed dorm includes a piano, refrigerator, kitchen sink and microwave.

Facilities include large lockers (30x30x38) with their own locks (no need to bring your own), continental breakfast, a kitchen with free rice, and games including Taboo, Jenga, Uno, cards, Pictionary, the Wii and golf putting. Our library of books include TOEFL, quiz books, phrase books, riddles and brain teasers!

You can make free calls to landlines in Austria, Belgium, Denmark, France, Germany, Greece, Ireland, Italy, Netherlands, Norway, Portugal, Sweden, Spain, Switzerland, the UK, China, Hong Kong, Taiwan, Australia, Japan, Malaysia, New Zealand, Singapore, South Korea and Chile and cell phones in China, Hong Kong, Singapore, the US and Canada.

From here you can walk to the White House, the Capitol, the convention centre, the free Smithsonian museums, restaurants, 14 movie theatres, Safeway, the pharmacy and the yellow line on the metro (just two minutes away).

In order to get the most out of DC, we recommend that you plan to stay for three nights. There are many free places to go. Most museums are free and can take from 2 to 8 hours. Some people only stay one or two nights and are disappointed because they’re rushed and can't do as many interesting and educational activities as they’d like.

Our manager formerly served in a number of US government agencies, like the Department Of State, USAID, inspector general for Iraq reconstruction, the US Army, National Institute Of Health and the Government Accountability Office.

We look forward to making your stay enjoyable, healthy, educational and fun. We do not permit alcohol, drugs, smoking or persons under the influence of alchohol.

We do not permit residents of Washington, DC, Maryland or Virginia to stay as guests here. Please read our Things to Note below before making a booking.

Our clean rooms include clean, new hardwood floors. Some rooms include a private bathroom. The dorm rooms are very secure, with combination door locks.

Facilities include a kitchen, free bedside cable internet and Wi-Fi, free continental breakfast, free computer usage, free rice and free phone calls to the US, Canada and 29 other countries.

Don't get separated from your friends; get US telephone rentals with unlimited calls/text from $US2.50/day.

From here you can walk to the White House, the Capitol, the convention centre, the free Smithsonian museums, restaurants, 14 movie theatres, Safeway, the pharmacy and the yellow line on the metro (just two minutes away).

We look forward to making your stay enjoyable, healthy, educational and fun.

We do not permit residents of Washington, DC, Maryland or Virginia to stay as guests here. Persons under the influence of alcohol will not be admitted inside the building.

We do not permit alcohol, drugs or smoking on the premises. No lit candles, matches or flames. No one shall enter the building under the influence of alcohol or other drugs. There is a $50 fine, with immediate payment, if a person has an alcoholic beverage in their possession or brings alcoholic beverages into the hostel. Payment is due upon arrival by cash or travellers' cheque. We do not accept credit or debit cards. Check-in: 12 noon. Check-out: 10am. Towels are available to rent for $2. Eating in bed is allowed; however, there is a $15 charge to replace sheets that are stained with food, such as mustard and ketchup. Pets are not permitted. Rates do not include taxes of 14.5%. No tipping. We have quiet time between 10pm and 8.30am. No loud talking, washing or drying of laundry may be done during this time. Ceiling lights in the dorms are turned off at 11pm unless all guests are awake and agree. Television sound is turned off at 11pm. Guests wishing to hear may use headphones. When using radios, games and other devices, guest must wear earphones, so as not to disturb others. If guests do not comply with these guidelines we reserve the right to deny accommodation at that moment.