The 2026 Page One Awards · Washington, DC

Page One Award — Hotels in Washington

Hotel Zena Washington DC takes the 2026 Page One Award for hotels in Washington, joined by 2 more independents on page one of Google (Hotel Washington, The Jefferson, Washington, D.C.).

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Winners · page one of Google

On page one for “hotels in washington”

2

Silver

Hotel Zena Washington DC

14.8k brand searches/mo Google rank #2
viceroyhotelsandresorts.com ↗

#4 Hotel Washington 74k/mo thehotelwashington.com ↗
#7 The Jefferson, Washington, D.C. 9.9k/mo jeffersondc.com ↗

Honorable mentions · page two

Knocking on the door

Independents on page two for these searches — one strong quarter from a medal.

#11 Capitol Hill Hotel 18.1k/mo capitolhillhotel-dc.com ↗

How this award is judged

Live Google results for “hotels in washington dc”“best hotels in washington dc”“boutique hotels in washington dc” — chains and OTAs (Booking, Expedia, Marriott, Hilton and the rest) disqualified. Independents in positions 1–10 win; page two earns an honorable mention.

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