"It was a chaotic scene at DC's Shoreham Hotel when the Beatles stayed there in February 1964. The band was in town for its first public American concert, and thousands of fans flocked to the hotel, clogging Calvert Street. The Beatles had rented an entire floor, with guards stationed at the stairwells to prevent anyone from sneaking in. They stayed in a presidential suite, as general manager Phil Hollywood later recalled in an interview with the Washington Post."
"The hotel-now the Omni Shoreham-also offers a 'signature experience' built around its association with the Fab Four, which comes with a private two-hour tour of historic music sites around town and an elaborate afternoon tea for two in the Beatles' suite. The price, which doesn't include an overnight stay in the room, is $1,964. Recently, the hotel invited me to check out this 'Legends of Music experience,' which is how I found myself cruising around town in the back of a Lincoln Navigator one afternoon."
The Beatles stayed at the Shoreham Hotel in February 1964, occupying a presidential suite while thousands of fans clogged Calvert Street and guards were placed in stairwells. General manager Phil Hollywood arranged diversionary limousines so the band could leave through the kitchen and board a bus. The Omni Shoreham now markets a $1,964 Legends of Music experience that includes a private two-hour tour of historic DC music sites and an afternoon tea in the Beatles' suite; the price excludes an overnight stay. The guided tour visits landmarks such as the Howard Theatre, the 9:30 Club, a Duke Ellington house, and the former Washington Coliseum, and notes go-go music origins and Chuck Brown.
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