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Washington DC

Derran Guinan · August 14, 2026 · 1 min read

Hotel Washington

Class of note: Hotel
Recommendation: Recommend
Date visited: June 2026
Note: Very historical hotel. Next door to the White House, it’s crazy how close. Nice rooms.

Vue Rooftop

Class of note: Rooftop Bar in Hotel Washington
Recommendation: Recommend
Date visited: June 2026
Note: Amazing rooftop patio. The burger was very good.

GCDC Grilled Cheese Bar

Class of note: Restaurant
Recommendation: Recommend
Date visited: June 2026
Location: 1730 Pennsylvania Avenue NW
Note: I love grilled cheese, so a restaurant full of grilled cheese options is like heaven.

Restaurants

Derran Guinan

Field CTO · Americas

Field CTO for the Americas at Veeam. 30+ years in IT and cybersecurity. I write about data protection, security architecture, and AI from the field — honest takes for practitioners, not press releases.

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