--- title: Donald Trump Opens Trump Hotel in Washington DC: Watch Live description: Donald Trump is taking a break from the campaign trail (kind of) to open his latest hotel, the Trump International Hotel in Washington, D.C. canonical: https://time.com/4546088/watch-live-donald-trump-hotel-opening-washington-dc/ author: Sarah Begley article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2016-10-26T14:40:37.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-08-19T07:48:16.849Z article:section: Politics og:title: Watch Live: Donald Trump Opens Trump International Hotel in Washington, D.C. og:description: Donald Trump is taking a break from the campaign trail (kind of) to open his latest hotel og:url: https://time.com/4546088/watch-live-donald-trump-hotel-opening-washington-dc/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltbc0958e2dabc0854/6988aba35f570f2f85b2308a/trump-international-hotel.jpeg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 og:image:width: 5092 og:image:height: 2864 og:image:alt: US-VOTE-TRUMP-HOTEL og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: Watch Live: Donald Trump Opens Trump International Hotel in Washington, D.C. twitter:description: Donald Trump is taking a break from the campaign trail (kind of) to open his latest hotel twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltbc0958e2dabc0854/6988aba35f570f2f85b2308a/trump-international-hotel.jpeg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  # Watch Live: Donald Trump Launches the Trump International Hotel in Washington, D.C. by [Sarah Begley](https://time.com/author/sarah-begley/) ## Sarah Begley Oct 26, 2016 2:40 PM UTC  The Trump International Hotel, Washington is pictured before its grand opening October 26, 2016 in Washington, DC. The Trump International Hotel, Washington is pictured before its grand opening October 26, 2016 in Washington, DC.ZACH GIBSON—AFP/Getty Images by [Sarah Begley](https://time.com/author/sarah-begley/) ## Sarah Begley Oct 26, 2016 2:40 PM UTC Donald Trump’s new [Washington, D.C. hotel](http://time.com/4496804/donald-trump-post-office-hotel/?iid=sr-link1) had its “soft opening” in September, but on Wednesday [Trump will officially unveil it](http://time.com/4545687/donald-trump-hotel-doral-facebook/) with a grand opening. [Trump International Hotel in Washington, D.C.](http://time.com/4496804/donald-trump-post-office-hotel/?iid=sr-link1) is a renovation of the old post office building, first announced in 2014\. Located at 1100 Pennsylvania Avenue, it’s just down the street from Trump’s would-be home for the next four years, should he win the [election](http://time.com/4543481/donald-trump-polling-democrats-rigged/) on Nov. 8\. But anyone with enough cash will be able to stay in this D.C. establishment: rooms currently begin at about $400 per night, while the presidential suite costs nearly $10,000. 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