Hotel du Pont
Delaware · United States
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Character and identity
Set inside a 12-story Italian Renaissance landmark from 1913, Hotel du Pont trades in genuine old-school glamour rather than a contemporary reinterpretation of it. The 217 rooms sit above carved stonework, mosaic ceilings and a grand double staircase that anchors the public floors, while bathrooms run notably oversized for soaking. The Green Room, oak-panelled and unmistakably of its era, handles the fine-dining brief, with a separate bar and a spa rounding out the in-house offer. Service follows a formal, traditional Wilmington register, and the property has been a fixture of downtown Delaware civic life for over a century.
Who's it for
Best for:
Couples drawn to heritage architecture and pre-theatre or pre-opera dinners, business travellers needing a serious downtown Wilmington address, and anyone who prefers Edwardian-era grandeur, long baths and oak panelling to minimalist design hotels. Repeat regional guests clearly find something here worth coming back to.
Should look elsewhere:
Design-forward travellers chasing the newest interiors, families wanting a resort with pools and kids' programming, and anyone expecting a beach, marina or buzzy nightlife scene. The setting is a working US city centre, not a leisure destination.
Bottom line
The reason to book is the building itself: a 1913 Italian Renaissance landmark with the kind of craftsmanship and proportion modern hotels can't replicate. Spend the money if you value historic architecture and traditional formality over contemporary polish, book a room with one of the oversized bathrooms, and time a stay around a Green Room dinner before an evening at the opera.
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What this place offers
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- Wi-Fi in public areas
- Restaurant
- Bar
- Table service
- Room service
- Breakfast
- Smoke-free property
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