InterContinental Washington D.C. - The Wharf by IHG

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IHG Hotels & Resorts · 5 stars · Washington, District of Columbia

InterContinental Washington D.C. - The Wharf by IHG is one of 18 Edit by Chase hotels in Washington. Its typical nightly Chase Travel rate is $707, fees included, the 11th-lowest of the city’s 17 priced Edit hotels. It also carries the 2026 double credit, so one prepaid stay of two nights or more can take $500 off.

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  • $707Typical nightly rate
  • DecemberCheapest month, $414
  • $340Lowest night, Dec 27, 2026
  • $500 offDouble credit, 2026
  • 5 starsIHG Hotels & Resorts
  • Since Jan 2026On The Edit, checked Nov 13

What an Edit booking here includes

What a prepaid Edit booking here gets you, and how often each perk came through on the 2 stays cardholders reported.

The Edit benefits

  • Daily breakfast for two

    1 of 1 stay

    Only 1 stay reported

  • $100 property credit

    1 of 1 stay

    Only 1 stay reported

  • Room upgrade

    When available

  • Early check-in

    When available

  • Late checkout

    When available

  • Free Wi-Fi

    Included

Two $250 credits on one stay

  • Cheapest two nights ending by Dec 31: check in Sun, Dec 27 at $340 a night, about $180 after both credits.
Two nights at $707
$1,414
Edit credit
−$250
2026 select-hotel credit
−$250
You pay about
$914

The Edit $250 and the 2026 select-hotel $250 both apply to one prepaid Chase Travel stay of two nights or more. The select-hotel credit ends December 31, 2026. It goes by the booking date, so book by then and the stay itself can be later. Check the terms in your account.

Check the rate first

Chase Travel often charges more than the hotel’s own site, so compare before you book. If you find it cheaper within 24 hours of booking, ask Chase for a price match: it has to beat their price by more than $5 a night, for the same room and refund terms.

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When InterContinental Washington D.C. - The Wharf by IHG is cheapest

InterContinental Washington D.C. - The Wharf by IHG runs lowest in December, January and November, with December the cheapest at a $414 median a night, and highest in October at $850.

  • January: $451 median a night, one of the cheapest
  • February: $507 median a night
  • March: $655 median a night
  • April: $731 median a night
  • May: $817 median a night
  • June: $778 median a night
  • July: $729 median a night
  • August: $734 median a night
  • September: $849 median a night
  • October: $850 median a night
  • November: $474 median a night, one of the cheapest
  • December: $414 median a night, one of the cheapest

These are medians of the Chase Travel rates for two-night stays starting on each day of the coming year, from 344 dates on our last check.

What guests say about InterContinental Washington D.C. - The Wharf by IHG

2 Edit stays here, as Sapphire Reserve cardholders described them on Reddit, summarized in our own words with a link to each post. We haven’t stayed here ourselves.

What guests liked

  • $100 credit easy to use
  • Breakfast included
  • Hotel loyalty points earned

What to watch for

  • No welcome amenity2 stays
  • Credits must be applied manually at checkout

Two nights: room service on the credit, remind the desk at checkout

u/Travel9054 on r/ChaseSapphire, January 2026

  • Breakfast
  • $100 credit

Their take: A good stay with a well-spent property credit and a solid breakfast; the key lesson is to make sure the desk applies the credits before you leave.

Details
Booked
The cheapest King Classic room for a two-night stay.
Upgrade
Offered a King Premier, but they chose a Double Queen room instead.
$100 credit
Used on in-room dining the first night: a $24 curry chicken salad sandwich, $19 yellowtail tacos and a $39 chicken dish, about $120 in all; the sandwich and tacos were excellent.
Breakfast
Quite good, with bite-sized dessert pastries on offer.
Welcome
None was offered.
Points
20,000 bonus IHG points for the two-night booking, from a promotion that may no longer be running.
At checkout
Staff enter the $100 credit and breakfast by hand, so remind the desk or an extra couple hundred dollars may appear on the bill.
Read it on Reddit ↗

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Dining credit restaurants nearby

These Sapphire Reserve Exclusive Tables restaurants are within 3 km of InterContinental Washington D.C. - The Wharf by IHG. Pay with the card at one of them and the dining credit applies: $150 from January to June and $150 from July to December. How the dining credit works

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Questions about InterContinental Washington D.C. - The Wharf by IHG on The Edit

Is InterContinental Washington D.C. - The Wharf by IHG part of The Edit by Chase?

Yes. InterContinental Washington D.C. - The Wharf by IHG is on The Edit by Chase Travel list as of our November 13, 2026 check. A prepaid Chase Travel booking here gets the Edit benefits: daily breakfast for two, a $100 property credit, an upgrade when available, and early check-in and late checkout when available.

How much does InterContinental Washington D.C. - The Wharf by IHG cost on Chase Travel?

Its typical nightly Chase Travel rate is $707, fees included: the median of the rates for two-night stays across the coming year. By month, the median runs from $414 in December to $850 in October. These are planning figures, not live quotes; check the rate on Chase Travel for your dates.

Does InterContinental Washington D.C. - The Wharf by IHG qualify for the Chase double credit?

Yes. It is in the 2026 select-hotel credit program as well as The Edit, so the $250 Edit credit and the $250 select-hotel credit can both apply to one prepaid Chase Travel stay of two nights or more, up to $500 off. The select-hotel credit runs through December 31, 2026. It goes by the booking date, so a stay you book by then can be in 2027.

When is the cheapest time to book InterContinental Washington D.C. - The Wharf by IHG?

December has the lowest median Chase Travel rate here, $414 a night, followed by January and November. October is the priciest at $850. The single lowest nightly rate on our last check was $340, for a two-night stay from December 27, 2026.

Rates are medians of Chase Travel prices, fees included, for two-night stays starting on each day of the coming year; planning figures, not live quotes. How we build this data. “Compare prices” opens Google’s hotel search, which shows what other sellers charge. We earn nothing from it, from Chase Travel bookings or from card applications.

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