Rum is an old spirit that’s finally getting the attention it deserves.

Teetotalers, rejoice. Virgin drinks are making a comeback.

Because sometimes your old, jaded self just needs a quiet bar to drink and ignore the masses.

Everyone who drinks likely has a favorite neighborhood watering hole. But maybe you’re looking to be fancy for a night, or have a burning desire to spend way too much money on drinks. Enter the hotel bar, where you can mingle with regulars and out-of-towners over cocktails made by some of D.C.’s best bartenders. Here, according to DCist writers, are seven of the best hotel bars in the city.

D.C. has as many bars on Esquire’s list of the “Best Bars in America” as New York and San Francisco combined.