Trump Hotel quietly opens close to White House

September 13, 2016 00:39

A renovated historic building in downtown Washington which served as a post office a few blocks away from the White House opened quietly as a "Trump Hotel".

"It's really going to be a great tribute to our country," said Donald Trump, a real estate mogul from New York, is known for building or renovating several iconic properties across the globe, including in India.

Hoping to win the November general elections as a Republican presidential nominee, Trump is eying to be a resident of the White House 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue -- on January 20, 2017. However, he became a resident of a few blocks away on Pennsylvania Avenue between the White House and the US Capitol.

"The hotel is magnificent. There has never been a hotel like this or even close in Washington. In addition, we built the largest luxury ball room in Washington and meeting rooms and spas," he said.

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