Washington’s Wardman Park Hotel Driven Into Bankruptcy by Virus

The owner of the historic Marriott Wardman Park hotel in Washington filed for bankruptcy, becoming the latest hotel to collapse amid the coronavirus outbreak.

Wardman Hotel Owner LLC filed for Chapter 11 in Delaware, listing assets and liabilities of $100 million to $500 million, according to a bankruptcy declaration. The debtor is owned by Pacific Life Mutual Holding Co., the papers show.

Marriott Wardman Park

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Located in the Adams Morgan neighborhood, the Wardman Park is one of the largest hotels in D.C. with 1,153 guest rooms and 105 suites, as well as 195,000 square feet of event space. Chapter 11 ...