Obamas will stay in Hay-Adams for a couple of weeks until Blair House is ready . Storied hotel offers fabulous views of their future home , the White House . Hotel built on site of two homes that were part of D.C. 's salon culture in late 1800s . Their discussions of politics , literature , science and art attracted the likes of Theodore Roosevelt , Mark Twain and author Henry James . The first President to visit was Theodore Roosevelt who stayed at the nearby Willard Hotel.
Obamas will stay in Hay-Adams for a couple of weeks until Blair House is ready . Storied hotel offers fabulous views of their future home , the White House . Hotel built on site of two homes that were part of D.C. 's salon culture in late 1800s . The first President to visit was Theodore Roosevelt who stayed at the nearby Willard Hotel.