My recommendation would be Morrison House for both accommodation & dining - if your budget allows. The Elysium Restaurant is a fixed price menu, however. It's awesome - to say the least - but the Grille Room is less formal and the food is just as good. This is where many famous people stay when in D.C. A family member was a chef there and did Newt Gingrich's wedding a few years back! Beautiful place.
We have also stayed at the Holiday Inn and it was pretty OK - less expensive and close to everything. There are many good places to eat and countless good "watering holes". The Warehouse is great. Austin Grille is good.

I really like Union Street, but usually eat in the bar area. The bowtie pasta salad is to die for.

I live near Old Town, and the French restaurants I frequent are Le Gaulois, Bistrot Lafayette, and Le Refuge. There are some others, but these are my favorites.

Of the above 3, I would say that Bistrot Lafayette has the best food, Le Refuge has the most Parisian-like setting, and Le Gaulois has a lovely patio/garden for al fresco dining (weather permitting).

Other suggestions for Old Town are:

- Restaurant Eve (hottest restaurant in OT offering modern American food, with a tasting room that is gaining critical raves)

- Geranio (Nice, rather upscale Italian)

- Landini Brothers (more homey and moderately-priced Italian)

- Blue Point Grill (great for seafood and Sunday brunch)

- Mischa's (great little coffee house with some very strong brews -- rte 66 is my fav -- and good pastries)

- Farmers Market at Market Square (outdoor market with baked goods, crafts, produce, flowers and some times live music; open early Sat morning until around 10:30 am)

It looks like we may be having dinner Fri & Sat nite w/ friends in MD - probably Bethesda or maybe even down in DC. So that leaves us lunches only - which of these places does lunch? Le Refuge? Stardust? Tapas? Bistro Lafayette?
Bluefish Grill sounds like it might work for Sunday brunch unless someone else has another suggestion

Most places in Old Town are open for lunch on Sat -- Bistrot Lafayette and Le Refuge definitely are. Some restaurants are closed on Sun, but there are a few places open for brunch. Another option for brunch if you don't want to go to Blue Point Grill (more on the expensive side) is Southside 815. They serve a southern style brunch with items like eggs benedict made with tasso ham and corn bread, pecan pancakes and sweet potato biscuits. But I prefer Blue Point with its bellinis, lobster BLTs and chocolate molten cake (yummy).