
Even if he doesn’t win the Republican nomination and the presidential election, there will be a Trump in Washington, D.C., come November.

Located just down the street from the White House, Donald Trump’s new $200 million (£140 million) luxury hotel in the capital is set to open in September – two months before Americans head to the polls to elect a new leader.

Trump confirmed the opening date this week, proudly declaring that the five-star hotel, which boasts three stunning presidential suites, will welcome its first guests two years ahead of schedule even though he had already set an opening date in 2016.

Trump International Hotel, Washington, D.C., has three presidential suites, including the 6,300 square foot Trump Townhouse

Guest rooms have tall ceilings, wood furnishings and crystal chandeliers (pictured: king room with a view of the Washington Monument)

Washington’s iconic Old Post Office Pavilion is being transformed as part of a nine-figure project to make way for the newest Trump International Hotel.

After the 45th president is sworn in on Inauguration Day next January, his or her motorcade will pass Trump’s hotel, located at 1100 Pennsylvania Avenue, on the way to the White House.

The hotel features a signature suite fit for a president.

Nearly eight times the size of the Oval Office, the 6,300 square foot Trump Townhouse will be the largest suite in Washington and one of the largest in the US.

Guests will enter via a private door on Pennsylvania Avenue and enjoy a two-bedroom suite with a 20-seat dining room, 600 square foot living room, six-fixture bath and gym.

The 13,200 square foot Presidential Ballroom will be the largest ballroom in the capital, designed for large meetings or city galas for VIPs

The new Trump International Hotel will boast a spacious lobby, where a nine-story atrium is ringed by 14 foot-wide corridors

With 263 guest rooms and suites in total, the hotel’s second-largest presidential suite, at 3,500 square feet, is in the former offices of the Postmaster General.

Guest rooms retain the original solid wood doors, wainscoting and wall panelling, in addition to 14 to 16ft ceilings, wood furnishings, large windows and crystal sconces and chandeliers with an American design aesthetic that boasts federal blues, ivories, soft gold accents and deep red.

Fourteen foot-wide corridors ring the perimeter of a nine-story atrium.

A new addition to the 19th century building is the Presidential Ballroom.

The 13,200 square foot column-free space will be the largest ballroom in the capital, designed for international meetings or city galas for VIPs.

The Lincoln Library will have a soaring 25ft ceiling, high arched windows, ornate columns, hardwood floors and glass-front bookcases

The American design aesthetic boasts federal blues, soft gold and deep red (pictured: double queen room overlooking the National Mall)

There will also be several restaurants, bars, a library named for President Abraham Lincoln, a spa and fitness centre. Photos of the interior have not been released, as the hotel remains under construction, and only a handful of renderings are available.

In a statement, Trump said: ‘For decades people have looked in wonderment at the magnificence of the Old Post Office building and structure.

‘There is nothing like it and we are so proud to have not only brought this incredible building back to life, but also to a position far greater than it ever was at its previous zenith.’

Trump kick-started the ambitious project with a ground-breaking ceremony in July 2014, and since then workers have been busy reconfiguring the space, restoring the stonework, original wood milling and panelling, and installing new technology and luxurious comforts.

Trump Hotel Collection revealed this week that the hotel will open in September - two months before the presidential election

Located near the White House, the hotel is set in the Old Post Office Pavilion, which is the second-tallest building in Washington

Mickael Damelincourt, the hotel’s managing director, said Trump Hotel Collection’s D.C. location already has ‘a significant number’ of events confirmed for 2016.

While it’s being touted as a hotel that will vie for the title of Washington’s most luxurious, the project has had its share of controversy.

Preservationists criticised the plans because they feared the building would lost its historical integrity.

Last year, celebrity chef Jose Andres, a Spanish immigrant, backed out of plans to open a flagship restaurant – sparking a court battle – after Trump made controversial remarks about immigrants.

Built in 1899, the Old Post Office tower is the second-tallest building in Washington, with a height of 315ft, said the General Services Administration (GSA).

The 315ft Romanesque-style building features a clock tower and observation deck with stunning views of Washington's landmarks

At the 270ft level of the tower, just above a large clock, there is an observation deck that offers stunning panoramic views.

The Romanesque tower houses the Congress Bells, a bicentennial gift from the Ditchley Foundation in England and replicas of those at Westminster Abbey in London.

The government-owned site was managed by the National Park Service until the Trump Organization signed a 140-year lease with GSA in 2013, and it will retain control of the clock tower and public tours.

Under the lease agreement, the hotel had to be completed by August 2018. After the ground-breaking ceremony in July 2014, Trump said in a statement it would be completed by November 2016.