During Your Stay
Amenities
Rooms
Each room is equipped with:
- Two double beds
- Tempur-Pedic mattresses
- A private bathroom (handicapped-accessible bathrooms available upon request)
- Telephone (local calls only)
- Roku with Netflix and Disney+
- Clothes storage
Community Kitchens
April 2026: Due to ongoing construction at The Inn, there are currently two community kitchens available for families staying at The Inn.
To support your stay, each guest room includes a refrigerator, freezer, and pantry space. Families may also use the shared refrigerators and pantry areas available in the community kitchens.
Thoughtful Treasures
Every child, teen, young adult, and their sibling(s) staying at The Inn is assigned their own mailbox, where a special treasure awaits them each morning.
Logistics
If you have any questions about our services or amenities, or would like to reserve specific items for your stay, please contact our resident services manager at reservations@childrensinn.org or call 301-451-1334.
Spiritual Wellbeing
What Is Spiritual Care?
The word “spiritual” can have many meanings. “Care” is assisting persons to relate with the holy, the divine, and the sacred.
Whether acute or chronic, illness and a new or difficult diagnosis can raise many questions about meaning, purpose, and the future, including anticipated crises. The NIH Spiritual Care Department seeks to support Children’s Inn families in their journey.
NIH Spiritual Care is provided to people of all faiths and religions, including those who may not believe but wish to make use of this support service. The NIH Spiritual Care Department will gladly connect you with a religious leader of your faith tradition if such a leader is not on staff.
Learn more about NIH spiritual care support.
What Type of Religious Services are Provided?
Catholic, Jewish, Islamic, and Protestant chaplains hold regular services in the Inter-Faith Chapel on the 7th floor of the NIH Clinical Center. For Muslims, bathrooms for ritual cleansing for men and women are available in the Clinical Center.
Please speak to a Resident Services Manager to learn about additional community and religious resources that may be available.