Contact was filmed in Washington D.C. & Los Angeles in the United States of America and in Puerto Rico.
Locations
W Washington D.C.
Scene where Eleanor and Palmer Joss are having a conversation about God on the roof terrace.
Scene was shot The W Washington, D.C. is a historic hotel. It opened in 1918 as the Hotel Washington. It is operated by W Hotels. Designed by the architectural firm of Carrère and Hastings, the ten-story, Beaux-Arts hotel is the only commercial building designed by the firm in Washington, D.C. Construction of the Hotel Washington was completed in 1918.