Having travelled around America for the last three weeks, we were pleasantly surprised with the accommodation. The people on the front desk were helpful esp Seck. The rooms are large and clean. Though the breakfast room was crowded, there was no problem going down, collecting what I would like and taking it up to eat in the comfort of my own room. Our room was on the second floor overlooking Pennsylvania Avenue and we did not have any problems with noise.

The hotel was in an ideal spot to walk either down into Georgetown to some lovely restaurants or for culture walk up Pennsylvania Ave and see the White House, Capitol Hill etc.

I would definitely recommend it to friends and if I was to visit Wahington again would book a room there.

Things to know:
- It isn't in Georgetown (it's a few blocks away).
- It's REALLY noisy, the windows provide very little noise insulation. We had particular problems with street noise, and we were on the 9th floor.
-When you check-in, they ask you to initial a form agreeing to a $30/day parking charge. When I was thinking about it, the front desk person informed me that "there is nowhere else to park".
-Breakfast is in a crowded windowless room, it's not very good (some cereal, some pastries and toast, a little fruit and yogurt, juice, and ATROCIOUS coffee), and there are large pillars causing traffic jams. We skipped it.
-Apparently there is no automatic check-out, which is ok, unless there is a group tour trying to check out in front of you, in which case it would be nice to have the convenience of not waiting in line for 30 minutes to let them know that there are no changes to your bill.

Despite large rooms and large kitchens, and its proximity to Trader Joe's (which is great), it costs a lot for what it is. Our $238/night room was over $300/night with parking and tax. You can do a lot better for $300/night, even in Washington.The hotel should skip the free cookies and manager's reception, and use the money to upgrade the windows instead.

After reading the reviews, I was a little tentative but I was glad I did not change anything. Perfect Location to the Foggy Bottom metro station as well as an easy walk to Georgetown and other restaurants. Trader Joes, Papa Johns and Subway are across the street. The room was very big and clean. My two kids also loved the two flat screen TVs so there was no fighting for channels. The front desk staff was wonderful and very helpful.
The neighborhood is very safe. All in all, it is a great place to stay and I will stay there again.

The only drawback I see is if you come when the seasons are changing since you only have heat or cold in your room based on the hotel settings.

When I checked in the desk clerk behind the counter was very rude. I think he thought we were going to have a raging party upstairs...he should know you should never judge a book by it's cover. He proceeded to be rude throughout our stay, when someone needed a cab and also upon checkout. We paid for 2 rooms, one was a Standard One Bedroom Suite & the other a Deluxe One Bedroom Suite. Once we got upstairs and saw the rooms, they were EXACTLY the same. Now why we paid $25 more for the Deluxe is beyond me. I didn't bother calling downstairs about it because I didn't want to deal with that guy's bad attitude, plus the rooms were connecting and we didn't want to move. The rooms were fine, the breakfast was good, and the location great, HOWEVER, I would NOT stay here again. I don't like being treated like that when they should be thankful we chose their hotel to stay in.