This hotel is amazing! Me and my sister stayed here for three nights in August 2008 and had an amazing time! Our room (603 I think) was extremely spacious, with two double beds, desk, coffee maker, a lovely sink area and clean bathroom, TV with a range of channels etc... which considering the low price we paid, we thought it was all excellent!

Check in was quick and easy with friendly staff. We had assistance from an employee named Larry with carrying our luggage to our rooms and he was extremely helpful and informative about the local area.

The White House is a 15-20minute walk, which was no problem and there is a small market / store next to the hotel (which mainly sold alcohol!) but we were able to pick up bottled water, juice and other small snacks.

Taxi's were readily available out the front!

Overall, it is a great stay and a gem for Washinton DC!

The Melrose Hotel was a wonderful surprise! We paid very little for the hotel and got much more than we expected! When we arrived we had someone take our bags up to our room where they showed us the facilities in the room. The beds were really comfortable and the staff very friendly.

The location was great too! Only a 15 minute walk to the White House! There was even a shop next door to the hotel where you could get some bits like bottled water and light snacks (nice blueberry muffins there!!) I really liked the hotel and have no complaints to make!

We stayed this past weekend here as the end of an 8 day trip and it was the best hotel of the vacation. We stayed a few days in NYC and the room at the Waldorf Astoria and the Sheraton were equal or less than the room here. The room was clean, the beds were extremely comfortable--the best of the trip, the staff was more than helpful, the price was great and the overall stay was excellent! With all this said, We all had a cold so the bed comfort gets extra points. The walk to the sites were OK (My interpretation), Too far (My wife) can we just take a cab back (My son, at a map and make a decision if you can handle it.

The melrose needs to be refubished. Its showing its age. Peeling wallpaper, needs paint, baseboards falling off, dirty carpets. The staff is nice and courteous. Extras are expensive. Parking 38.00 and other extras are costly. It is centraly located only two blocks from the metro station. Would I stay there again?
No.