This is a great hotel. It is very convenient to the Metro stop (1 1/2 blocks) and to the national mall (3-4 blocks). We stayed in a 2 bedroom suite and it was very clean and updated. It had a large sitting area and full kitchen, with dining table. Front desk staff were very friendly and helpful.

The breakfast and dinner buffets were fantastic. Something a little different each morning. We ate dinner one night - lasagna, salad, soup, and garlic toast. It was hot and fresh and tasted great.

The laundry area was large and clean. The pool was very cold according to my kids.

We ate at Potbelly's (2 blocks away) and it is a good sandwich place with great milkshakes. We also ate at the Market Inn (3 blocks away). It was very good seafood but a little pricey.

Overall, we had a great 4 night stay and would recommend this hotel to everyone.

We recently stayed at the Residence Inn. Upon arrriving, I let the front desk staff know I read unfavorable reviews if you stay in a room near the train tracks.(noise) I was assured by TWO staff members that we would NOT be bothered by the train in our assigned room. Lo and behold , well before 6 a.m., a train woke us up as it rumbeld by the hotel and loudly blew its whistle. The smug front desk staff needs to be more honest with its customers. We travel to DC often and will need to find other accomodations.

We had a family vacation here with 8 people and stayed for two weeks. We were 4 adults and 4 kids. We booked 2 rooms - a 2 room suite and a regular suite. The 2 room suite was on the 7th floor. The other suite was on the 2nd floor. Both suites were great, clean, spacious and quiet.

I picked this location because we saved a TON of money by eating the delicious daily breakfast and the "pretty good" dinners, on the nights they were offered. Believe me, with a family of eight we took advantage of these benefits. We also bought groceries from a nearby Safeway and cooked several meals in the suite kitchen. The suite had everything we needed to make and serve dishes such as spaghetti, gumbo and chicken. Plus the large fridge made it possible to purchase and store "day trip snacks" for everyone to carry in their backpacks - thus saving on expensive vendor food. Of course we also ate out on many occasions but felt much better about splurging on nice, sit down restaurants because of the money we saved on food by using the above measures.

This hotel is walking distance to the metro and we walked to the metro almost every day. It is also walking distance to the Capitol district and many Capitol area attractions. We walked there as well. This also saved $ as we rarely had to call a taxi. Also, there's an enterprise rental car place nearby and we rented a van for day trips to Virginia and Maryland. We scheduled these trips on consecutive days in order to minimize the $ for hotel parking fees.

One of our party was wheel chair bound and the hotel and area around the hotel and metro were wheel chair friendly. If you need a wheel chair, you can rent one from a local place(do a google search) and they'll deliver it to the hotel and pick up as well.

The staff was ULTRA friendly. The lobby was clean and nice and there were 2 computers available for use. This came in handy when we needed to scout out last minute directions or attractions in the area.

This is a great hotel for traveling families. Great in price (for the amenities), location, service and well apportioned rooms.

Stayed here for 3 nights with my family ( husband and 8 year old son). From the minute we arrived we were greeted with friendly service and a good attitude from the front desk.
We always stay at Marriott hotels and the primary reason we chose this location in DC was because of the pool and free full breakfast. We were not disappointed.
The staff always acknowledged us when passing the front desk or in the hallway (that's a big one with us - and something that is missing in our culture - so hat's off to the Residence Inn Capitol!).
Our son was very comfortable on the pull out sofa and the layout of the Queen suite was really neat - felt like a little apartment!
Very close to Metro (blue and orange lines), but you can walk very easily to the mall and other attractions.
We recommend the Residence Inn Capitol.
PS. If you are travelling to DC for the first time (like us) - you WILL NOT need a car - the Metro is very easy to figure out - stops are written as well as color coded - very clean and safe. We took the train in from Philly and didn't miss our car at all!