Some pluses and some minuses here. First off I was here half for business and half for fun.
First of all the room had a very nice sized desk along one of the walls that even had an empty outlet strip on it, so I could plug all my electronics in and that was VERY nice. The bed was firm, but I like firm, and the sheets felt brand new.
I had one of the narrower rooms, they alternate long and narrower or shorter and wider. You want the narrow/long way. It's not narrow, but normal sized, the wider rooms are more squarish and bizarrely shaped. So bottom line the TV was fine for me, 32" Sony Trinitron tube TV.
Negatives --
location - too far from the subway, and in the middle of an office district so it's DEAD at night and far from stuff.
drapes -- sounds bizarre but the drapes slide in quarters so it's impossible to close them completely and light will come into your room at sunup making it hard to sleep
Ac/Heat -- old fashioned A/C in the wall unit, but it works ok to be fair
bathroom - was small but I found it to be fairly practical with a lot of shelves for my stuff
Largest minibar I've EVER seen in all my travels around the world. Really quite bizarrely large!! But that's also because you're nowhere near a drugstore or anything else at this location.

I'm fine with all of this because I paid like $120 per night for my stay and for that rate it was a very good deal in my opinion. But I wouldn't pay $300+ to stay here.

My sister and I stayed at this hotel for three nights during a nyc/dc memorial day break. We really, really enjoyed it!

If you stay at this hotel, you have to be looking for a certain type of experience. I wouldn't call this a business hotel, but it is cute and different and quirky. The coffee every morning is great and the bar/restaurant area is quite nice.

The rooms are a bit dated, but that is part of the fun! My only real complaints on the rooms would be the air conditioning - it really never quite cooled the room. I understand it is a converted apartment building, but the pre-war heating/cooling system does not do the job. We had to leave the curtains completely closed (and warn housekeeping not to open them!) in order to not sweat the minute we entered the room. In the summer, you may want to think twice about staying here.

Oh, and a small thing - the robes, though cute, were scratchy from being washed too many times.

The location is fairly good. It is about four blocks form Dupont Circle metro and only a few blocks from the white house. very nice for tourists, though get a map!

the staff was overall very friendly - seemed kind of young and on the fly, but friendly. One staff member did hold a personal call for about two minutes while I was waiting, but that is really just a nitpicky complaint. She was helpful.

look at the pictures - they don't lie. if it looks fun, you will really enjoy this spacious and funky hotel! oh, and free internet!

We were supposed to have two double beds. I had even called the hotel and confirmed that our reservation reflected that.

But they gave us a single queen room. And a cot.

The atmosphere of the hotel is kitsch. The location is handy. The FREE coffee every morning is DELICIOUS. The free Washington Post or New York Times is a great service. And there are always hired cars out front, trying to earn extra fares, that give great discounts.

Just don't look too closely. The wallpaper has stains and is hung crooked. The carpet is quite worn. The staff is sort of asleep-at-the-switch. And the decor is starting to look late 90s-ish.

But, did I mention the yummy free coffee? Almost makes it worth it!

We stayed for 3 nights in the Hotel Rouge over Memorial Weekend and had a great time. The hotel is convenient to many bars and restaurants and within easy walking distance of the White House and other DC attractions.

The rooms themselves are great, very funky with one of the most comfortable beds I've ever slept in. Other good additions are the full size ironing board and iron, nice toiletries in the bathroom and big fluffy towels. My only one complaint is that the red decor and the heavy red curtains do mean that you need the lights on even on a lovely bright day.

We had breakfast each morning in the hotel, which we enjoyed. Maybe we could have bought it cheaper by walking up to Dupont Circle but it was convenient and the unlimited coffee and selection of different teas was great. A nice bonus for guests is the 5-6pm hour during week days when you get free red wine and Red Stripe!

All in all a great stay and certainly a hotel we will stay in again if we visit DC.