Surprised to see a Kimpton hotel in such disrepair
Just finishing up a week stay at the helix in DC. I was disappointed in so many ways. When we arrived, the first room we were given was a double room despite our request for a king. When we got to the room the wallpaper was peeling off the walls in several locations. The layout of the rooms are very odd, the furniture is dated, and they are not well maintained. We went down to the front desk and they moved us to a king room which was similarly was in poor repair. In this room our digital TV channels would flicker on and off and the phone had a loud buzzing sound whenever you used it. We raised this with the management, who offered to move us to another room, but we weren't optimistic it would be any better. The only two upsides were there was a young woman working in the bar who was very friendly and helpful and the maid was also very nice. 
I am looking forward to checking out tomorrow and after almost 10 years of being a Kimpton hotel regular and believing they were a safe bet, I now know I need to do more researcher before I consider staying in one of their hotels I haven't already been too. Too bad because I like the brand.