Great location, Awful hotel.
I arrived at the hotel Sunday morning, before check-in time. Our room was not ready, but they had a bell hop that held out luggage while we went and explored. The hotel does have a great location that is extremely close to the Smithsonian. However, beware that on the weekends, you aren't going to find anything open. No restaurants, no CVS, no anything. We go back to the hotel and our room happens to be ready. The lobby was very nice looking, however, when you get to the elevator, that is when you begin seeing just how bad the hotel really is. The elevators are extremely small, old and slow. When we finally get to floor 12, I was shocked when the doors opened. The hotel is beyond old. The wallpaper was falling off in places and there was masking tape holding it on. The doors had "doorbells" that were not electric. Once inside the room, I was even more disgusted. The carpet was stained, the furniture was ripped, the tv was a small tube tv that barely worked, the wooden hutch was crumbling to pieces and the ceiling had some sort of water stains on it. The beds were a whole other story. The list can go on. I stayed in the room a total of 1 hour while I booked a new hotel (on my phone, since wifi is $11) and we immediately left. I will never be returning.