great location, but not-so-great service
I've stayed here three times on government-related business, and it's hard to look a gift horse in the mouth, but next time I'll ask to be lodged elsewhere. You can't beat the location: it's across the street from DC's best bookstore (Kramerbooks), and dead-center for dining and nightlife. Trouble is, it's nearly impossible to get a good night's sleep owing to noise issues -- such as garbage trucks that begin their pickup at around 5 a.m., and that's to say nothing of the constant reconstruction jackhammering going on all over the immediate area. It does no good to ask staff to assist in finding a quiet room -- they put you wherever they want and tell you it's the quiet wing. Reception personnel are ostensibly friendly at check-in, but after that, it's pretty much sayonara; a package that had been pre-delievered to me never found its way to my room. There's a decent restaurant, but you'll go greyer than the president waiting for your check. This hotel can and should do a whole lot better.