Opulence and Fun
The Omni Shoreham is a grand hotel located in the Northwest corner of DC. The lobby is large and impressive and a fun place to sit and people watch. The clientele is a vast mix of high society, business people, and regular tourist. All are treated with the same courtesy by the hotel staff. 
Our room was in the Parkview which is a section of hotel off to the far right looking towards the bridge and Rock Creek Park. It was a long walk to our room but the area was quiet at night. The room itself wasn’t large (rooms in the main hotel seem to be larger) but it was very well appointed and comfortable. It felt very clean and maid service was provided daily. 
Within the hotel, food is very expensive. A cereal cup was $4 at the small lobby store. An easy alternative was to venture 5 minutes up the road to a small market to buy a box of cereal ($2.75) and a container of milk ($3.49). We requested a refrigerator so we could keep the breakfast items properly chilled. The fridge was delivered within 10 minutes and there was no extra charge. Robert’s Restaurant (located in the hotel) does provide a very nice breakfast buffet for $21. There are also some great local restaurants that offered nice fresh breakfasts.
The pool was open and heated and they provide the towels. The gardens were beautifully in bloom and there were multiple areas in which to sit and relax including a couch surrounding a firepit and some lovely hammocks to enjoy an afternoon nap if you are so inclined (I was). 
The area of Woodley Park where the hotel is located provides some great shops (Local Market, CVS) and lots of different food choices for restaurants. It was nice to stay in a hotel that had some local ambiance rather than being locked in downtown near the Capitol where everything shuts down at 6pm. The National Zoo is an easy 15 minute walk from the hotel and the Metro (subway) is only a 2 minute walk away. It was very easy to navigate. We purchased a $15 passcard and easily got around DC this way.
Parking at the hotel is valet only and expensive but if you fly in, they have shuttles to the two airports. A cab ride from Reagan National was $25 with tip.
I would most definitely stay at the Omni Shoreham again. We enjoyed everything about it, inside and out.