Totally Mislead by Reviews
I have been using trip advisor for years, and think I am pretty good at deciphering what people have to say and making a decision based on what I have read. I feel totally mislead by positive reviews of this property.This is a prime example of a property that has rested on it's laurels purely bc of it's proximity to a college campus and is thus popular with students and families visiting. We were in Washington to tour Georgetown University, and wanted to stay somewhere close to the campus. The Georgetown Inn IS close to campus, but the convenience of its location does not merit a stay here. The property is totally run down- our room had one of the most outdated bathrooms I have seen in a long time, and the carpet in the room was torn out in places and frayed. The bathroom had a small shower and a chipped and old bidet. The promised entertainment system and CD player in our "suite" was an IPod dock. Except for a very helpful bellman, no one on the staff could answer any questions about local dining or even how to get a car to the airport. But the final straw was the lack of insulation between the rooms. As previously stated in another review, you could hear everything in the rooms on either side. And I mean everything. I finally called the front desk to complain when the party next door reached the point of not being able to hear the TV in our room. I would definitely pay more to stay somewhere nicer- and would give up the convenience of the location. And yes, we asked for other rooms and were told nothing else was available- and we didn't even get the room type that we had made reservations for- even though I had called to confirm the rooms the previous day. As a former flight attendant, I have stayed in many run down hotels. The Georgetown Inn ranks up there as pretty bad.