Excellent location.
Booked hotel in a travel agents and did not know different rates for different views! Asked for a deluxe double with park view but found we were to get an interior room (previous reviewers were not complementary about them). Husband emailed to say it was a special birthday trip for me and were kindly 'upgraded' to a side city view room 1111. The 'doorman' was very helpful and our luggage was taken in to a friendly and efficient reception team. Our room now had one bed but it was so large there was no problem. A very touching thought from managent was an eye catching and extremely delicious cake with a note wishing me a happy birthday! The only problem with the room was the noticeably grubby carpet which would not take long to clean and would make an incredible difference. Booking did not include breakfast but were told of breakfast places nearby by helpful concierge who also gave us a city map and tips on places to visit and how to get there. The Taj has an excellent location being a very short walk to Arlington station. We stayed for 4 nights and got a 'Charlie card' from a machine in the station which paid for itself time and time again. The tube has great connections and frequency and cheapness which our underground system could take notice of! Be warned 2 different Duck Tour companies as we thought we had booked the fun ride seen on utube.