Great location,
The hotel is a bit dated but in a great location. Its like 2 hotels attached to each other...we were in the "back" part of the hotel and it didn't feel very safe as anybody could walk in off the street through the car park. Very close to the White house and mall. Not a whole lot of restaurants or shops around but you can walk to a few nearby on Pennsylvania Ave. And around Foggy Bottom metro station there seems to be more restaurants etc.