Serious shower problem
The room, for the price, was not terrible value. It is an old hotel that has been updated in some ways but not a first class price. At $200 per night, it also was not terribly expensive by inflated DC standards. It's location was outstanding. Plenty of places to eat around it and in walking distance of the white house and many other attractions.
The problem was the shower. There is some obstruction keeping hot water from reaching the shower. Adjust the water temperature to where it is pleasantly warm when it is coming out of the faucet and then when you turn it up to the shower, it is COLD. Before the first shower I took 30 minutes adjusting the water to a reasonable temperature. It works like this. Turn the hot water all the way on with the water redirected to the shower. Then SLOWLY turn the cold water on. Turn the cold water on 1/100 of a turn and it is still too hot. At 2/100 of a turn it is bearably hot. At 3/100 of a turn, it is just plain cold.
I reported this to the front desk and they sent a maintenance man to fix it. I explained to him exactly what the problem was. That afternoon when I returned, it was not fixed. If you stay in this hotel, avoid room 1124.