Undergoing Refurbishment
This hotel is about as close to the Washington Convention center as you can get, hence it is popular for the convention crowd and why I was here with two other colleagues. This area of town is not the best for getting to good restaurants, most are OK, but most of the great restaurants are a taxi ride. The hotel is undergoing rennovation (they corrected me and said it was refurbishing). Make certain you ask for a room away from the construction noise. I was on the 16th floor on the convention hall side and I never heard a thing. The new room decor is very contemporary, if you like that. I always like a comfortable chair in which to sit and read. They do not have a comfortable chair, it is a modern one that slings low and back and after a short time you are learning forward to read and your back begins to hurt. Everything else is just great.
A subtlety that probably won't effect most, but was most interesting. They have some wall paper behind the toilet in the bathroom with seens from Washington D.C. All, and I do mean ALL the people are democrats, not a single republican picture, unless it is hidden behing the toilet? That together with the fact that all the many televisions in the concierge lounge are always tuned in to MSNBS, CNN and all the other left wing media gives me the impression that republicans like me are not welcome. Weird for a hotel in D.C. which one would think should be bipartisan.
The restaurant in the hotel is quite good for lunch, reasonable and very tasty food. The staff is very helpful and solicitous and wanting to make certain you are enjoying your stay.
I recommend this hotel, especially if you are going to the convention center.