Comfortable Stay - but Undergoing Renovation
I booked this room on Priceline and got what I believe to be a great price for a central Washington location for a Saturday night stay. However, I selected a four star property on Priceline and in its current state, I would never rate this property with four stars. You can see that the lobby had a 80's mod vibe but that an attempt was made to update the decor. Did they succeed - I am not so sure. There is a Starbucks in the lobby as well as some type of bar/restaurant which I did not use. There is also supposed to be a very nice real gym that you can use but I did not get a chance to use it. The woman at the front desk was pleasant and helpful. There are some floors in the building that are undergoing renovation. I did not hear any construction noise but I was there on a Saturday night. 
I believe my room was on the 15th floor and the windows faced and interior atrium so I did not hear any street noise. The carpeting in the hallway and the room as well as the curtains were extremely dated looking in what I would describe as a colonial design. The room was somewhat updated with a large flatscreen TV and comfortable beds and nice bedding. The room was smallish. I was given a choice of 1 king bed or 2 full beds. I chose the later but I would have much preferred 2 queens as I was travelling with 2 teen sons. I called the front desk because the TV did not work and a man came with a new remote almost instantly and that solved the problem. It was difficult to position the curtains to block out the daylight but I overlapped them and used a chair to hold them and it worked pretty well and I did get a good night's sleep so I was happy. 
I valet parked my car and left it in the garage. This was expensive but that is what I would expect. There are many restaurants in walking distance in this neighborhood, which is known as Chinatown, but looks as though it is not as Chinese as it used to be. The convention center, Verizon Center, movie theaters are all within walking distance. I took a taxi to the Smithsonian but probably would have walked if it were a cooler day. 
In summary - I got a good night's sleep and that is all that really counts. Was this a beautiful property that I would want to hang-out at - not really.