NOT A PLACE FOR RESTFUL SLEEP
Firstly the agent I booked with had the location on map in incorrect place around Museums when in fact it was North west of city nr end of red line -fortunately I made sure it was near a Metro station. I wasnt sure what to make of this place as mixed reviews over past month. The good points are its very handy for Metro being 5 mins walk and the area appears nice and safe which are plus points. The room I had was ok and the extras were nice but its so gloomy even in daylight-in winter it would be so depressing as only window looks out on a short walkway around premises.
Like the reviewer of 17 Sept I found disturbed sleep was a problem here. I stayed for 3 nights and each night I had a sleepless night. Examples 1st night some idiot filled up ice bucket at 3.15 am-how noisy is that chucking ice into a bucket! 2nd night various people chatting in corridor between 1-2 am on way back. 1.45am someone ran a bath-sounded like Niagara for 5 mins!! I thought it was fire alarm as it was so loud! Now I only had a room to left or one above that could have done this. 2.30 am some idiot ran along corridor upstairs and back again-what was the emergency someone giving birth?? 3rd night various and some further away ran bath at 4am. I mentioned to front desk 2nd day and said is it normal to fill ice buckets and run baths at 2-3 am!!! Didnt really care no apology just take your dollar and bye from what I saw.
Now this may be reasonable price for DC but I stayed in a better place in Pittsburgh which was being redecorated for same price and had 2 sleepless nights there.
If the hotel gave guests a short note on arrival saying please consider other guests when you stay dont fill up ice at 3 am and dont run baths at 2am as the system is so noisy it would wake anyone-just be considerate thats all.