Look beyond the beauty
I just spent one week at the Mayflower in DC for business. The Hotel is historic and beautiful but my praise stops there. The staff in most cases seemed somewhat rude. Rooms were dirty and I even asking for housekeeping to resolve the issues, nothing was done. Management even did not return phone calls. I would only recommend the Mayflower Renaissance, DC if you wanted to see a historic location. It is unfortunate I had such a bad experience.