Good value for money but rooms could use some updating
I stayed at the Melrose Hotel Washington DC for a week long conference.
On the plus side, the hotel is well located near a number of good and very good restaurants. The neighbourhood appears to be safe and fairly quiet. It is one mile from the Lincoln Memorial and the rest of the Mall, a few blocks from the trendy and fashionable shops in Georgetown, and a short walk to the Foggy Bottom metro station. The lobby, bar and lounge area is attractive with a clean, open and contemporary look. The room rates for the conference were a bargain. Everyone we encountered from the doorman to the house keeping staff was very pleasant and helpful. The concierge was very accommodating in moving me from a room with two doubles to a room with a king bed. The latter room was particularly spacious.
On the negative side, the two different standard rooms I stayed in were both a bit tired looking. The carpet was getting a dingy colour and the bathrooms are very small. One of the bath tubs had a coating which was peeling, the other had a stopper which did not work. The décor of the rooms were a bit old fashioned. 
Other details: the rooms have a coffee maker and an empty mini refrigerator. Glasses in the room are plastic but I got wine glasses from the bar in the lobby and the housekeeping staff re-supplied me with clean wine glasses each day. The rooms were quiet for sleeping, the beds were very comfortable and the air conditioning (which was essential for the heat wave while I was there) worked well. 
We only tried the hotel’s continental breakfast which was fine. The fitness center was cramped but offered a good range of equipment. There is no pool.
The hotel normally charges for wifi internet access, although it was included with the conference rate rooms, and the internet speed was good, which sometimes is not the case with hotels with free internet.
If I were picking my own hotel, I might choose to pay more for a more upscale and contemporary looking place, but based on the conference rate I received, this hotel was excellent value for money.