Hip and busy hotel.
The hotel was pretty fab; I had my two teen sons with me and perhaps this is a better place for swanky couples and singles who can live it up at the free champagne hour every evening. The metro is quite a walk in this heat wave, but the DC Circulator bus stop was very close. I was thankful for the cold water in the lobby, but felt strange about getting a cup of tea or coffee...no one had explained the breakfast going-ons and there wasn't anything about it in the room. The staff were extremely busy multitasking and I felt like I couldn't ask them mundane questions like about breakfast or how to open the mini-fridge (it was locked). Many of the guests were so demanding of the desk staff, I wanted to tell the guests "shame on you" for their rudeness and foul mouths. Like most businesses, I guess they can't afford to have enough staff and keep costs low. 
For the room, it was clean, deliciously cold (in this heat wave!) and comfortable. Even though we heard our neighbors while walking in the hall listening to music, our room was pretty soundproof. All-in-all a good room in an expensive city.