Beautiful hotel in a fantastic section of the city. I stayed here for a conference so my work paid, but it was a reasonable $179/night. Brought my husband and two young kids so we could go to the zoo, which is a short but uphill walk from the hotel.

Our room was in the Wardman tower, which is the older section of the hotel. The problem was that we had two kids with strollers, and we were put on the 1st floor, which really was a half-flight of steps up from lobby level and not accessible by elevator. We had to either carry the boys and their strollers up the stairs ourselves or use the wheelchair lift to access our floor. A bit of an inconvenience for sure.

Also, self parking is atrociously far from the lobby so don't make the mistake of keeping all your luggage with you when you go to park, like we did. Definitely drop your stuff and one passenger at the front of the hotel and then go park your car. You'll appreciate not having a ton of stuff to cart on the long hike from the garage to the lobby.

The room was spacious, even when we added a rollaway bed and crib. Nice-sized bathroom, and a view overlooking the pool, which was already closed for the season. Wish they had an indoor pool where we could've taken the kids, but not a big deal.

Harry's Pub is somewhat overpriced, but so are most hotel eateries. Room service was highway robbery with a 22% service charge plus $4 fee and taxes to boot. Luckily, our room had a small fridge to stash some extra snacks in so we could avoid buying any more hotel food.

I know I'll be staying here again as it's a popular locale for conferences I attend, and I would bring my kids again since it's worth it for the proximity to the zoo.

I first thought it was the nicest place I've evre stayed. As the first day went by, actually, the first 5 minutes, I knew it was to good to be true. My first room, located in the far back on the 8th floor, had a terrible water leak problem in the tub. In fact, it wasn't a leak, it was down right running. I tried to tighten the knob, but some gorilla got there first and I could'nt budge it. I called downstairs and got some very broken english speaking woman who left me on hold so long, I went down, ------- and got a new room. Now...in the rooms. They are all very much the same. The full mirror is located on the closet door, which when you open it, there is the mirror,, some 18 inches from the bed. You can't get dressed that close to the mirror. The other is located above the desk. Do I have to explain why this sucks too? Location is...OK. The street restaurants are of medium quality at best. The prices are just a few more pennies than some of the most expensive places in the world. Ths staff, Excellent. The front desk girls were most helpful no matter how hard of a time I gave them. The security is state of the art. The best of everything. No doubt, you and all your stuff is safe here. The iron and ironing board should have been thrown out some years ago. The coffee pot should be returned to the garage sale which donated it. The bathroom should have a fan to keep the mirror from fogging up and the mold out. I tried a shower with the door opened, it seem to work but the cold air rushes in. 3-1/2 stars.

Stayed for a work related convention. Nice hotel. A leisurely 10-15min walk to the Zoo. Excellent eateries right across the street.
Very nice gym for those who workout. Hotel web page picture shows the Park Tower building of the hotel which is beautiful but we were assigned the Central Tower which is more business like (see attached picture). The metro station is right across the street so it is very easy to go to nearby downtown DC area.

It's very nice looking and the staff was friendly and helpful. The room was clean and nice. The bathroom is a little on the small side, but not enough to matter all that much to me.

I wouldn't eat at the restaurants inside the hotel. Either use the small market or go to any of the nearby places. The hotel restaurants are extremely over priced for what you get. $20 for a breakfast buffet that is just a step above the free contenental breakfasts at other establishments is highway robbery.

My biggest problem with the hotel is that it sits on top of a steep hill. For those with any ailments or disabilities, walking is impossible. I walked from the Metro station to the lobby with all my bags not knowing this and almost had an asthma attack before I reached the doors. The rear entrance was no better with the incline. This hill hike became the bane of my visit and the reason I won't be returning to this hotel on our next visit.