My husband and I just returned from a 9 day vacation in the nation's capital. The Hotel Lombardy lived up to it's reputation and more. I'd say it was well worth the $1845 we paid for our entire stay. The staff is very friendly and the hotel has definitely has old world charm. A kind of a warm and fuzzy "Casablanca" feel. Although the rooms are small (boutique-like) the updated bathroom is large and the water pressure excellent, when compared to other newer and fancier hotels. The Bath & Body Works products provided were an added bonus. We had a back room on the 4th floor. Given the hotel's old style elevator, we decided it was faster to take the stairs rather than wait. So, we definitely got our exercise too. Conveniently located in the heart of DC's business district and only two blocks from the Metro's Farragut West Station, we were able to see the entire city either on foot or by subway, both day and night. We had a wonderful time and would love to stay at Hotel Lombardy on our next visit.

I just loved the Lombardy!
The location is great, very close to the White House and to the George Washington University area.
The staff was very helpfull, the room was the cleanest, very comfort bed, big TV.... Just great for business and tourism trips.

We stayed here for 5 nights. About 3 blocks from the Orange/Blue lines and 5 blocks from the Red line in a business district. Very convenient. There's a Starbucks a block away and many small restaurants in a two-block radius.

Stately hotel. Many classics (read nice, not tacky) about it. Love the trim around the hotel room entry ways and antiques in the halls. Bathrooms are huge and clean (nice white tile, bright with natural light, even has a make-up seating area). Has a small in-room fridge. Actual room is a decent size. The Euro king bed takes up alot of room, but it's a plush bed with nice bedding.

This hotel was a great location to get to the Legg Mason tennis match held in Rock Creek Park. Two metro stops were close by and in well populated areas. The bellstaff / elevator operators were most friendly and we never had to wait. After reading all the reviews I would have to agree with others that the hotel is older and the view of the office building is not great but this property is historical and a nice change from the chain hotels.
I was traveling with my 80+ yr old mother.... a former elevator operator herself and she just had a ball at the hotel.The beds were comfortable and the small breakfast/kitchenette we used daily to enjoy pastries purchased from Au Pain bakery in the 2000 Penn building across the park. There are lots of choices for dining nearby reasonably priced. Map quest before you go.
Try the DC circulator bus and stay on to go from hotel to georgetown and union station... can't beat the ride for 1 dollar.
For the weekday vacationing traveler this is a good location and value but the area is quite sparce for dining on the weekends.