I am not sure which hotel some of the other reviewers stayed in- they referred to this hotel as 'the best" they have stayed in, and "spectacular". Nope. This hotel has a lot of good points and a lot of not so great points. Just average.
Good points: Great location- we did not rent a car- we walked or took the metro everywhere. there is a circulator route one block away, and it is reliable and cheap.
Nice to have a suite- separate sleeping room was a bit more sound proof than the living area
Managers reception and breakfast- much more at this reception than some of the other embassy suites i have stayed at, and the breakfast was vey good. if you go early enough, the lines arent that bad, but as the morning goes on, or on the weekend, it can take 30 minutes for cook to order food
Clean rooms and very helpful staff- especially housekeeper on our floor who went out of her way to help us when our door lock broke and we couldnt get in our room
Safe-- seemed to be in a safe area- but no in room safes
Starbucks on corner--enough said
Bad points:
very dated hotel- carpets have definitely seen better days, and in some spots the wallpaper was peeling off of the walls. the furniture in the suite had ink drawings all over it from previous guests and the dressers had many markings all over them
very noisy- this hotel had a ton of families, and they were not the kind that were considerate of guests that were looking for peace and quiet. the walls are thin and we could hear the very loud guests mosts nights-- also construction going on across the street that seemed to go on into the night and very early in the morning. not a good place to stay if you are looking for a peaceful nights sleep
weak water pressure in shower- shower had a nice curved shower rod, so it was roomy, but the water pressure was very weak and the "adjustable" shower head was broken and stuck on a weak setting
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