We picked this hotel as we usually do from Trip Advisor reviews. Once again we found a winner.
Location: Excellent. Quiet road, University area, variety of restaurants and pubs close by. Whole Foods and Trader Joe's serve all your grocery shopping needs. A comfortable walk to many of the main attractions. (We walked easily from the Lincoln Memorial and then had to have a pint and pizza in the Froggy (sic) Bottom student pub on Penn Ave. Doubled the average age..)
Transport: Foggy Bottom Metro very close. Pennsylvania Ave a few minutes walk from where you can get plenty of buses and the Hop On/Off bus. The Circulator bus was a real find. $1 per ride (50c for us oldies), TIP if you are arriving by train this bus goes from Union Station to very close (5 min) to the River Inn. We took it when leaving and of course saved a taxi trip! First timers to DC (as we were) -don't be afraid to use it.
Hotel: Staff friendly and efficient. Room. One of the best equipped we have had anywhere. Splendid kitchen if you want to eat in or just breakfast. OK so we had a lower floor and an unrivalled view of the back of the Waterfront. Next time we would look for a higher up room but that is not a complaint merely an observation.
We did not eat in the Hotel (we rarely do), but by the looks of things -busy every night- it is worth sampling. I don't doubt that the food matches the other qualities of this fine hotel.
Internet available for guests -but oh it is slow. Not important for us at all - we are on holiday
TIP - Georgetown is a mere 5-10 minute walk. it is well worth a day's rambling all by itself. Circulator bus takes you into the heart of it.
As for DC itself. Enjoy. What a great, beautiful city and such a contrast to the sky scrapers of other USA cities. VERY European in that all the "must dos" are so convenient to each other. Be prepared to walk and savour it.
Finally -the nice thing about the RIver Inn is that while there must be plenty of other excellent hotels in DC, when we visit again we won't have to wonder where we should stay. For us at any rate this is the ultimate compliment we can pay.
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