Well, you get what you pay for, and when you scrimp a little too far... The Braxton was formally a cheap apartment house. Now it is a cheap hotel. Positives included hot water, a 68 channel cable tv that worked, and a bed hard enough to stave off a morning backache. The other furnishings are sagging, broken down and sad looking. Other economy travelers probably won't meet your eye in that they'd perhaps have to admit, like myself, that they should have paid a little more or investigated a little further. Washington is truly a hard place these days to find a decent, clean hotel in a safe spot for less than $150 nightly. Half block away from the Braxton on 14th Ave is a seedy line of stores interspersed with a couple of upscale alternative lifestyle bars and restaurants and a decent liquor store. I needed a drink before sleeping. A sign in a basement window indicates a zoning hearing that may soon see this tired old place turned into a trendy condo development. Thankfully, unlike others, I had no bedbug bites.
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