This is probably the most I've paid in years ($360/night including tax) for an otherwise average hotel. The place I usually stay (one block away) was sold out and this was the conference venue so I just sucked it up and booked it. Not that there is anything particularly wrong, although this is clearly an old property clinging to life with modest rennovations. By that it is clean, well maintained, with relatively fresh furniture and fixtures but the hotel and room layout is from the '70s if not earlier. In other words somewhat awkard and small.
For example, the distance between the bed and the desk was so tight I couldn't back the chair fully away to exit, I had to turn it. Likewise in the bathroom. The door swing cleared the toilet by about an inch and swept all the standing space inside.
Still it is convenient to most of the NW area between Washington and Dupont Circles. Probably about a 10 minute walk to the Foggy Bottom/GWU metro stop which gets you to both airports (if you add the Washington Flyer to Dulles) and other stops on the blue and orange lines.
Again, if this was $250 or so I'd have no complaints, but for $300+ you can do better. Even in DC.
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