When we got to DC it was warm and the GI had not switched over their archaic system from heat to AC. We were politely informed that this did not occur until April 1st. We were then given a fan and told to keep our window open. The first night we got virtually no sleep with the street noise and heat (even though we stayed on the top 6th floor as we suspected there would be noise). We complained the next day and were told that lots of other guests were threatening to leave the hotel so the air was in fact going to be turned on later that day. Apparently this is a 1/2 day procedure. The bellman told me later in our stay (5 nights) that when the Hotel was refurbed in the 90's that they should have upgraded this system as well. I agree whole-heartily, the whole system needs to be replaced. We were never comfortable with the temperature in the room once the system was switched over with the temp set on low and the fan on high. It continued to be terribly hot in the room, corridors and elevator. I would not recommend staying here in the summer months, you will die of heat exhaustion. The rooms were fairly large and equipped with comfortable beds. Too bad the room was too warm to take a good nap. The staff behind the front desk was okay but non of them were American which made communication difficult. We were also disappointed with the concierge's lack of knowledge and insight with restaurants and massage/spa services in the area. The hotel's restaurant, The Grill, was good, but pricey. The maid service was excellent. The location is great because Georgetown has a lot of great restaurants, clubs & shopping but the distance to the closest Metro station in not within walking distance. You have to take a Blue Georgetown express bus to Foggy Bottom at $1.50/trip (one-way). It's supposed to come around every 10 minutes but don't count on it. We found it almost cheaper and faster for a family of 4 to cab it everywhere rather than take the Express bus and Metro.
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