Every year, my family makes our annual traditional Christmas trip to D.C. to shop in Georgetown, see the White House Christmas Tree, have dinner at the Old Ebbitt Grill and end up at the Downtown DC Holiday Market located on the sidewalk of F Street, NW between 7th and 9th Streets, in front of the Smithsonian American Art Museum and National Portrait Gallery. We try to stay at different hotels, mostly SPG properties. The Westin in our opinion rated as one of our top 2 stays over the past years. The location was great for everything we wanted to do. We drove our vehicle into DC and the GPS was accurate getting us to the hotel. Once at the hotel the 2 front doorman (Deenny & Amadou) could not have been any nicer helping us with our bags and joking around with our kids. They made you feel as if you were coming home. Once we unloaded we used self parking which was half a block away and was $34.00 USD for overnight parking (cheapest around the area). We have a Suburban which fit in the underground lot. Even better the elevator in the parking garage was connected to the hotel and puts you right in the lobby. When we checked in, the front desk staff especially Sloan, could not have been more pleasant and accommodating and were very expedient. The rooms were very clean, updated and spacious for all of us. We did not eat at the hotel or use the room service so I can't comment on that. The walk to Georgetown was a quick 7 minutes, .5 miles out the front door and directly down M Street where there was everything you could want from food to pharmacies. Getting over to the White House to see the tree and have dinner was a 10-15 minute cab ride at a cost between $10-12.00 USD. The Westin staff could not have been more accommadating, friendly and helpful. I would highly recommend staying there with the family and will return next year.
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