A friend and I booked this hotel for a 3 night stay just for a short weekend trip to DC. It was cheap compared to other DC hotels and it carried the Holiday Inn flag so it couldn't be bad right? Wrong...
I will say that this property is one of the newest hotels in the area and the accommodations are very nice, large rooms with two flat panel TVs and very comfortable beds. This was the only reason this hotel got 3 stars!!!
The front desk staff were rude our entire time there and could offer no help for any questions we had. Although its not listed anywhere, there is a surprise $15 per day per vehicle charge for parking so keep that in mind as well. Housekeeping had a tendency to not knock before coming into your room which led to one awkward moment during our stay.
Also, don't come to this hotel for location, you're conveniently located in front of the police precinct and behind the fire/rescue building so hearing sirens is a constant thing. Not to mention, the hotel isn't exactly in a favorable neighborhood.. to the point where I was afraid to go to my car along at night. The only walkable restaurant is checkers across the street and you're not close to any metro lines.
So, in conclusion, if you want a cheap hotel with nice accommodations but no customer service and location isn't important to you then this is the place for you.. otherwise, I'd stick with the Holiday Inn Washington-Capitol.
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