I booked this hotel for work and paid $230 based on their negotiated group rate. I later saw they were having a $99 per night special and well, that seems about the right price for this place.
I was "upgraded" to the executive suite in the basement, right next to the restaurant. My client declined the upgraded and got a standard room. Her room was so small that the closet was adjacent to the bathroom sink and once she hung her clothes, they stuck out of the closet and restricted access to the sink.
My room was only slightly better in that it was bigger. But it had a weird smell - combination restaurant next door and damp/musky smell. Plus there were patches of carpet that had not been laid correctly so the frayed edges were sticking up all around the floor. That was in addition to the mysterious gray spots on the carpets.
And my room did not have any windows except for a small one looking out into... the hallway, which for my floor had been decorated to resemble a street of row houses. And I am not one for room decorations for the most part but one of the most conspicuous things about my room aside from the lack of windows, was the lack of wall hangings. There were a couple of framed flower paintings but for a suite, the combination of no windows and limited wall decor felt bare and nearly claustrophobic.
Citronelle, the restaurant in the hotel, is highly regarded. But I found the food to be disappointing and over priced. You would be better off going around the block to one of many restaurants on M St. The location was one of the few pros of this hotel - get the most out of it!
If you're going to Washington DC, look else where before you book this hotel.
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