We stayed in room 314, loved the flat screen TV, the huge walk-in shower, coffeemaker with good tea and coffee, and one of the largest in-room safes I've seen in a hotel. The shower had a 12 x 12 mirror pane in the wall, and the windows opened (only a few inches, but the breezes came in nicely). The hotel has several rows of windowed bump-outs, like bay windows, and our room was one of them, making it a larger room. Located a few steps from the elevator (I hate traipsing past 20 rooms to get to mine), I stayed there 5 days and never heard any hall noise.
Booking through the hotel and paying in full over 30 days ahead of time I was able to get the room for $129 per night. The weather was in the 70s during the day and probably in the 40s at night, and we kept the thermostat set at 65 and piled the heavy comforters on the floor.
I really liked that they sandwiched a blanket between 2 sheets and gave each bed 4 pillows. I liked that the sink was outside the door of the shower/toilet area, so I could blow dry my hair while my companion took a shower. The toiletries are from Bath Works, with subtle scents that last for hours.
The Dupont Grille on the ground floor makes 'top 10' lists for Washington DC restaurants. It has al fresco (outdoor) dining, and so does The Front Page restaurant nearby.
Kramer's books for breakfast has good food but harried staff; good variety, but when we travel we tend to go to 2 meals a day and need to have a more filling breakfast to tide us over for 7-9 hours.
There is a Starbucks across the street; if you like breakfast sandwiches, theirs taste wonderful and cost less than the coffee.
After 3 days we finally got the shortest trip to the Metro right: when coming from Metro Center, get off and head to the escalator towards the front of the train, at the top, loop towards Dupont Circle, turn to approach the hotel, cut through the ground floor bar to the elevator bank ... OK, or walk around the tiny end of the hotel and go in the main door.
We started calling this place 'home' after 2 days. At first I was non-plussed there was no dresser, only a column of cubbies in the closet, but it ended up being so much easier and handier than the usual drawers. It reduced my get-ready time in the morning by several minutes, to have all my stuff visible and segregated by type, and with one pull, all hidden. The big safe was perfect for stashing my purse, spare sodas, papers, etc.
Street noise may be less in the courtyard side, but I didn't come to Washington to get away from the city. I could peer out my window to see part of the lively action of Dupont Circle. Only one day out of 5 was the noise after 6 AM bothersome due to setup of a window cleaner across the street.
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