The Westin at Embassy Row is a fantastic place to stay. The hotel was just recently renovated. It is extremely clean and decorated beautifully. The rrom is equipped with large screen plasm tv and the matress is extremely comfortable. We felt at home. We stayed at the hotel for 5 nights and loved coming back to the room each night after a long day of sight seeing. We stayed in a suite and had lots of room for a family of three. The regular rooms would be just fine for a business trip but if you are coming to see the city get a suite and ask for a view. The hotel staff was very friendly and eager to please. They appologized for the construction that is taking place in other parts of the hotel, but we did not notice or hear anything. We ordered room service two nights and had the best meals of our stay. The metro is an easy walk a street away at Dupont circle, and we were pleasantly surprised to find a Krispy Keme donut shop close by! We felt very safe and the area is very pretty. We loved DC. May was the perfect time to visit for the weather was perfect at 72. Don't forget to contact your congressman in advance to tour the capital and the whitehouse. It is an amazing experience. Ignore any other prior review for the recent renovations make this the best little secret in the city. The managment and the staff are top notch and we give it a five star experience!

This classic-style hotel put us into a fresh, clean, and comfortable room that afforded us a beautiful view of the Washington Monument from our 8th Floor corner location. The $160/night deal we found on hotels.com made this stay a bargain. Having stayed at both the Westin Grand and the Westin Embassy Row, we prefer Embassy Row for its outstanding location.

The lobby is small and simple. The style is classic, bordering on fuddy-duddy. Overall, though, the atmosphere is relaxed, the staff is friendly and the housekeeping is well-run.

Some pluses:
- The location is ideal. Restaurants, coffee houses, parks, metro stations, shopping all are walking distance. It's also a relatively tranquil neighborhood.

- Very pet friendly. Our four legged traveler received complimentary bowls, treats and scratches from the attentive staff.

A few nits:

- As of May 2008. the hotel was still undergoing renovation so large sections were closed, as were some amenities like ice machines (room service will deliver for free).

- One of the elevators was closed for renovation during our stay, burdening the sole working elevator with double duty. The space at the elevator lobby is quite cramped.

- The Wi-Fi internet service was terrible. We lost connections, had freeze-ups. When connected, the speed felt like dial-up. The hotel refunded the charges to us, but we still had to schlep over to Starbucks next door to get connected.

All-in-all, terrific hotel. We'll stay there again and we'll recommend it to others.

I booked the Westin through Priceline, so you get what you get. I was a bit nervous having read mediocre reviews and the fact that it was being renovated. But I got a decent deal at $95 a night. I asked for a quiet room with a view on my booking which is usually ignored but it can't hurt to try. They did actually give me a room on the top floor (8th) with somewhat of a view.

My room was small, with a king bed but totally renovated. In all as a single traveller I liked it alot. The "Heavenly Bed" was super comfortable, the wireless internet was free and worked well and the rooms had individual temperature controls that worked well. I like it on the cool side and it made it nice and cold. Two people would be slightly cramped I'd say, lots of walking around each other but not that bad. The room also had a nice 32" flat screen TV and an okay channel selection.

The bathroom was a bit small but not bad, decent room around the sink for your stuff. They had a nice bathrobe and plenty of towels. The water pressure was a little light for my tastes, but it was okay. I think they should upgrade those shower heads.

Things weren't perfect though, my room was over the alleyway in the back in even on the 8th floor, there was some kind of noise that woke me up early saturday morning, taking out trash or something. But not that big of a deal. The other thing that annoyed me is the wet bar. Why do hotels even have these anymore? Does anyone get a $10 water when I can get a 2 liter bottle at CVS a block away for $1.50? Just replace it with a refrigerator so I can get my own stuff without emptying the wet bar out.

The staff is extremely friendly. They go out of their way to say hello to you and ask you how your doing, even the cleaning staff. I kind of like that even though I'm a New Yorker who usually likes to be left alone haha. The cleaning staff did a nice job, i I slept late several days and they got to my room anyway after I left and also did turn down service in the evening which is nice.

I didn't get to use restaurant or room service this time around so I can't comment, but I think it was 24 hour room service which definitely gets it done. Usually I get breakfast but being in Dupont gives you lots of good breakfast options so I ate out.

I know DC well and chose to stay in Dupont, so I was very happy with this location. It's two blocks off the circle so your not right in the middle of mayhem, but your very close. 2 blocks from the Metro entrance as well. Your on the red line which requires a transfer to alot of places (ie; you need to transfer to get to the museums on the mall and the capital or the new ballpark). But it does take you right to Chinatown which is like a shopping mall now, quite a change from when I went to school in DC 18 years ago!

Overall, I'd be happy if I got the Westin again through Priceline. I would say I wouldn't stay here most likely at whatever the full price is. There's lots of other places in DC that I might choose for the full price rate, but for $95 a night, it was primo.

The hotel is in a great location and Dupont Circle was a lot of fun. However the hotel is still working out the kinks in its construction and our room's plumbing was completely out of whack. The cold water tap in the sink and the shower had PIPING HOT STEAMING WATER and the hot water tap had the same. Needless to say we scalded ourselves bathing and washing up. The handyman advised us to "let the water run" and then jump in the shower. The front desk would not change our room but did send up a bowl of fruit. Whatever you do, do not stay in ROOM 514. The room, bed, TV and staff were otherwise very nice. However, I am very disappointed that this hotel is considered a Westin.