I was called down to the front desk to receive a message.
The clerk wanted a credit card number to put a $1 charge for a phone call. I said, "I didn't make any phone calls. I use my cell phone for everything." She said, "Well, I need a credit card number to charge the call." I said, "Im sorry I didn't make a call, so I'm not giving you a number." SHE ROLLED HER EYES AT ME. Didn't try to hide it at all. I let it go and just went back to my room.
Later when I was paying for parking ($30 per night) I looked at my bill and there was a $1 charge for a phone call.
Yes, I know it's just a dollar, but I didn't call anyone!
This was among lots of other problems. These people (staff) made me feel very unwelcome and like I was being a pain to them everytime I needed towels or something for the room.
I was paying (ALOT) for their services! That's what they are there for! And I tipped at least the minimums everytime they came!
Oh, well. I'm not going back.

This hotel was terrible. I would never stay again. First of all, I went with my four girlfriends. We are all early 20s and went for Spring Break. We are not wild at all. We did all the sightseeing things during the day and came in pretty early. The hotel staff treated us like we didn't belong there at all. It is obviously a business hotel, but we didn't know that and it certainly didn't warrant them treating us like we were not welcome. When we checked in they did not have our reservation. I booked through priceline and will NEVER do that again because priceline was NO help at all when we were trying to figure out where the miscommunication was and just offered me a full refund for my reservation which would have left me and my four friends in DC with no place to stay. The hotel could not have cared less and basically told us it was our problem.

These kinds of things went on the whole week. At one point the hotel tried to charge us one dollar for a local phone call we didn't make. When we told the woman behind the counter that we didn't make a phone call she rolled her eyes at us and put it on our bill anyway. The charge for wireless internet was 10 dollars no matter how long you use it. Every time you logged on it was 10 dollars. That's ridiculous. Econolodge as free wireless.

I could go on and on, but just do yourself a favor and do not stay here.

Just stayed at the Washington court hotel last week - very nice hotel and great location. The room was very nice and the bathroom was exceptional with a shower/tub and separate shower. Only ate in the hotel once and the breakfast buffet was pretty standard with the price being about average for a DC hotel (nothing in DC hotels are cheap). I had very pleasant dealings with the hotel staff and would absolutely stay there again in a minute.

One note - Sunspot Cafe appears to be closed (it had paper over the windows) and the two days we were there the Billy Goat Tavern was closed.

We booked a room at this hotel at a 25% discount from expedia.com, and ended up paying $130/night including taxes. The location was fantastic - just one block from Union station, and one block from the Capitol. We were very happy with our room (Deluxe King - the cheapest room with a King bed available), which had a view of the Capitol. The room itself was spacious and clean. The bathroom was very well appointed. Most negative reviews I've read on this site have to do with slow service at check-in or a rude staff member. We didn't face any of those problems. Valet staff was polite - but please be advised that the only parking option is the $30/night valet. No self park. Some negative reviews also concern the restaurant and its limited hours or selection - but if you are in DC as a tourist, you are better off going to one of the great restaurants around the city anyways. Couple of things to note - there is no refrigerator, or safety locker in the room.