Washington Hilton

The Washington Hilton is an excellent hotel a few blocks from Dupont Circle. It's convenient to everything. There are numerous and diverse restaurants in the immediate vicinity. I enjoyed my 2 night stay.

First, let me say that your happiness at this hotel will be based on what kind of trip it is. If you don’t plan on spending much time in the room and are only looking for a place to sleep and shower so you can sightsee, this hotel will do. This is a convention hotel and it is on the large side. If you are looking for a luxury hotel, a romantic couple trip or a place to relax with great amenities, this is not it. The lobby is updated and there is a coffee/snack shop there as well as a pub and a restaurant open for breakfast. If you are a gold member, you will receive continental breakfast in the restaurant, no lounge access like they do in some other hotels. The rooms are dingy looking, rips and stains on the carpet, rips in the wallpaper on the walls. The pool is a lap pool with dividers. There are lounge chairs but honestly it’s not the oasis the hotel portrays. You have to walk through the gym and go outside a few steps to get to it. Definitely not a relaxing environment if that’s what you are looking for. It would have been much nicer if the pool was located out by where the fire pits and couches are which was pretty nice. We only stayed one night because we were not happy and didn’t want to lose our points for the night. A positive to the hotel was the concierge and the manager Patrick, who was extremely understanding and did what he could to make sure the night we did stay there not a total loss.

The room was small, the beds were also small. The amenities could have had a small fridge. Parking was ridiculous, breakfast buffet was high per person. The only positives were the concierge and close proximity to zoo and monuments.