This hotel was a horrible & unsafe choice. The experience was nothing like what was advertised. When we arrived, there was an obvious drug deal going on in the parking lot! Not something you could misinterpret. That alone made us leary, but checking in made things worse. The front door was locked, and when someone finally opened it, he didn’t acknowledge us at all. He walked straight behind a thick bullet‑proof window. We had to slide our ID & credit card under the glass like we were at a bank. The reception area looked nothing like the photos online, and the room didn’t match the pictures either. It wasn't clean, and we didn't feel safe there. People were wandering around the property talking loudly all night long.
The entire environment felt unstable. The hotel gave us a terrible 1st impression of DC, and our nation’s capital. The hotel advertises itself as a “comfortable, contemporary boutique hotel” where you’ll “want to stay as long as you can.” Absolutely not. The description is completely inaccurate. We couldn’t get a refund despite the unsafe conditions, so we paid and booked another hotel just to feel safe. We later found out in 2023 & 2024, the hotel was the site of 2 homicides, armed robberies + multiple drug-related deaths. The D.C. AG issued mandatory security improvement orders. It hasn't helped!
Please, spend the extra money and stay somewhere else. This property is not what it claims to be, and our experience was "genuinely horrible."