Boutique hotels Dupont Circle

Honestly, a disappointment….for the $$$. Room was very average (except for LARGE screen TV). I’ve stayed at many Holiday Inn Express’s where rooms were equally good. In fact, Inns often have a sofa/chaise/comfy chair. Sonesta only had the bed or desk chair for relaxing. Dining was a disaster. Temporary room had as much ambiance as an Inn/included breakfast area (except for a linen napkin)….& my coffee was served in a Cardboard Cup? Dinner was almost $100 and only a tad above average (shrimp tough & fries soggy) and, again, the only amenity was the linen napkin. I skipped their brunch on Sunday and went to a better hotel before saying goodbye to DC

Breakfast was good.

I was there for a week and it was awful. Puddle of beer on nightstand when I checked in. LOUD starting at 7AM thanks to yapping maids, paper-thin walls, and slamming doors. A worker knocked on my door like the cops at 7AM one day thinking the room was empty, then called me rude when I slammed the door in his face. And the coup de grâce: a pipe broke and flooded my room, soaked my clothes. MOTHERF*** THIS PLACE.

It’s fine just for a place to crash if you get it for cheap. But the light switches didn’t work consistently, toilet needed to be put back on the chain. Water is hot for about 30 seconds. Carpets are dirty. The sheets had sizable holes in them. A generally unrefined experience. Simple things like a lobby carpet clean and air freshener purifier could go a long way.

Staff and breakfast

Clean room friendly staff