"This is a boutique hotel with accomodations that are not "posh" nor "upscale," but for me, all I wanted to do is go sit outside and have a meal and do some work and not feel like I was in a Marriott or a Hilton. I had spent four nights earlier there and had to drive to get a nice meal at a Reston town Center the last hotel stay outside of DC, which was nice, but if you've been in one you've been in all, and by God don't eat the hotel food! It's a waste of calories, unless you're absolutely just exhausted. But the restaurant here had a HUGE outdoor patio. So I was able to sit out side, work and have a meal. They have a nicer-than-normal hotel gym space. It reminded me of my gym at home that is smaller lifting style gym. And they also had a spa, so if you wnated a sauna redlight treatment, book in advance before you arrive as it would have been a nice option. Only downfall is the parking rate was $53, but that is probably customary in DC hotels, and it was 20 minutes to my downtown Penn Avenue business meeting. Wasn't a horrible drive in, but the less I have to drive the better. I think if I know exactlyk where I'm going "parkingwise" when I'm in DC and have my car, this is a great option if I want to just sit outside and need to work and have a meal. Sometimes it's fresh air and food, and that certainly negated the lack of luxury you feel with a lot of DC hotels. It was clean and staff friendly :)"
