This Embassy Suites is still relatively new, built in 2005.
As the name, Embassy Suites, implies, you get a lot of space for your money. Even the smallest room option, the king suite, is two rooms and includes a living area with a pullout sofa, dining area, and kitchen with a microwave, refrigerator, and cooking supplies. Corner rooms are larger, with more windows and a roomier living area.
The clientele is split between convention center business and families. A free breakfast is served in the lobby restaurant, and a free managers reception takes place daily from 5:30 to 7:30 pm and includes free drinks.
The tall atrium entrance, like most Embassy Suites, features a water element—in this case, a waterfall. The feel is open and friendly.
Convenient Internet kiosks line a side hallway; there is also an indoor pool and fitness center for guest use.
Room amenities: Hair dryer, iron and ironing board, microwave, refrigerator, 27-inch cable TV, seating area with sofa/sofa bed, in-suite coffee
Hotel amenities: Complimentary cooked-to-order breakfast, complimentary managers reception, 24-hour fitness center, complimentary 24-hour business center, meeting and event space, on-site restaurant, coin laundry ($1), gift shop, multilingual staff, room service, ATM, baggage storage, concierge desk, foreign currency exchange, laundry/valet service, newsstand, pets not allowed
Things nearby: Chinatown, Washington Convention Center, Verizon Center, International Spy Museum, National Museum of Crime and Punishment, Marian Koshland Science Museum, Shakespeare Theater, Smithsonian Museums, Penn Quarter
Ann Limpert joined Washingtonian in late 2003. She was previously an editorial assistant at Entertainment Weekly and a cook in New York restaurant kitchens, and she is a graduate of the Institute of Culinary Education. She lives in Petworth.
