Won't stay here again!
By A Yahoo! Contributor, 4/10/08
My family was first-time guests of this hotel for a 1-week conference. We made our reservations in July 2007 and requested a room on one of the top floors for DC view - didn't get it - they said they forgot!?!? Upon arriving in our room, we had no coffeemaker or items to make coffee; bathroom did not have towel sets for everyone in the party; bathroom floor had paper garbage on it; lamp shade on the bed nightstand was broken, and switch was faulty (did not always work) The first night, upon walking from our beds to the bathroom, we stepped on carpet tacks sticking up on the bathroom threshhold. We reported it for 2 consecutive days for repair - nothing done. The day before we left (day 5 of our visit!), we spoke with front desk personnel about lack of service - amazing that someone appeared about 15 minutes later to repair the tacks. A little late. On day 3, housekeeping did not leave any coffee items for making morning coffee; we had to again request these. Our first dinner at Finn & Porter restaurant was our last meal there - dried meat entrees, a pasta dish for my daughter that was covered in nothing but excessive butter and Parmesan cheese - actually was nauseating. After the waitress delivered our main course, she did not return to our table until almost 20 minutes later - never inquired as to how our food was. We also heard from other conference attendees that the were immensely disappointed in the quality of food at the restaurant. On our last evening, we had to utilize the iron for our attire. The iron was not working properly - spit out white particles over our clothes, and the ironing board was broken. Summary: a beautiful physical structure is not a substitute for quality or attentive service. We won't stay here again.