Beacon Hotel & Corporate Quarters, Washington, District of Columbia Restaurant Details

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Fantastic customer service and really tended to our needs during and prior to our stay. Gerard the General Manager was great in his service and made sure that my girlfriend and I had a fantastic three year anniversary.

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I stayed here in august and i really enjoyed me and a friend went for a fun relaxing weekend at the end of the month ...and we stayed in the junior suite.....it was so nice. ..everything you need for a fun getaway weekend. ....we enjoyed the roof top bar...also we really looked forward to the brunch on sun.....witch we both had before....everything was fresh and tasteful like we remembered from the previous time.....very nice clean place...i would definitely recommend it and stay here again

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Whenever I do a review, any product or service starts out with 5 stars. If everything meets expectations, then that is worth 5 stars. From there, I will deduct stars based on the experience. The main deduction for Beacon is that I can't say that I would "choose" to stay here again. Except for what I describe below, there is nothing particularly wrong with the hotel, but given the various options in D.C., there is simply better value in the area. The other deduction is for what I think are misleading descriptions of what is included in the price. My main issue here is that in-room Wi Fi (and even public area WiFi) is not included in the price. But when you read the room descriptions on various websites, you would leave with the impression that WiFi was included in the price. Note, you have to read the fine print to discover that WiFi and Breakfast are not included.

The hotel is okay. If you are staying a few nights and you get a good deal, there is nothing wrong with Beacon.

The location is pretty good, but bear in mind the location is considered downtown D.C. What that means is if you are staying during the weekend, many of the restaurants (especially the quick eat restaurants) and area shops will be closed. It is about a 8 minute walk to the metro, but there is a D.C. Bike Share station across the street. If you are a tourist, the typical D.C. highlights (the National Mall area) are a bit of hike, doable for sure, but on the cusp of a distance where you would want to get on a bus or ride a bike. If you have young kids, I would not recommend this hotel.

The rooms are adequate, the bed sheets and towels are clean. The rooms could use a refresh. My room had an outdated yellow and brown color scheme. The carpet, at the very least, needs to be steamed cleaned, but should probably be replaced. They have wall paper in the bathroom which should be replaced. The room is NOT uncomfortable, but it is no longer crisp and fresh.

No issues with the staff, when I did have a problem (my key stopped working and at one point, the A/C needed to be reset), they fixed the problem quickly and were reasonably polite.

All in all, it was a room where I slept. The hotel did not quite meet expectations, so 3 stars in instead of 5.

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So I'll start off by saying I was here for 4 days. The staff is friendly and on top of things except ..

Here is what I found unacceptable. So unacceptable I called my airline for an early flight out!

I am sensitive to noise, and the doors of this place are heavy. Just closing doors makes it sound like slams. So my last night here from 12am to 3am I was woken up constantly. As I'm writing this at 3:47 am doors are still slamming...wtf!

So I try to not let it bother me and take a shower. No HOT WATER. Warm at best. This happened the day before as well.
What a last night...future guests sensitive to sound beware. Not a safe place for us.

Update: spoke to morning manager. She gets defensive saying no one else has complained about hot water, making me feel like an idiot. 10 minutes later I'm downstairs checking out and another room is complaining about hot water. No apology from management of course. Shameful...

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My boss booked my trip here in DC and said this hotel was pretty good, and located maybe a 15 min walk from the White House and a 15 min walk to the metro. There is no parking so be ready to pay $46 a night to valet your car. Also they didn't really explain the whole situation with the room keys and the climate control system in your room. (You have to leave your key in the thermostat in order to cool your room) kinda confusing at first. No free wi-if. Which is sad because it's the 21st century.