- 4 out of 5
- Avg. Member Rating
- 27
- Reviews
TIRED GRANDMOTHERS UNITE!!!!!
- July 18, 2008
- Rated 5 of 5 by
a traveler from Travelocity.com
Took my grandson here for his 11th birthday and it was the best trip of his life as he told me.
The location is great to the memorials and the start of the mall area. TGIF Fridays is accross the street and the metro nearby.
The room was beautifully done and the beds most welcome after a long hot day. The room has a mini bar and the prices were not out of line.
The staff was always welcoming and helpful and would stay again and recommend it to anyone as a very nice and quiet hotel.
Vintage hotels rock what with the size of the rooms and the decorator touches, we hated to leave and plan on bringing the sister back in the future.
Listen to your grandmother and don't be misled by the lack of more stars...
Nice Downtown Location
- July 17, 2008
- Rated 3 of 5 by
a traveler from Travelocity.com
I had no expectations coming into Hotel Lombardy, aside from location. It was a great area to be if you want to site see or be close to some nice buildings. The only bad thing about the hotel was the elevator, while at first it was nice to have service where you didn't have to press buttons, if you were on a floor level you will have to wait a while to get the elevator. It seemed as if the bell hops were everywhere besides near the elevator. However, the beds were excellent, I wish I could have taken it home with me. Our toliet also had some difficult but they were so very prompt about fixing it!
Wonderful stay
- July 8, 2008
- Rated 5 of 5 by
a traveler from Travelocity.com
Beautiful older hotel. A few problems but taken care of by staff immediately. Toilet overflowed onto floor once, housekeeping cleaned it up immediately. ALMOST went over twice more but housekeeping came up and adjusted something in the tank and it was OK after that. Shower was WONDERFUL, water pressure better than home!
A couple blocks from subway so VERY easy to get around the city and to and from Reagan airport. No pool, but was able to go to Washington Plaza Hotel with pass and use their pool.
Only blocks from White House, lots to see and do in the area. Local eateries were close, Starbucks, McDonald's, FedEx Kinko around the corner for any printing needed, CVS Rx a block away, it was overall a great experience.
When we hit the bed at night after being out sightseeing all day, the beds were made up, clean, comfortable.
We brought sodas and sandwich food and put in the refrigerator in the kitchenette. Only bad thing was no microwave so we got to eat cold sandwiches but at least our soda was ALSO cold, which was good since it was 95 every day we were there. The air conditioning in the room kept us very comfortable.
Internet in the room worked so I was VERY happy.
Having to wait for the operator-run elevator was a minor irritant, but ONLY because we are so used to 'get-it-now' mentality. Staff was extremely helpful and friendly and pointed us in the right direction when we had questions about the area.
We would stay at Hotel Lombardy again on our next trip to Washington DC. It was just perfect for us.
Loved the Charm
- June 25, 2008
- Rated 4 of 5 by
a traveler from Travelocity.com
My daughter and I loved the "old" charm of this hotel. The elevator was unique and different. We have never seen an elevator that is only operated by a bell hop. We loved everything about The Lombardy. The employees were so friendly and helpful. We would definately stay again if we travel to DC.
ELEVATOR AT THE LOMBARDY
- June 7, 2008
- Rated 3 of 5 by
a traveler from Travelocity.com
The main complaint is the Lombardy has an elevator that is charming but no one can operate it except the hotel employees. When we arrived with bags we were taken to our room with our bags via the elevator to the third floor. To our surprise when we were ready to hit the streets, we called for the elevator (from the third floor) it never came. So we took the stairs down (3 flights) to the first/lobby floor. When we returned there was no one available to operate the elevator, and hotel guests were not allowed to operate it, so we walked up three flights of stairs. We were faced with this elevator situation everyday until we left and then we called for a bell man to come and pick up our bags to get us to the first floor. We are 70 and 73 years of age and not happy campers about this situation.