Great for Family
- April 11, 2009
- Rated 4 of 5 by
a traveler from Travelocity.com
You can't ask for a better location. Our family walked everywhere - no need for a rental car. Metro was great. Hotel staff was fantastic. We were upgraded to a larger room once they found out we had 5 in our family (2 of them teenagers). The rooms are a bit outdated, but they are clean and comfortable. Plus we didn't spend much time there anyway! Our room had a separate living/dining area with a sofa/sleeper. It had a kitchen with a full sized fridge, microwave, and gas stove that was very convenient for quick meals. The housekeeping staff washed the dishes every day. The bedroom was huge. It had two queen beds, but could have easily fit a third. There is a CVS next door where you can buy milk, bread, cereals, etc. A few blocks north is Washington Circle where you can find many restaurants and an ice cream shop. The hotel restaurant is pricey if you're on a budget, but the meals we had were excellent. We consider ourselves to be a "Marriott" family, but I'd recommend this hotel anyone who's willing to trade the latest and greatest hotel furniture for something out of fashion, but cozy and very spacious.
Great Location
- April 10, 2009
- Rated 3 of 5 by
a traveler from Travelocity.com
As far as location goes, this hotel cannot be beat in Washington D.C. The closest you can get to the Vietnam and Lincoln Memorials in the city. The neighborhood is a safe one to walk around in...after all of the rumors I heard about Washington D.C., I felt safe there. The only complaint I have is the parking situation. I am from California where we all have cars, so I rented a car once I got to Washington. I had to utilize the hotel's "valet parking" to park the car because as you know there is no parking in Washington. The parking consists of charging you $30 dollars a night plus a $3 dollar tax to equal $33 dollars a night. On top of which it is only right to tip the doormen upon retrieving and dropping off your car. This got very expensive during the 5 nights I had my car parked. I also noticed that they park there "valet cars" in a public parking garage around the corner from the hotel that only charges a $17 dollars a day flat rate. Sound kinda fishy to me. To top it all off someone in the garage dented the passenger side door and scraped the paint. And as many of you know on a rental car, much less your own car, it's a real hassel to deal with. I would suggest taking the Metro and forget the rental car if you stay here.
spring break 09
- April 3, 2009
- Rated 4 of 5 by
a traveler from Travelocity.com
Our stay was fine. The room was very clean, the staff was helpful and friendly, good location. Close to the monuments maybe not so close to museums or capital. The only thing was in the pictures it shows a seperate sitting room (living room) we didn't have that. It would have been nice with two children. Most important...we felt safe. Staff was always at the front desk and/or at the front door. Overall a nice place to stay and probally would again.
Great Reasonably Priced Hotel Right in Foggy Bottom
- April 2, 2009
- Rated 4 of 5 by
Lannb26 from St. Louis, Missouri
I had walked by this hotel a hundred times during my time as a student at GW (since its right on the fringe of the campus in Foggy Bottom) and I had never given it much thought. However, this past February, when my mom wanted to visit me solo, I thought I might as well suggest this hotel since it was less than a block away from my apartment - meaning I would have minimal walking distance to get to her during her stay. It could not have turned out better.
Although the building is essentially renovated large efficiencies (her room had a pretty large kitchen), everything was spotlessly clean, there was a make-up dressing room in between the bathroom and the bedroom (which my mom loved), the beds were huge and comfortable and clean (I stayed over on her extra queen bed), and there was a big flat screen t.v. The price was absurdly reasonable for the location - much much cheaper than if you take a hotel just seven blocks north in the West End near Georgetown. As a result, we didn't have much hope for how nice it would be. Clearly, we were presently surprised.
The one minor criticism is that due to the hotels excellent location (walking distance to the mall and only seven blocks to a metro station) and its reasonable price, it's very popular with student groups to the area. Hence, if you are checking in at the same time as a busload of 7th graders, you will have a long wait for the elevator / there is the potential for a night of loud urchins. Even with that though, it was a pretty quiet place.
High marks for the State Plaza Hotel.
From journal Insight from a 4-Year Visitor to Washington, D.C.
We're Going Back
- March 25, 2009
- Rated 5 of 5 by
a traveler from Travelocity.com
I was very pleased with State Plaza Hotel. It is conveniently located near the National Mall and the 80 bus stops very close by. The rooms were large with cooking facilities. We were missing some items from our kitchen, but after I requested them we had everything we needed. There is a CVS and liquor store right next door, and a Safeway very close by. We always felt safe when we were out day or night. All the staff were extremly pleasant and helpful. My only complaint was that the internet in our room sometimes did not work and only one of the computers in their business office worked. If I had been on a major business trip this could have been a problem. Go up to the GW neighborhood for lots of restaurants. We're going back.