My family of four stayed at the hotel for two nights in August. I booked the hotel via Hilton website with corporate code. The hotel placed us on the 9th floor ( corporate) facing the back of the hotel (pool). The room is small but it is clean. It was built back in 1965 and room size is standard in those days. The swimming pool were great for kids because the temperature was around 100F when we were there. Food at the restaurant is not cheap as you expected from this type of business hotel. I think if you get the room cheap via hotwire you may get room on the lower floor and those are old and noisy but at 9th floor everything looks good...we were lucky.....We managed to walk to Dupont Circle for food and there are plenty of good food places in this area of town.

We thought this was a really nice hotel. The rooms and beds were very comfortable. It was very clean and the staff was nice and friendly. We didn't eat there so can't comment on the restaurants but there were several nice places within walking distance.

My wife and daughter traveled with me so I decided to book a four star hotel. I was very disappointed! Our first room smelled like a wet babies diaper and the second one smelled like it had been smoked in, especially the bathroom. The bathroom was very small and had hair in the tub. The hallways where very narrow and both where extremely dated. While I was getting a new room, another guest was getting a second room because her bathroom was dirty!

Arrived at the Hilton for a conference with very limited expectations and was pleasantly surprised. Rooms very comfortable and sound proofing is good. Bedding seemed particularly luxurious. The gym is one of the best hotel gyms I've seen: big and lots of natural light.
At the conference, the often dreary lunch was more than edible.