Washington hotels near Mary McLeod Bethune Council House

Cons: The staff was universally rude. Our room's toilet broke and flooded the bathroom. They "fixed" it, and then it happened again. Would not stay here again given all the other options in the immediate area.

Cons: Shower was much smaller than expected for a nice hotel. Doormen and valet service were inattentive and slow. Food and drinks the bar were hit or miss but overall slightly worse than might be expected.

Cons: WiFi in room should be free and food pricey.

Cons: slow, to non-existent service in the lobby lounge, room wasnt ready until after 4PM. Rooms are smaller in size, and bathroom is not of the caliber of a 5 star hotel

Cons: Wireless charge of like $15 is ridiculous in this day and age.

Cons: Super high parking rates. UGH

Cons: Everything very pricey, but not out of line with the area.

Cons: Several smokers on our floor.

Cons: No major dislikes.

Cons: Bed comfort was just OK, temperature in room was hard to regulate and the air was stuffy, thin walls / could hear neighbors in the hall - all this made it tough to sleep through the night. Too bad b/c otherwise I loved the hotel.

Cons: Via the phone and their web site, they required a 3-day minimum stay. Fortunately booking via Kayak let me book a single night, or I would have had to stay somewhere else.

Cons: When I checked out, they tried to charge me for six nights when I had stayed five. When I pointed this out, there was no apology. Mistakes can be made, but overcharging by hundreds of dollars is a very big mistake and deserves some serious groveling. I waited about five minutes for them to correct this, but they couldn't even get logged into the computer. I told them I'd be in the breakfast room and to bring me the corrected receipt. After half an hour, there was still no corrected bill. I went back to the desk to ask about it. This time I got a mumbled "I'm sorry," but I wasn't sure if it was for overcharging or for taking so long. It seems they overcharged everyone in the hotel, and I was just the first to notice. They were sorting out the mess. Besides a serious apology, you'd think they'd be thankful to me for alerting them to a massive problem before they had a lobby full of irate guests. You might think they would at least offer to pay for my breakfast while had to wait so long, if not offering a free night. I got nothing but a long wait. I eventually got my corrected receipt and ran and caught my train to the airport by just one minute.

Cons: The amenities were bare bones. No frig in room, no comp breakfast or wine hour. The fitness center was a little lacking as well: small space and there were free-weights, but no benches on which to use them. The water pressure in the shower was very weak. It was like trying to shower with a toy squirt gun. Check-in could have been a bit smoother: we arrived around noon, so we had previously requested an early check-in (normal check-in is 3:00 PM and this is not explicitly stated until you complete your booking). We were told over the phone early check-in would not be possible. Once we arrived, we went to the hotel anyway to see if we could store our bags. It turned out we were able to check in early, so I'm not sure why were initially told that early check-in was not possible. Service at the restaurant was poor. We went for lunch after checking in. I ordered a drink after we were seated and I did not receive it until after we were finished eating and had received the check. There was some kind of problem with their taps. They were apologetic and did provide the drink for free since it took so long, which was nice.

Cons: This particular time that I was at the hotel to check in clerk gave me a very small room I was very unsatisfied with this room I’ve stayed here many times and everybody else always gives me rooms they have a nice space the one thing

Cons: The only downfall is that walking around the area at night can be a little questionable, especially going to or coming from downtown D.C. It's eerily quiet.

Cons: The rooms were a bit small.

Cons: Only thing missing was coffee maker in the room.

Cons: The amenities were bare bones. No frig in room, no comp breakfast or wine hour. Only one set of small bathroom toiletries. Room was dusty. Only one elevator working (under construction). Could offer coffee or iced tea or lemonade in lobby.

Cons: •hard to regulate room temperature.. •no full length mirror .small window with no view (brick wall literally) •small room.

Cons: Tiny elevators. Room was small. Only 1 tiny window in the room and we had no view. Shower door didn't stay closed. The water was $4 a bottle in the room. There was no dresser but rather 2 drawers located in the closet.

Cons: Parking $55 per night!

Cons: Nothing. It was great.

Cons: When your paying $450 you would expect free internet

Cons: Unfortunately our room was on the street side (I did ask for a room with a view) and even though we were on an upper floor, the street noise was much more than expected. Sirens and honking and back-up beeping kept us up most of the three nights we stayed. The bed was lumpy and uncomfortable as well. There were no lights on the desk and tv side of the room-only on the bed side. We found that odd as it was difficult to see while reading or writing at the desk. The bathroom was spacious, but I would have liked a "night" light or dimmer in the bathroom for at night.

Cons: As an Ohio State Buckeye fan, there on the annual rival between OSU and Michigan, we wore our OSU gear and decided we liked the hotel bar nooks of chairs around TV. We were so disappointed the bar only plays music and the TV’s are muted. There were other guests also asking to hear the game. First staff said they can’t play the TV volume. Then they said they would try but there was no one in house that knew how to. We certainly would have spent the time at another establishment. I’m glad I wasn’t hearing impaired. No one on site even knew how to put on subtitles to follow the story. Didn’t expect that negative experience.

Cons: They did not provide any miniature toothpaste or mouthwash in the bathroom and there were no robes! Most hotels of this caliber do, so I was surprised. The TV remote frustrated my husband!

Cons: We had issues with our air conditioning which we told the staff about but nothing was fixed and our room was muggy and damp.

Cons: Even the website saying parking was included, i guess when you book a reservation trough expedia or another website parking is not included.... they ripped me off 40 bucks when the week before it was included... Shady

Cons: Wireless Internet unusable. Even just casual surfing was painful. Don't even think about streaming video. Wired internet was plenty fast. Seems to be a wireless congestion issue. TV remote was VERY frustrating. Anything other than standing directly in front of the TV from about 3 feet away and the remote wouldn't work. The heater in my room did not work, just blew cold air. Rooms are tiny...don't seem like great value for the price. ($300/day average for one week's stay).

Cons: Bathroom was slightly small but very clean.

Cons: The only thing I’d have liked to have seen that was missing was a laundry room of some kind.

Cons: We were upset at lack of complimentary breakfast.

Cons: Would be great if each room have a microwave

Cons: Rooms are more like a Motel 6 - cheap details. Couldn't control room temp

Cons: Everything about the hotel was great. One of the reasons I liked it was because it was smoke-free however, the room smelt of smoke the last night we stayed and even again in the early morning before we checked out. Not the hotels fault, was just disappointing.

Cons: Bar closes too early. Minor problems with accessories in room.