Originally Posted by
doctor15
In most of the suites I have seen (Fantastic I think?), there is frosted glass in front of the shower/bath (with the shower being slightly more private), but the toliet is pretty far back and not behind the frosted glass portion, so would probably be ok.
The spectacular rooms described by LOUIE_LU, have the worst toilet privacy issues, IMO.
Just more upgrade data... I have stayed here 5-6 times recently and usually a "Wonderful Queen" (the cheapest/crappiest room). Most of the times I was upgraded to a spectacular king on floor 10, which is very small, but fine for business travel. This last time though I reserved a spectacular king, and received a spectacular king on the 5th floor
. It seems when I have checked in late (after 9pm) I receive a worse room, but I don't have enough data to prove that. I have never been upgraded to a suite, but a colleague of mine who stays the same dates at the sames is 90% for getting a fantastic suite with Washington Monument view.
The upgrade policy at this hotel seems to have gone downhill for Plats. I just checked in about an hour ago and am in a room on 15th St. on the 5th floor. I have not had an upgraded room in the last eight months of staying here. Speaking about tonight alone, it is frustrating to fly across the country and to have a room where you get to hear the elevator ding every time it stops on the floor just outside the door and not have a way to resolve the room trouble.
I stay here for four days every month and the average rate is around $425 a night on business travel. Honestly, I can put up with a less than ideal situation. But, the MOD can't even commit to finding me a room in my same booked category away from the elevator during my stay. Heck, I'm not even asking for an upgrade. Just give a room down the hall. I think I just have a string of bad travel karma going on right now.
Words of wisdom, if you must stay on the 15th Street side of the hotel, only accept a room in the corner unless you like hearing the elevator ding when it stops on your floor. On the F Street side, try to not go too far down the hall otherwise you will be right on top of the Willard Hotel's trash bay which is emptied nightly around 3am and it gets really loud. The rooms on Pennsylvania Avenue are all suites. There are also a series of interior facing rooms. Those rooms get little light. When it comes to the bathrooms, you have virtually no privacy in any of the rooms in this hotel unless it is a suite.
Despite what sounds like my harping, this hotel has a great location and often times a decent number of celeb sightings. You do need to put up with some things when staying in this W. Safe travels everyone.