[QUOTE]Originally posted by Stewie Mac:
[b]bumped to ask weez for a report on her trip, and especially the Swissotel.

I'm not weez but I just returned from a priceleine $50/night stay at the Swissotel and can provide some comments. Basically our room was great, nice and large and had a wonderful view of the Potomoc. They let us check in at 8:00 am after a red-eye from Oakland so that was very generous. I believe others have noted the somewhat unfriendly/unhelpful desk people and I would agree with that assessment. We could never find the concierge (we were constantly told that he stepped out for a few minutes!) and the free car service they advertise is really nonexistent. The hotel was convenient for walking to Georgetown (12 minute walk) and the metro (10 minutes) and a great deal for $50 but I would have been very unhappy with the lackluster service if I had been paying more. We ate in the bar one evening and it was fine but the service was pretty bad. We noticed several people walking out after waiting too long for the waitress to come by. The hotel seems seriously understaffed. It also looks terrible from the outside but the rooms were very quiet and spacious and we loved our visit to DC.