Originally Posted by
joachimm
I'm thinking about doing a 10 day stay here for the 2X elite night credit promo. Prices are good on a corporate rate, about $175 + minimal tax, about $100/EQN. I'll be working from the room on weekdays and exploring museums on the weekends, possibly take in a Nats game if the schedule works out. I'm Globalist so when I do this I generally get breakfast as late as possible, have that for lunch, and do something simple for dinner as I'm trying to minimize costs. I'm generally by myself so I don't need to go to elaborate evening meals. Any thoughts on how 10 days would feel at this location? I've done this before several times with good results but usually at better hotels like Park Hyatts, Andaz Prague, Parisi Udvar, etc.
I'm thinking about the 1K Deluxe but the rooms don't have very good descriptions. Does anyone have experience with the room layouts? I'd need a pretty decent desk is all.
Does anyone know when Globalist breakfast ends or if you can get room service? This has been an option in Europe and South America where I've done this before, but I've found it's not usually an option in the US.
I've stayed there three times, most recently in January. Globalist breakfast ended at 11 AM - not sure about the room service option, but I'd guess it's restaurant-only.
The neighborhood has plenty of options - Nats Park, restaurants/bars, etc. - to keep things interesting for 10 days, and it's a short Uber or Metro ride from the rest of DC. Since you're trying to minimize costs, there's a Harris Teeter grocery store and a Whole Foods within a few blocks of the hotel, which can help keep dinner expenses low.
The remote work/desk question is where the rooms fall short, in my opinion. The non-suite rooms only have a very small desk space that folds down from the wall (see post #53 in this thread for a photo). I've tried to work at it, and there's barely enough room for a laptop, plus you're rather awkwardly wedged in a corner. The junior suites have a counter space & chair that functions as a desk, and the Thompson Suite has a dining table, but neither work as well as the proper desk that you'll find at, say, the Grand Hyatt. If you can use a TSU to get into a junior suite for 7 of those days, that would make the work-from-room option much easier.
You've got a good rate, and getting 1/3 of the Globalist requalification knocked out in one stay is pretty compelling. If you can find somewhere else to work from (there's lots of seating in the lobby bar area, which doesn't open till 3 PM and is empty most of the day) or can put up with the desk situation, it sounds like a great deal.