The hotel itself and the staff are great. It's an older building but well-kept, and there's obvious pride in ownership. It's in a nice, safe and walkable area of D.C. as well.
The room itself was nice and simple. The bed was comfortable and had a nice assortment of pillows. The bathroom, although a little small (by U.S. standards) worked. There were several little touches that definitely made up for the lack of room.
I had requested a quiet room away from the street. They were nice enough to put me on the 8th floor... but it was right next to the maid's quarters. That made for a built-in alarm by 8a each morning.
The only think I'm not a fan of is the daily $32 'facility fee'. Even if booking through a third-party site like Hotels.com, this is an extra fee collected on-site, honestly making the Hotels.com 'all-in' pricing untrue. This isn't Vegas, Miami or Maui... it's not a resort, it's a historical building in D.C.
Is it nice having a couple of fully automated coffee machines 24-hours a day? Sure, if you're a coffee drinker. But I'm not. Even the most devout Starbucks fanboy would have a hard time consuming $32 worth of free espressos a day. If you need to charge more for staff and k-cups, bake it into the daily room cost. There just weren't enough real perks (beyond those most decent hotels have like a business center, gym, etc.) to warrant such a random surcharge. Also note, the daily parking fee is $64. For those not using mass transit or rideshare.