Washington, D.C. hotels near Mary McLeod Bethune Council House

Cons: Colonial parking provides valet parking at the Willard for $55 per night. They refused to tell me about any other options when there was another parking garage just behind the hotel. I won't return to the Willard until they lower their parking rates.

Cons: If you forget to tip housekeeping each morning, don't expect clean towels.

Cons: Tiny gym, mold in the bathroom grout, room amenities were average, surprising amount of wear and tear in our room for a hotel in this category.

Cons: The rooms were a bit small.

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: Draft from windows (they are not sealed),the bathroom is cold (no heating lamp there), the heating blows air straight to bed (not comfortable at all especially after taking a bath) no coffee maker in the room, and no hot drinking water in the lobby after 11 am.

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: 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: 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: Restaurant staff were poor. I sat for 10 minutes at the restaurant outside on the patio. Several waiters came by. No one would wait on me and it wasnt busy. I left.

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

Cons: small rooms

Cons: Broken towel rack in the bathroom

Cons: Registration person never bothered to look up during the transaction, even when we first approached the desk - she just sensed we were there and launched into her questions. Repeated the mistake when we returned with the valet ticket to stamp.

Cons: Very small thing: please move towel rack higher, out of contact with toilet cover.

Cons: Internet wasn't working and front desk response was unhelpful and dishonest. And for anybody keeping track, 2 coffees in the lobby were $15. Cheaper at the Ritz.

Cons: Water pressure in shower low.

Cons: The only thing I didn't like wasn't really the hotel's fault. The proximity to a Metro station was quite a hike. However, there were plenty of cabs should I have needed them.

Cons: I RESERVED 5 ROOMS BUT WHEN I CALLED TO ASSIGN NAMES TO THE ROOMS, I WAS SUBJECTED TO A PISSING CONTEST BETWEEN THE FRONT DESK AND RESERVATION DEPARTMENT. iT WAS SUPPOSED TO BE RESOLVED, BUT ON ARRIVASL IT WAS NOT. iT CONTINUED DOWN HILL AT THE FRONT DESK. NEVER AGAIN...

Cons: front desk staff was either not friendly (one person) or not very competent (second person). Bathroom was not cleaned well on arrival and cleaning person wasn't friendly, either. Won't stay here again.

Cons: Check out staff not very friendly

Cons: No pool

Cons: First room not clean (pubic hair in tub, stuck to used soap). Changed room. Got a sarcastic apology. Next day, coffee maker in room didn't work. Asked for a new one. Instead, they sent a repair guy ("did you put water in it?" -really!?). Took 45 mins to finally get coffee & hit the gym brfore AM meeting. And what a dump of a gym. One of two treadmills broken, eqipment from 1980. Oh. And $10 for in-room wifi? Why would a business traveler stay at this place? I won't do so again.

Cons: A safe would have been helpful to store passports, money and small electronics instead of lugging everything around while touring. A small refrigerator would have been a good enity to have. My 5 yr old grandson had milk and snacks that needed c

Cons: I would change nothing.

Cons: Limited to 30min free wifi in lobby. Hours of bar.

Cons: Nothing

Cons: A party on our floor was raging til 4am when it was finally ended due to police intervention despite many phone call to front desk beginning at 10pm. Got $50 off stay but should have been completely comped.

Cons: Original room would have been very small.

Cons: Nothing.

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Cons: Valet parked my car for 1 night, and took it upon themselves to charge $50 to my credit card, plus a $17 convenience fee. No lot in the surrounding area exceeded $25 for overnight parking. I should have parked my own car. I feel that the hotel was nervy and rude to charge us double the going rate for parking - without notifying me. I felt taken advantage of, since we were already paying top dollar for a 1 night stay. The hotel was nice, but not that nice. I stay in DC all the time, but I may not return unless this problem is rectified.

Cons: Parking was ridiculously expensive. It’s in DC.

Cons: Felt a bit hurried to finish our breakfast.

Cons: Location

Cons: Horribly overpriced

Cons: The bathroom was small, especially the corner sink. There was no counter space. Front desk clerks were hit and miss. Some nice, some not. Concierge staff were great. The breakfast was OK, not great.

Cons: Maintenance in the room could have been a little better. The blind wouldn’t close all the way and the faucet leaked onto the sink.

Cons: Lack of phone service or free wifi.

Cons: The elevators were small and during “rush hour” it would take about 10 -15 minutes before finding an elevator that was open

Cons: The rooms were small, which in understandable given the location, but this was a double bed room so it seemed even smaller.

Cons: Beds and pillows were amaizing

Cons: Nothing

Cons: We left our towels hung up to save them, and conserve energy, and they were replaced anyway.

Cons: Microwave access would have been very convenient.

Cons: Everything

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: Not being right on top of a metro wouldn't be good for those not able to walk a little bit.

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

Cons: Would be great if each room have a microwave

Cons: The bathroom is somewhat dated.

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: a bit worn and dated. no proper chair to sit and read a book. desk chair had an uncomfortable plastic covering which was clammy.

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!