Renaissance Washington Washington DC

I attended a conference here this week. The hotel was very fresh and inviting. I think this was tie overall nicest guest room that I have ever stayed in. It was bright and appealing. The staff was very pleasant and polite. The conference facilities, while in the lower levels, were very accommodating. The set up staff were hard workers and very prompt at setting up and taking down. They were undergoing a renovation while I was here, the finished product will enhance the experience.

I stayed here for the weekend. We were visiting the local museums. I looked at the reviews and called the hotel upon arriving. The directions will take you to the front, but it is only for valet parking. The wonderful concierge showed me where to go to self-parking on K street. It was only around the corner and under the hotel. Self-parking is $36.00 a day or $60 for valet parking. Considering the parking garage is shared, I was fortunate enough to find a park by the elevator. We were assisted with coming in by security who graciously informed us to make sure we secured our belongings and what to watch out for, since we were not from the area. We were checked in with no issue and given information on the surrounding places to eat and order from, if we did not want to leave the hotel to eat. I was already made aware of the renovations at the hotel. We were checked into room 1481. It was the Deluxe Guest Room with two queen beds. The room was wonderful. A plus was no carpet in the room. I traveled with individuals who have allergies, and it was a bonus the hotel does not allow pets unless they are service animals. The absence of a microwave was not a problem for us. We got settled in and was comfortable. We explored for a while but went back to the room. I read the reviews of mice, but hoped they would be wrong. Well, they were not. We had a baby mouse have a marathon in our room. I called the front desk and they apologized and moved us to room 827. There was a convention across the street this past weekend and the hotel was almost full, but they were able to find us a room. We did not see any more mice in our new room, but we kept an eye out just in case. The back elevators were not working due to the renovations, so the front elevators were only operational. I will return to see the new updates.