Residence Inn Washington, DC/Foggy Bottom

Great location, convenient to Metro, GWU, etc. There are always electric scooters available within 100 meters, and often right outside the front door. Room was spacious, bed was comfortable. Staff were very friendly and helpful. Basic wifi was fine.

Breakfast buffet: same thing every day, plastic and paper cutlery. Some variety would have been nice. Room was tired: scuffed walls, snagged carpet, torn sofa cushion. Housekeeping was erratic, and I never knew what I'd find after work each day: maybe dishes washed, maybe coffee restocked, maybe more shampoo...or maybe not. Rooftop pool is decommissioned, not even a rooftop garden, no evening happy hour. It was all perfectly adequate for a business traveler: a bed to sleep, a desk to work, some coffee and carbs in the morning. It's just that there are so many hotels in the world with a "wow!" factor at this price point or less, that you can't help feeling that Marriott doesn't care all that much about this particular property.