I was staying in the hotel for one week at the end of April and beginning of May. The room is good, it really has a little kitchen area, nice light bathroom. The beds are very comfortable and I slept well. One also has a free internet access inside the room for the laptop. The view was horrible, though. I saw opposite offices windows from my windows. I also heard some machinery noise all the time. One day my room was not cleaned up (only after my call). Another day my toilet did not work (it was repaired very quickly, though). Compare to nicely looking rooms the common areas are quite shaby. I know it is a historical hotel, but I think the manual lift is really not a must today. :o) Good location close to a metro station, close to many interesting places, close to Circular bus stop to Georgetown. The room rate is quite high, but I would generally say that DC is not good value for money when talking about hotels.

We stayed at the Hotel Lombardy over a weekend stay in DC. It was my wife and I plus her sister and husband. We each booked a deluxe room with a king sized bed. My wife and I loved our room and it even included a little kitchen area that contained a mini fridge and a small table with a couple of chairs. Her sister's room did not have the kitchen area. Their room felt a bit smaller overall. Our windows had wooden blinds plus drapery while their room only had the blinds.

Overall, the room was very nice and the bed was very comfortable. After walking around DC all day long, I needed a comfortable bed. The bathroom is small but it was very clean. My wife loved the water pressure in the hotel along with the bath and body works soaps and lotions. Just about every light in the room was on a dimmer switch and the room had a ceiling fan.

The TV in the room came with lots of channels but the signal was not the best. Many of the stations came in wavy or had lines running through it. Not a big deal for us as we had very little time to watch TV.

The room was quiet although you could hear the person upstairs when they were walking around their room. It wasn't that big of a deal.

Service in the hotel was excellent. We never waited more than a minute for the elevator. There was always someone at the front door to open it for us. Although street parking is free on the weekend, we couldn't find a spot near the hotel, so we would up using valet at $35/nt. I had no problem with the valet service and the service was quick.

We liked the hotel location as there was a metro station within a 5 minute walk of the hotel plus lots of restaurants including TGIF, Au Bon Pain, Starbucks, Corner Bakery, Bertuccis, and many others. The White House was about a 20 minute walk away. We all felt very safe walking around the hotel area at night.

We would definitely stay at this hotel again the next time we visit DC.

Excellent location - 2 blocks from metro and just a stones throw from tourist sites. Nearby resturants - TGI's - au bon pain - and others. Nice area. Very safe.

Bedrooms - nice quality bed linen and drapes. Bathrooms were spotless although maid service was very inconsistent. Towels were very small and not the quality I would expect from a hotel of this price. Lovely comfy 7ft bed that was heaven. Mini bar rather expensive and NO internet access. Big negative.

Hotel - friendly staff. Manual elevator started off as quaint but was a pain by the end of the holiday - sometimes a little wait but it is an old hotel. Hotel itself could do with some redecorating in places but lovely friendly feeling.

Would return there again - 24 hr internet access on street behind hotel was a real lifesaver.

I recently stayed here with my son and mother. I read all the reviews and wondered how true they were. I was pleasantly surprised to find that most of the reviews were right on target. It's a great location in Foggy Bottom with easy access to the Metro Bus and Circulator..The Metro Train is a short walk away. The elevator which seemed to cause people some problems did not give us any problems..The elevator operators were very polite and nice and we never had to wait more than a few minutes..Most times they were ready to take us up the minute we were greeted at the door. The room was a nice size for Washington D.C. and the kitchenette was wonderful with a little sitting area. There's a local CVS within walking distance and we bought some coffee, filters, sweet and low and powdered creamer to keep on hand for the mornings instead of trying to find a place to have breakfast..We also got some things in for breakfast so we didn't have to venture out until we were ready to start the day..We will definitely go back there to stay as our son lives there locally and it will be our home away from home..We especially liked that it was an older hotel and not like the sparkly new chains with double the price..