I have just returned home from a stay at the Melrose Hotel. Overall, my experience was very mixed. But here goes anyway ..... Good points, The hotel is in an excellent location, close to the Foggy Bottom metro station, close to Georgetown for restaurants etc, Staff are friendly, Room decor was good, the "Hop on Hop off" tour bus has... more

If you pay more than $179/night for this hotel you will surely be disappointed. The Melrose is certainly not a 4 star hotel. 2.5-3 stars is more like it. The lobby carpet is frayed, the elevators are dinged up and then there's the rooms themselves. My room was dark, hot, dry and stuffy but i cracked the window to freshen... more

I had a pleasant stay at The Melrose Hotel for a long weekend in early December. I traveled with a friend, and chose the hotel based on a fabulous deal courtesy of Travel Zoo, as well as the location (its on Pennsylvania Avenue and within walking distance of Georgetown and Dupont Circle, as well as Foggy Bottom subway station). Our... more

Paid $75/night for the room on Priceline (Foggy Bottom) Asked for suite by calling the hotel directly before I arrived, was told that there would be no problem for $50 upgrade, and that it was wide open, but upgrade was not available on-site; a suite was not held for me as hoped. Had interior room view of neighboring building, no... more

The hotel is lovely. We are a family of 4. The staff was great, from the minute we pulled up to the curb the bellmen were there to assist with our luggage and car. The front desk staff was great from our room to recommending an italian restaurant locally for our family to eat at. They also assisted us in... more

-Arrival- We were really excited to have gotten a 4 star hotel at such a great price. We were even more excited at the location since it was within walking distance from all things tourist [Smithsonian museums, Georgetown, monuments, White House]. We pulled up to the hotel and the valets were great because they immediately got our bags and carried... more

We stayed here 4 nights on a special Luxury Link auction package. We had the room, taxes and a breakfast buffet included for about $165/night which was amazing. Our corner room was in the back and was very quiet and quite large. The carpet had a few worn spots and there were some signs of age, but it was still... more

This hotel had a lovely understated elegance. Rooms were very large for a city hotel with lovely decor and elegant appointments more expensive chain hotels don't think of. Defintely a step up from chains. Beds were very comfortable as well as the bedding. The staff was the friendliest, most well informed and most responsive than I have dealt with in... more

I had a great stay at the Melrose. I was in town for the Marine Corps Marathon and actually booked the room through the event. I'm often afraid of what I'll actually get when I book a room through a race but I was pleasantly surprised! The staff was very friendly and welcoming. The bellman provided a ton of local... more