The Westin Washington, D.C. City Center

great staff, food, beds.

I LOVE this hotel. The heavenly brand beds are so comfortable. The food is great and the staff are sweet.

I actually stayed in two different rooms, the second being slightly larger than the first (we switched to a room without a connecting door after one became available). The rooms have a refrigerator but no microwave. At first we would have liked a microwave also but we got used to it. Besides, the awesome hot breakfast buffet (or they would honor some special requests) took care of breakfast and lunch practically for us. The wait staff on the mezzanine level was very friendly and efficient. Then, of course, the Westin is known for their "heavenly" beds. Many years ago when these were introduced, I stayed at a Westin in Chicago for a conference--that experience sold me. Our main concern at times was regulating the heat in the room--it was sometimes cooler than expected. The hotel's temperature in general was on the cool-side. Its location was fine and really within walking distance to a nice variety of eating places and the metro was not too far away. Obviously, the opportunities for museums and activities, including movies, are within reasonable distances. We also used "lyfts" although cabs are in abundance--and brave people can rent out various scooter conveyances.

As I mentioned above, the hotel was sometimes too cool in temperature, especially in the halls and lobby outside the rooms. (Our stay occurred in late November to early December.)