I took our l4 year old godchild to Washington DC this month for a 5 day stay over the 4th of July. We were very pleased with The Quincy Hotel. It is advertised as a boutique hotel. It has all been redone with new furniture, bedding, etc. Included refrig, microwave and safe. We liked it because it was small--only ten stories, safe area, close to two Metro stops and just a few blocks from the White House.

Ideal location - within easy walking distance of the National Mall and a few blocks away from two metro stations. Rooms were large and well cooled. Hotel was quiet and staff friendly and welcoming. Room rate was reasonable. Recommended.

I expect a hotel to provide a clean room, a comfortable bed and some peace and quiet between 10PM and 8AM. You have to be able to breathe in the room because it is essentially a place you retreat to after a busy day whether traveling on business or for pleasure. I also expect a hotel to deliver what it advertises, staff has to be friendly, professional and helpful. Pros: large room, nicely decorated, location Cons: NOISY, unfriendly We stayed a couple of nights in the Quincy in may 2008. Reservations were made over the internet directly through the hotels website. I specifically asked for a quiet room. Strangely enough, I received no reservation confirmation by e-mail so make sure you write down your reservation number. You can park your car next door at a rate of $28 per night with in/out privileges. Reception is to the point but far from friendly. The room is large. You get a large and excellent bed, a sitting corner with comfortable sofa's and a large desk. There is internet available. The cheap wooden blinds do a poor job in shutting out the light. The room is very nicely decorated, You get a refrigerator and a safe. There was wi-fi internet available but the manager on duty was unable to explain me how I could get it to work on a Mac. The network socket located on the desk lamp was not working. Maintenance fixed it within 10 min. but the man expected a tip for something that should have been working in the first place. The Quincy does not have a restaurant but works with the restaurant next door. This is actually a Pub and does not fall into the category of a restaurant at all. I urge you to go somewhere else if you want to have dinner. We got a room on the backside of the hotel. I initially perceived this to be positive but there is a large problem when you are located on the backside of the building and it starts at around 4:30 in the morning. The backside is also a loading (or drop off) location for trucks. Starting from 4:30AM in the morning you get one truck after another backing up into the alley (an this means you also get the very loud beeping sound that a truck makes when it is reversing). This goes on until about 10AM. It is VERY loud, VERY annoying and you cannot get around it with earplugs. Checkout was not a problem but I expect hotel staff to always inquire if there were any problems. I did fill out the feedback card after the first night signaling the noise problem. My guess is that this is the reason why they didn't bother to ask. Location: 7/10 Staff helpfulness: 6/10 Cleanliness of the room: 8/10 Room size and decoration: 8/10 Good night of sleep: 5/10 Price was in the $200 range and this would be acceptable if you could have some peace and quiet. I would not stay in this hotel again unless I have to get up at around 4:30AM.