Fairfield Inn & Suites by Marriott Washington, DC/Downtown

great location, walking distance from the national mall. super nice and friendly staff

I generally thought the hotel was very nice and was well-situated for a quick overnight trip to DC. The room was comfortable, and the breakfast was great. The hotel was undergoing some renovations, but the renovations themselves weren't overly intrusive. The issue I had was noise. I understand that the hotel is in a busy metropolitan area, so some street noise was to be expected. I'm fairly used to sirens and street noise, because I live in a busy city myself. Unfortunately, even though I was on the top floor, I could hear a series of very loud delivery trucks (I assume for the bakery/other restaurants next door) nearly every hour from 4AM on. It seems to me that there is potentially some insulation problem, because the noise was strikingly loud. I amped up the fan, but it didn't provide enough white noise to block out the noise. If you decide to stay here, try to avoid getting a room that faces the building next door.

Great location. Walk to many things, close to two Metro stops. Excellent restaurants in the area, including all the of Chinatown. Good breakfast. Room was spacious. However, the heating units was substandard. Noisy. And when not blowing warm air, blew cold air that created an unpleasant draft over work space.

Breakfast staff was wonderful as was housekeeping. Front desk staff was pretty unfriendly or just neutral and I saw the night manager washing his hands with the hot water dispenser meant for tea and hot chocolate, that was disgusting. I asked for an extra blanket and never got it. I probably wouldn't stay there again but as I said the room was clean and housekeeping and breakfast staff were wonderful!!

place was clean. there was a room available and we checked in at 9:30am. breakfast was hot. we love this place