Hotel The Beacon
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Contemporary and urban we welcome visitors to our nation s capital with gracious hospitality and service. A central location ideal for leisure and business travelers; on Embassy Row and Dupont
Circle, easy walk to The White House, Smithsonian museums and DC s business district. Metro is two blocks providing access the city and surrounds.
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Hotel in general
- in March 11
I have enjoyed my stay at the Beacon everytime I've gone there. - in August 10
We enjoyed our stay.
- in March 11
- in March 10
Very comfortable suite with an extraordinary Bed, the free internet is good but can be better. - in March 10
24 hour room service, fitness center, restaurants, bar, free internet, all for a price as low or lower than any other hotel in the area. - in September 11
Why can I get free internet at a Holiday Inn Express, but not at a nicer hotel? - in March 11
There is also minor problems internet connection was $13/24 hours and not working well but then you have very nice business center with free internet and printer (it was temporary problem though). - in February 11
You get internet free in the business centre but pay for it in the room
- in March 10
- in April 11
its good hotel and its located at the center of the city and easy to cover all the places. - in February 11
very good hotel - in April 10
The hotel was good but does not worth the price. - in April 10
The hotel was good but does not worth the price. - in May 11
This is a pretty good hotel.
- in April 11
- in March 11
the bed was perfect, the room and the hotel decor is quiet nice, and the price was good. - in July 10
price is good, but, should be able get a better room with this price. - in February 10
The price was good for DC and the room was very large, clean, recently updated, and very comfy bed.
- in March 11
- in November 11
It was a great hotel for the price and area. - in August 11
Other than that, great hotel. - in June 10
This was a great hotel, very local for my needs.
- in November 11
- in November 11
I would stay here again for under $150, for sure! - in September 11
But dion't let me nitpicks dissuade you - I would stay here again. - in August 10
I would stay here again in a heart beat. - in July 10
I would stay here again. - in June 10
I would stay here again without hesitation, but would ask to see my room before bringing up my luggage. - in February 10
Overall if I was only staying one night I would stay here again but any longer than that, I wouldnt.
- in November 11
- in August 11
It was a nice hotel and I liked the room layout and decor and the neighborhood was great, three blocks to metro. - in July 11
The hotel is nice, clean and the location is good. - in May 11
very nice hotel! - in March 11
very nice hotel within tons of fun things to do In DC. - in September 10
This was a nice hotel and the staff was very nice. - in August 10
Very nice hotel, very clean.
- in August 11
- in April 11
The internet is not free, but we were comp'd because of the terrible experience we had here.
- in April 11
- in May 10
WIFI is not free like it is at the Starbucks down the block, but is $* for 4 days. - in May 10
WIFI is not free like it is at the Starbucks down the block, but is $* for 4 days.
- in May 10
- in September 10
It's an older hotel, but the service was great and I think reasonably priced. - in September 10
It is an older hotel, the bathrooms are small and refrigerators have to be requested and appears there is usually a waiting list, so we did not bother. - in July 10
The hotel is an older hotel which is evident in the rooms.
- in September 10
Room
- in July 11
Staff were friendly and the room was very clean. - in March 11
Good location and clean room with a free bottle of wine. - in February 11
There was some issues with the heater but the bed had plenty of warm covers and the room was clean. - in January 11
The room was clean! - in December 10
The room was clean the price quite moderate. - in August 10
The room was clean and the bed was comfortable.
- in July 11
- in June 11
the room was spacious and the bed was very comfortable. - in May 11
The rooms themselves were clean and the bed is comfortable but there is almost no space to do anything else. - in May 11
The bed was comfortable. - in November 10
The bed was comfortable and housekeeping did a great job cleaning. - in August 10
The room was clean and the bed was comfortable. - in August 10
Bed was comfortable.
- in June 11
- in May 11
At least the beds were comfortable and the room was quiet. - in February 11
The beds are sooo comfortable. - in October 10
The entire hotel was clean, the beds comfortable and pest-free, staff was friendly and accommodating. - in October 10
The entire hotel was clean, the beds comfortable and pest-free, staff was friendly and accommodating. - in June 11
I thought the beds were comfortable and the location fine for where I needed to be within the city most of my trip.
- in May 11
- in February 10
The price was good for DC and the room was very large, clean, recently updated, and very comfy bed. - in May 11
Shopping for a large room in the DC area can be tough, this hotel had many suite rooms to choose from and the price was very reasonable, especially for multiple night stays. - in March 11
It was a very large room and my one call to housekeeping was answered very, very quickly. - in March 11
Very nice bed, large room.
- in February 10
- in November 11
The room was nice, the staff was great, the bottle of champagne was very useful. - in April 11
I have stayed a number of times before and it is kind of hit and miss if you get a nice room or have problems with the heating or air conditioning. - in August 10
Nice room, bathroom a little bit small. - in August 10
The room we had was nice with a gigantic bathroom and a very comfortable bed.
- in November 11
- in September 11
The room was spacious and the desk and door were extremely friendly. - in June 11
the room was spacious and the bed was very comfortable. - in May 11
The room was spacious enough and had everything necessary for a one-night stay. - in May 11
The room is spacious enough if you don't count the bathroom and the closet was adequate. - in April 11
While our room was spacious, it was short of impressive.
- in September 11
- in February 11
The location was great, staff was friendly but the room was just ok. - in August 10
(FIrst room given to me was not what I paid for, second room had a broken toilet and third room was ok but the air was off and the drapers were open making the room 100 degrees and it would not cool down for hours)The hotel gave me a bottle of wine and apologized but the property is just not all that. - in May 10
Room was ok, shuttle service was slow and responsiveness of staff was below average. - in March 10
We had two rooms, one room is OK, in the other room, the bathtub looked bad, the paint on vent peeled off and the door needed new painting.
- in February 11
- in March 11
The room was not so clean. - in May 10
Very conveneint to LAX but the room is not as clean as I would have liked.
- in March 11
- in November 11
Walls are thin and doors SLAM! - in October 11
Walls are too thin and you can hear literally everything what's going on in the next door (phone, conversations, flushing toilets etc. - in August 11
Cons: Walls pretty thin. - in February 11
The room I stayed in was noisy (the walls were so thin you could hear the street traffic and the maids talking outside). - in February 11
Only complaint was that the walls were a little thin and could hear our neighbor's TV.
- in November 11
- in August 11
Room is very small. - in May 11
The price was reasonable but the room was very small. - in February 11
The room was very small. - in July 10
Our room was very small.
- in August 11
Service
- in September 10
The staff were friendly and helpful.
- in September 10
- in December 11
The staff was very friendly and the location was great. - in November 11
Our actual room was well appointed, the staff extremely friendly and the bed was fantastic! - in November 11
The staff were friendly enough; the bar/restaurant was good. - in July 11
Staff were friendly and the room was very clean. - in June 11
Staff were very friendly.
- in December 11
- in May 10
Nice and clean rooms, good service and, the most important, it's not far from the airport and form the Hertz office.
- in May 10
- in May 11
The service is great too! - in September 10
It's an older hotel, but the service was great and I think reasonably priced. - in September 10
It’s an older hotel, but the service was great and I think reasonably priced. - in September 10
The Hotel was well placed and the service was great. - in September 10
The Hotel was well placed and the service was great.
- in May 11
- in February 11
Its a wonderful hotel with great staff. - in November 11
The room was nice, the staff was great, the bottle of champagne was very useful. - in June 11
Great staff!
- in February 11
- in September 11
Very helpful staff. - in August 11
Pros: Nice, helpful staff. - in January 11
Overall all the staff were very helpful! - in February 10
Everyone on the staff was extremely helpful and the on site restaurant was excellent.
- in September 11
- in May 11
Great Hotel- staff was wonderful and location superb! - in July 10
The staff was wonderful.
- in May 11
- slow and slow , slow service
- in March 11
The brunch was a complete fiasco, the food was mediore, the host was rude and the service was extremely slow. - in January 11
The restaurant was not busy enough to justify the very slow service. - in May 10
Room was ok, shuttle service was slow and responsiveness of staff was below average.
- in March 11
Location
- in June 11
Hotel was convenient to a variety of local eateries and we were very lucky to have enjoyed every meal we had in the city! - in December 10
The hotel is very convenient to shopping and the metro. - in November 10
For the price it’s a convenient hotel in a nice location. - in May 10
Empfehlungen im Umkreis This was a quick "in and out" tip to LA and the hotel was very convenient to the airport.
- in June 11
- in November 11
PRO - I like the modern clean look, doorman greeted and opened door, location is convenient near Dupont Circle neighborhood, has valet parking ($30 add-on , or use street parking) , the Bar and Grill restaurant is affordable and decent food. - in March 11
other than that convenient location, friendly staff and really nice dinning area. - in November 10
Good points: the room was spacious and clean and the location is quite convenient. - in May 10
I am familiar with the area and knew that Dupont Circle was a convenient location. - in April 10
The room was clean-ish, the bed comfortable, and the location convenient, but that's all that's giving it that extra star. - in January 10
The beds are very comfortable and the location is very convenient as well.
- in November 11
- in April 10
Excellent location. - in April 10
Excellent location. - in June 11
This is assuaged by the fact that it's in an excellent location -- and the price is right. - in August 10
good price, excellent location, good roof bar/lounge selection of TV channels rather poor (many listed were missing) and changing channels takes forever - in July 10
The location was excellent for tourists wanting to see the main sights of Washington DC and the surrounding areas.
- in April 10
- in December 11
Pros:-comfortable bed-nice bathroom-good location, close to Dupont Circle and Farrugut North metro stations-nice rooftop barCons:-old TV (not flat screen)-I didn't notice slamming doors, but there was quite a bit of jackhammering right outside my window-stale cigarette smell - in October 11
Location is good. - in July 11
The hotel is nice, clean and the location is good. - in May 11
Location was good as it is only 5 or 6 blocks directly up from the White House, and only 2 blocks from the Metro station by the Mayflower. - in April 11
The location was pretty good and people were nice, but it was not a comfortable stay - in February 11
The location is very good, just along embassy row and right near the National Geographic.
- in December 11
- in June 11
)-good size rooms for downtown hotels-great location-small hotel feel (accommodating, friendly), but all the amenities of the W's and Hilton's of the world. - in December 11
The staff was very friendly and the location was great. - in November 11
Location was great; easy walk to restaurants, etc. - in October 11
Overall, the location was great and the room was good. - in October 11
The location was great and very convient to public transportation. - in September 11
It's a great deal at a great location (thou a little bit of a hike from the nearest Metro stop). - in June 11
The location was great.
- in June 11
- in November 10
The hotel was in a great location. - in August 10
The hotel was in a great location for the price. - in January 10
The Beacon Hotel is in a great location just a short walk away from Dupont Circle.
- in November 10
- in October 11
The location was perfect. - in April 11
It was the perfect location, as it was across the street from our conference. - in April 11
Everyone in this hotel seems pretty relaxed and easy going and its in the perfect location (walking distance to Dupont Circle and McPherson Sq. - in December 10
Location is perfect. - in August 10
Perfect location.
- in October 11
- charged parking garage
- in November 11
Parking is extremely expensive as well as the Internet fee. - in February 10
We found parking (vallet) expensive $29 and had a hard time finding parking but overall our stay was nice and comfortable.
- in November 11
Gastronomy
- complimentary champagne
- complimentary wine
- in November 10
No tea facilities but coffee was fine. - in November 10
No tea facilities but coffee was fine.
- in November 10
- in December 11
I had booked a discounted rate through their website that came with a free bottle of champagne. - in March 10
It was very clean and comfortable and we were surprised by free champagne in the room. - in January 10
Loved the free bottle of champagne!
- in December 11
- gorgeous dining room
- in February 11
There was no continental breakfast available free of charge. - in June 10
No continental breakfast offered, only the over-priced hotel restaurant.
- in February 11
- cold and cold , cold food
- in October 10
Breakfast was disappointing. - in October 10
Breakfast was disappointing.
- in October 10
- in September 10
Its just a bunch of people standing around a poorly laid out space sipping overpriced drinks.
- in September 10
Sport & Entertainment
- in September 10
The use of the YMCA Fitness Centre was a plus and very convenient. - in September 10
The use of the YMCA Fitness Centre was a plus and very convenient. - in September 10
The use of the YMCA Fitness Centre was a plus and very convenient.
- in September 10
- in June 10
location, receptionnist gave us great tipps for night life, fitness room free .
- in June 10
- in March 10
The pool has a broken spa that has been walled off for months complete with broken glass in wall tiles.
- in March 10
- not kid friendly pool
- stuffy sauna
