Very clean, up-to-date and nice. We were about a mile from the Smithsonian mall, which was as close as we could have expected. The luggage storage option was very nice, as it allowed us several extra hours to explore DC without dragging behind our luggage. One caution: The temperature in the room can only be controlled within the limits of "hot in the winter" and "cold in the summer". We were there in that in-between time where it was cool outside but we needed the AC on in the room, so we burned up.