Before we moved to Washington, we always stayed at the Capitol Hill Suites. The location is perfect because it is just a couple blocks from where our family lives, one block from Pennsylvania Avenue, and very close to Capitol South Metro. Because we could show proof that we had relatives living in the neighborhood, we got a neighbors discount. It was home away from home. The location was far better than the interior accommodations. You could never control the heat or the air conditioning regardless of where you moved the dial. Since we moved here, the hotel has been taken over by new owners, who renovated all the rooms and updated them to the 21st century. When our friends visited, we checked out the new digs and it was indeed far better than what we were used to dealing with. Now, additional renovation is going on to update the lobby and registration area- which was rather quaint, but very small, and for all practical purposes pretty useless. It must be a "downtime" to pursue a renovation now, because most of the rooms around the construction area are out of commission. This is one of the few places that the weekday rates are higher than the weekend- but all that is seasonal too. Nevertheless, we are glad there is a place so close to us in case any one may want to stay nearby. We don't have a lot of space for guests - which in the end may not be such a bad thing.
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| Waiting for the grand re-opening |
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| This side of the building is not available to use |
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| Wrapping up the day's work |
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| The Library of Congress is across the street |
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