I've worked in hospitality and I know when you're running low on a room you often try to push people into other room types, but he told us to call down if we want to move since they have plenty of rooms available that night. That's really the only difference so I wouldn't much consider it an upgrade. It's a room with two beds, instead of a room with one King Bed. I eventually just said OK, I guess we'll take the upgraded room, but once we got up there we thought it was just silly. He then was just kind of weird about it, offering us to stay in the king if we want, or take the 'upgraded' room since it has more space. He kind of slipped that in there and it took me saying uh, wait what? We booked a king. Our second experience was talking to the front desk guy, who was certainly very friendly, but oddly told us we had been upgraded to a room with two double beds. I know boutique often means unique design, and I know Kimpton Hotels differ, but this one is a miss. Very weird design choices and didn't feel like a comfortable place at all. It literally felt like being in a basement, or a dungeon. Our first experience was walking into the lobby which was.dark and uninviting. My wife and I just needed a place to sleep while we were looking at apartment complexes in the area, and I thought this would be a great place to stay and show her a nice boutique hotel in DC.

I don't think I've stayed at a Kimpton before, but this one had good reviews and I booked through reward points and was excited. Upon checkout, the gladly stored my bag while I attended meetings the rest of the day.Īll in all, I recommend this hotel and will stay here on my next business trip. The hotel is in a great safe area and close to the Whit House, many restaurants. As long as you know about this it won’t be a surprise and you can factor that in when price comparing. There is a charge of $26 a day for a resort fee that you will pay at checkout. They will place an immediate hold of $200 for incidentals and 2. I didn’t go to the restaurant or use any of the hotel amenities, so I can’t speak to those. The room is a bit on the small side (not cramped by any means) however that is to be expected downtown and was perfect for me. Room was clean and the bed super comfortable. Check in was smooth and the front desk staff courteous. I was a bit nervous when I booked because the price was extremely reasonable considering the great location. This was my first stay at this hotel and first at any Kimpton branded hotel. Gem of a hotel! I just had a great stay at the Kimpton Donovan. Acceso a internet de alta velocidad para el ordenador portátil en las zonas comunes.

Figleaf bar and lounge