Hotel Lombardy

“Nice Stay”

The Hotel Lombardy is an older charming hotel in a great location that is within walking distance to many of the attractions in DC. Stepping into the hotel in like walking back in time. We had a room overlooking Pennsylvania Avenue and it was clean and well kept. Every employee we encountered wa… more

The Hotel Lombardy is an older charming hotel in a great location that is within walking distance to many of the attractions in DC. Stepping into the hotel in like walking back in time. We had a room overlooking Pennsylvania Avenue and it was clean and well kept. Every employee we encountered was warm, welcoming and attentive. We also used the park and stay package which was convenient and the Bellman took good care of our SUV. We will be sure to stay here again on our next trip to downtown DC.

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“First visit to DC”

We chose this hotel due to its location- close to lots of the main tourist spots, we were able to walk. Hotel was old style and very charming. The bar & breakfast area were lovely. Room was nice with small kitchen and bathroom was clean Only downside was the barman & breakfast server- not as friend… more

We chose this hotel due to its location- close to lots of the main tourist spots, we were able to walk. Hotel was old style and very charming. The bar & breakfast area were lovely. Room was nice with small kitchen and bathroom was clean Only downside was the barman & breakfast server- not as friendly and helpful as the other staff. Enjoyed our stay

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“Well located, lovely staff - but showing its age”

This hotel was fine for a week-long stay, not least because some of the door staff are extremely helpful (one was particularly hands-on in assisting with an issue with a taxi) and because of its optimum location, near a delightful market area and a short walk from the White House, Metro Center and … more

This hotel was fine for a week-long stay, not least because some of the door staff are extremely helpful (one was particularly hands-on in assisting with an issue with a taxi) and because of its optimum location, near a delightful market area and a short walk from the White House, Metro Center and several good coffee shops/lunch options. I would also compliment the cleaning staff, who were particularly dedicated and left the room in a much improved state, including re heating. Where it maybe fell down a little was the underwhelming breakfast (where options were somewhat limited; we generally skipped it) and, in particular, just an overall sense that the place is becoming a bit dilapidated. As a minor aside (but just as an example) the TV still offered analog channels with a poor picture - the previous hotel we had stayed in, in Northern Ireland, offered Netflix, Disney etc! So this was all a bit antediluvian! In the rooms, WiFi was also a bit slow for business visitors. You would also wonder about possibilities for disabled people, as access to rooms was often in practice only by elevator. One other curiosity was that we had a double room with only one bedside table! This was odd because, otherwise, storage was generally good - there were plenty of drawers and a whole cabinet (as well as a safe). There was a coffee machine which I made plenty of use of, though it was in the bathroom. While I appreciate this is seen as less of a problem in the United States than some other places, putting electric equipment close to a sink used for washing seemed, well, a risk to be wary of! These seem like a lot of criticisms but I would reinforce that they are aimed merely to point out what could be improved. The fact is we really enjoyed our stay here!

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