Name: Hotel RL Washington DC
Address: 1823 L Street NW, Northwest, Washington, D.C., DC 20036, United States of America, 1823 L Street NW, District of Columbia, DC 20036, USA
Rating: 8.0

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Hotel Hotel RL Washington DC

1823 L Street NW, Northwest, Washington, D.C., DC 20036, United States of America – Great location - show map

“This was another great stay at the RL. No complaints. The staff is very friendly and accommodating. Manny at the front desk does his best to get you in quickly. Everything here is great, looking forward to my next stay in a few weeks.”

Brian

United States of America

“I loved the coffee bar downstairs and the staff was very friendly! Excellent location: large room with enough space, good selection of tv channels. Lots of food and stores in walkable distance. Uber in this location took a matter of minutes!”

Candace

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Reviewed: March 20, 2020

Eric
United States of America
7.0

Good
- • Leisure trip
- • Family with young children
- • Stayed 1 night
Bathroom needs to be updated.
Excellent location. Reasonable value. Furnishings a little dated. Large rooms.

Stayed in March 2020
Reviewed: March 17, 2020

William
United States of America
10

Exceptional
- • Business trip
- • Solo traveler
- • Stayed 1 night
NA
Laid back!

Stayed in February 2020
Reviewed: March 15, 2020

James
United States of America
6.3

Pleasant
- • Leisure trip
- • Couple
- • Stayed 4 nights
- • Submitted from a mobile device
We came back to the room after a day of sightseeing to find our room was 93°. The staff told us that there is no AC in the building (understandable due to climate) but their solution was for us to open the windows. In addition, the building lost hot water for a day.
The location was perfect

Stayed in March 2020
Reviewed: March 13, 2020

Phyllis
United States of America
1.0

“AWFUL”
- • Leisure trip
- • Solo traveler
- • Stayed 3 nights
See comments above. Please do not recommend this hotel to ANYONE!!!
This place was unacceptable. On my second day, I got up that morning to take a shower, and there was NO HOT WATER!! It appears that the entire hotel guests did not have hot water in their rooms as well! The problem was not resolved until late afternoon. There were dead insects in the tub in my bathroom and my room key frequently stopped working. The corners on the floors in the bathroom were dirty. The temperature in my room was 77degrees. The air conditioning was off and I was unable to turn the heat OFF!! Lastly, something was biting my legs (I have red spots) as I tried to sleep at night. This was a total DISASTER!!!!!

Stayed in March 2020
Reviewed: March 12, 2020

Charles
United States of America
7.0

“Location is perfect for this trip.”
- • Business trip
- • Solo traveler
- • Stayed 1 night
Lobby is very non-descript. Room was nice, but no drapes so lots of city lights coming in.
Location

Stayed in March 2020
Reviewed: March 11, 2020

Nayankumar
United Kingdom

1 helpful vote
7.1

Good
- • Leisure trip
- • Couple
- • Stayed 7 nights
- • Submitted from a mobile device
Had to request a second towel on 3 days. Phone in room not working reported on day 2 there and was never fixed.
The location for main sight seeing areas in Washington DC.

Stayed in March 2020
Reviewed: March 10, 2020

Paul
Australia

2 helpful votes
7.0

“Location was good.”
- • Leisure trip
- • Solo traveler
- • Stayed 4 nights
I stayed for four nights and on two of my mornings, there was no hot water for the building, so no showers or hand washing. There was no hot water from the tap in my sink for the duration of my stay. I asked for this to be addressed 3 mornings in a row before I gave up. One staff member, when I asked if the 'no hot water' problem was a recurring one said, "Never heard of it before". Typically, a hotel would offer at the least an apology for no working hot water, but this was not the case. I didn't like not having hot water - a basic accommodation need, in my experience.
Hotel RL is in a very convenient location, walking distance to two train stations as well as sights such as the Smithsonian Museums (if you don't mind a walk). My room was extremely spacious, comfortable and fitted with everything I needed including a fridge and microwave.

Stayed in March 2020
Reviewed: March 10, 2020

Lughano
Zambia
6.3

Pleasant
- • Leisure trip
- • Travelers with friends
- • Stayed 1 night
- • Submitted from a mobile device
I had multiple payments go through on my card days after I left the hotel, I tried to reach them for information to assist with the refund and they still haven’t responded to my emails or calls. I’m extremely disappointed with their treatment of my requests
The 2 guys at the front desk are really helpful, check in was easy and smooth.

Stayed in January 2020
Reviewed: March 9, 2020

Shelley
United States of America

2 helpful votes
9.2

“Well located hotel”
- • Leisure trip
- • Solo traveler
- • Stayed 3 nights
- • Submitted from a mobile device
Not really any amenities but didn’t matter because it was close to everything.
Location was great, friendly staff, comfortable room.

Stayed in March 2020
Reviewed: March 9, 2020

Anonymous
Brazil
3.0

Poor
- • Business trip
- • Couple
- • Stayed 4 nights
- • Submitted from a mobile device
Dirty. Shower not good. No hot water for one whole day. The only good thing was its location. Definitely overpriced for what it offers.
Easy access to the places I came here to see.

Stayed in March 2020
Reviewed: March 9, 2020

May
United States of America
10

Exceptional
- • Leisure trip
- • Solo traveler
- • Stayed 1 night
- • Submitted from a mobile device
The room is very spacious and clean.

Stayed in December 2019
Reviewed: March 9, 2020

Beth
United States of America
3.0

“Not great”
- • Business trip
- • Family with young children
- • Stayed 1 night
- • Submitted from a mobile device
I was given three different rooms. 1st room #402 already had a person in it so I walked in on a person already in the room. I was given a key to an occupied room. 2nd room #502 was given to me because the first was already occupied. Family and I we all set and getting ready for bed around 9pm and we had a knock on the door with the manager on for the day asking us to change rooms he said he changed us to the wrong room. He asked us to now move to another room. 3rd room #508 we moved to. Mind you this was all in the same day. We only stayed one night. The managers had no knowledge of the city. We were visiting and they were not very informative of basic area. Last thing. No HOT WATER. That sucked. This overall was a disappointing stay chances are we will not be back the Hotel RL Washington DC. It also appears that the staff is understaffed. One person on for the weekend day. Each time we checked in we had to wait and the manager was overwhelmed. Between fixing our room mix up. To running out to open the garage door so we could park the car to checking in the 4 deep customers waiting. Not a good sign. Also as we were checking in there was another couple checking out early cutting there stay short. That might have been a bad sign to start with but I did not realize until after our issues happened.
Bed was comfortable. Room was large. Location

Stayed in March 2020
Reviewed: March 8, 2020

Anonymous
United States of America
5.0

Fair
- • Leisure trip
- • Couple
- • Stayed 2 nights
- • Submitted from a mobile device
Parking was terrible, heat was broken.

Stayed in February 2020
Reviewed: March 7, 2020

Anonymous
Brazil
5.0

“Mixed feelings, but disappointed at most”
- • Leisure trip
- • Family with young children
- • Stayed 4 nights
We had several problems. The worst, the hotel doesn´t provide a real breakfast as announced (and as we paid for). We received a $10 voucher per guest per day to be exchanged in the reception desk. In the first day there was few options as some packed muffins and mini boxes of cereals. But in the next days the options were fewer and fewer (they told us that there was no replacement in those days). We ended our stay with $90 in tickets and we gave it to the guests we found in the lobby (and we had to eat outside every day we were there). Besides that, the attendants were very unfriendly, even the manager (the only exception was Manny). For instance, when they forgot to replace the towels, we asked for it and they said we could get them in the main desk instead of bringing them to us.
The hotel has a good location and the room was very large and comfortable with a microwave and a good range of television channels.

Stayed in February 2020
Reviewed: March 6, 2020

William
United States of America
8.0

“Terrific”
- • Leisure trip
- • Solo traveler
- • Stayed 1 night
Na
Great staff

Stayed in February 2020

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