Hilton Garden Inn Washington DC Downtown Rating: 3.0 Pearls

Downtown, Washington, D.C., United States

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An Evolution Room

At the Hilton Garden Inn, business travelers and conventioneers keep the helpful staff busy during the week, while families pack the house on the weekends, eager to take advantage of the hotel's proximity to the White House and the National Mall (both just a short, two- to five-block walk away). Though this 300-room property doesn't offer the most memorable hotel experience -- rooms could be a little more stylish and the fitness center a little larger -- the Hilton Garden Inn wins big points for its location, modest lap pool, solid business center with three PCs and a printer that can sync up to hand-helds and laptops for in-room printing.

Guest rooms are comfortable and very clean -- even if the beds are a tad lumpy and the furniture is a touch dated. Still, the rooms are undeniably spacious -- averaging 375 square feet, they are larger than the average standard rooms in D.C. -- and they offer the option of either two double beds or one king-size bed, plus a few extra conveniences that work well for families like a mini-fridge and a microwave. There's also a 32-inch, flat-screen TV with HBO, free Wi-Fi, and Neutrogena bath products.

The on-site restaurant, Grist Mill Restaurant, offers tasty options for breakfast and dinner at decent prices. The restaurant cooks up the room service, only available for breakfast and dinner. Guests can also opt to buy frozen meals at the hotel's Pavilion Pantry, a convenience store, to heat up in their room's microwave.

While the Hilton's rooms are respectable, the Four Points Sheraton (a few blocks away) offers more comfortable, up-to-date rooms and a more pleasent indoor pool for about the same rate. Or for a solid business hotel that's slightly removed from the high-rise offices downtown and closer to Dupont Circle's restaurants and shops, the Doubletree Hotel or the Courtyard by Marriott on Embassy Row are both great options. In any case, since so many of these properties are neck and neck with one another in terms of service, features, and rooms, it's best to just compare rates before booking and opt for the cheapest.

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The Hilton Garden Inn is located on 14th and I Street, a fairly quiet block in the business district in downtown D.C. The immediate area doesn't offer much nightlife -- and most of the restaurants here close just as soon as the office workers head back to their homes -- but the hotel is a five- to 10-minute walk to the White House, the National Mall, and the Smithsonian Museums.

• Across the street from the McPherson Square Metro subway station, which services both the Blue and Orange Lines; just a 10-minute ride to both Capitol Hill and the Smithsonian.
• Just two blocks, or a five-minute walk, to the White House
• Less than a 10-minute walk to the National Mall
• 15-minute walk to the Vietnam Veteran's Memorial, Lincoln Memorial, and other sites on the National Mall.
• 10-minute walk to the Walter E. Washington Convention Center
• Seven blocks, or a 15-minute walk, to Dupont Circle's restaurants and shops
• Union Station, D.C.'s main train station served by Amtrak and commuter rails, is less than 10 minutes away by Metro (or a $15 taxi ride).
• 20 minutes by taxi (about $15) to Reagan National Airport
• 45 minutes by taxi (about $60) to Dulles International Airport