Harrington Hotel

Great Deal!

Just the basics, but Great deal for the location For $113/per night (just for a single person) for a last minute reservation, this place really was a great deal. The room and accommodations were slightly better than, say, an inexpensive Best Western. But it was clean, comfortable and had a plethora of information for tourists. The only con I guess was that the room was a little small but hey, I didn't mind. I can't stress enough that it was downtown near tons of sites and metro stations. Concierge staff were so friendly and helpful. Oh and even though their parking garage was 4 blocks away, it was worth it! You can take your car in and out as many times as you want (just make sure you get the ticket validated at the hotel) for just $15/day!

Great Choice

Basic Hotel...Clean & Comfortable, excellent location W1e stayed at the Harrington for a short family vacation and were very pleased with the accommodations. We reserved a deluxe family suite which consisted of two adjoining rooms providing our family of four with two bathrooms, two tv's a medium sized fridge and provisions for coffee & tea. Check-in was seamless and the staff was friendly. The rooms were clean, the beds were comfortable and everything worked (heat, hot water, tv's). The location of the Hotel is ideal, a short walk (~10 minutes) to the White House and the National Mall including all of the museums -or- going in the other direction, at the Verizon Center in Chinatown. If walking is not your cup of tea, there is a Metrobus stop in front of the hotel and the Metrorail is just steps away. If you are looking for basic no frills lodging when visiting the DC area, the Hotel Harrington is a great choice.

Perfect Location

The best location one can get (5 minutes walk from the mall, 2 mins from FBI Edgar Hoover building, 10 minutes from the white house) for this price in Washington. Rooms have old world charm (and some of the bathroom walls and bathtubs show that!). Air con was good, rooms large with tv (no fridge or tea-coffee... ;-( )

They serve a very good and filling buffet continental breakfast at the restaurant below for 11 dollars. There is also a 24 hour Mc Donalds closeby - but why would you want to poison yourselves with that, huh?

The wireless internet is not so good - signal is poor in many rooms.

Also, some single rooms are really tiny. The reception is very helpful. The rooms are all well decorated - the colours adn tapestries give you a feel of living in a historical place (it IS hundred years old!)

Old Harrington Hotel, DC

The hotel is strategically located but it ain't the nicest around. It is old and relatively cheap considering the location. However, it's a little bit dirty too. It can be noisy too since it's located at a busy intersection and a block away from Pennsylvania Avenue and also not too far from the White House. There is a bar and restaurant. Rooms with windows opening into the courtyard is boring.

Unique Quality: easily accesible to any location and subway is not too far away.

Convenient No Frills accomodation

I stayed at the Harrington Hotel for a couple of nights during Aug 2010. It is conveniently located, near Metro Center, Federal Triangle, White House... The lobby is kinda shabby, the staff was correct and there´s a little shop (bit seedy) with souvenirs and much needed water. Room was clean, dated and quite shabby, but enough to rest comfortably. AC worked fine, the toilet was clean, i can't recall it but think it had free wifi, and in the end the price was quite right.

Probably not the best hotel in town, but a good choice that did the job in our short stay.

(Days later we returned to DC during the day for our flights connections, they were very friendly enough and after checking we really had stayed there two weeks before, they kept our luggage in the reception while we walked around the city, gave them a good tip.)

Unique Quality: You can enter Harry´s Restaurant just by the main lobby.
Ice Machine.
Free Wifi.

Close to Mall

• Opinion of Price: least expensive

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Hotal Harrington

Great location. Great rates. Described as a "tourist hotel." Clean but not fancy. Free wi-fi.

Unique Quality: Harry's Pub adjacent to lobby. Review said "best hamburger."

Cheap in the Center?

No room service or anything, but it's an absolutely full-fledged hotel within a couple of blocks of the White House, for less than $100 per night. I don't think you're often going to find a deal like that. (I'm not entirely sure this one is going to be like that year-round.) A cafe and a couple of restaurants on the first floor, but no free breakfast or anything.

If you're on a floor between 1 and 6 and there's too much of a crowd at those elevators, go around to the elevator for floors 6-11. It's a well-kept secret that that one goes to the lower floors too.

Looking for budget accommodation

Thanks to my VT-friends I wasn't obliged to look for any accommodation in Washington, DC, but anyway, I was looking for my possible accommodation before my arrival. I had great hotels in Arlington, Virginia. Details here.

WITH DISCOUNT COUPONS
I took 3 leaflets, discount guides with hotel coupons in DC when I stopped at Fredericksburg Virginia Welcome Center located by I-95 (between exit 126 and 118) on my way from Dulles Airport to Richmond. These books (on my picture) were available in all Virginia Welcome Centers (map: here) and official Virginia tourist information offices. Even at night they were usually put in a box in front of closed doors of the Welcome Center.

WITHOUT COUPONS AND IN ADVANCE
Are you looking for an accommodation in advance and want to book it?
1. Look at VT page on accommodations and hotels in DC here.
Read reviews (esp. the latest) of others VT-ers and use Find Hotel Deals tool.
2. use Priceline.com to find a good deal (it's blind, last minute hotel search engine and booking online page with unbilevable good discounts).

Keep in mind that when you book a room by phone you must give your credit card number by phone (security?). When you do it online you use secure internet connection. Usually you are allowed to cancell your reservation till 6.00 pm.

TO BOOK OR NOT TO BOOK?
Well, I recommend to book a room in DC in advance especially in some busy weekends (like around Thanksgiving Day at the end of November).

Unique Quality: For 2-3 nights I would choose Hotel Harrington located downtown. Why?
1. good price as for DC (with a coupon though): 1-4 people and double bed(s) for $85.00 (add tax)
2. convenient location for sightseeing and parking... hmm... 5 min. from hotel, paid $10 per day;
3. no breakfast but hotel restaurant.

My other option from the book was Best Western at 724 3rd Street NW for $89 per room (free continental breakfast but "limited parking" - what's that?).

• Opinion of Price: less expensive than average
• Related to: Road Trip, Backpacking, Budget Travel

Harrington Hotel Photo: MY DISCOUNT COUPONS' BOOKS

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