This hotel is in a bit of disrepair, things that frustratingly could be fixed quite easily. A shelf dangling on one nail, a step right at the bottom of the stairs that is missing tiles, a door lock that works, but barely so, an elevator button that does not work, and requires everyone to walk one floor up, and get the elevator down to ground level, if needed....those are not impossible repairs, but they inconvenience the customer and look like nobody cares about this property. Unfortunately, the disinterested crew at the reception gives the same impression. They do the basics, but don't really care. We had picked the property, because it is within walking distance to metro and VRE, allowing us to leave our car and go into Washington via public transport, which is indeed a benefit. There is a footpath behind the hotel, that takes you all the way to the service road for the metro / buses. The front desk was unaware of the path. Answer: You need to go to the adjacent property (apartment blocks), and there you can access the path, but we had to figure that out ourselves. Like I said, nobody seems to care. Also, I can recommend that only for daytime and in dry weather, it is muddy and goes through wooded area, but it does keep you safe from the major highways around. Also, the hotel is close to I-95, so we were able to meet up with somebody the next day. Breakfast is rudimentary, just take away, to be eaten in the room, as there is no designated breakfast area.