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Reviews of The Watergate Hotel

5 out of 5
The Watergate Hotel
2650 Virginia Ave NW, Washington, DC

Reviews

8.6

Excellent

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Rating 8 - Good. 164 out of 1001 reviews" "
Rating 6 - Okay. 95 out of 1001 reviews" "
Rating 4 - Poor. 76 out of 1001 reviews" "
Rating 2 - Terrible. 53 out of 1001 reviews" "

9.0/10

Cleanliness

8.6/10

Staff & service

8.4/10

Amenities

8.6/10

Property conditions & facilities

8.2/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

10/10 Excellent

Jeanne

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Proximity to Kennedy Center easy access to Cabs
Stayed 3 nights in May 2024

10/10 Excellent

Eric

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Perfect hotel.
Stayed 1 night in May 2024
Response from Director, Rooms on 13 May 2024
Dear Eric, Thank you for staying with us leaving your feedback, we look forward to hosting you again soon. Thank you,The Watergate Hotel

6/10 Okay

Romelo

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities
Do not bother going to Kingbird, the food was mid, service slow and we saw a mouse. My king suite was spacious, water pressure was great but it was so noisy (inside the hotel). My massage was great but the spa was in the basement and smelled like mildew. The spa definitely needs a renovation. For a website that advertises being "unapologetically luxurious" they have a lot more to go before getting to luxurious
Stayed 1 night in May 2024
Response from Director, Rooms on 13 May 2024
Dear Romelo,Thank you for staying with us leaving your feedback. We apologize that we missed the mark with your stay and we hope to have the opportunity of hosting you again soon. Thank you,The Watergate Hotel

10/10 Excellent

Dov A

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Having been stationed in DC during the “Watergate “ scandal, I have always wanted to stay there, very happy we did .
Stayed 2 nights in May 2024
Response from Director, Rooms on 13 May 2024
Dear Dov A, Thank you for staying with us leaving your feedback, we look forward to hosting you again soon. Thank you,The Watergate Hotel

10/10 Excellent

Theomar and Melody

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Always an amazing experience at the Watergate
Stayed 1 night in May 2024
Response from Director, Rooms on 13 May 2024
Dear Theomar and Melody, Thank you for staying with us leaving your feedback, we look forward to hosting you again soon. Thank you,The Watergate Hotel

10/10 Excellent

Sara

Business traveller, Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Excellent location on the river within a few minutes walk to Georgetown to great shops and restaurants. If you are up to walk, landmarks and museums are 20-30 min walk or a short 6-10 minute Uber ride. Room was clean; staff was extraordinary. Some wear and tear/age to carpets and furniture in room.
Stayed 1 night in May 2024
Response from Director, Rooms on 13 May 2024
Dear Sara, Thank you for staying with us leaving your feedback, we look forward to hosting you again soon. Thank you,The Watergate Hotel

8/10 Good

Amal

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
The telephone in my room didn’t work!
Stayed 1 night in May 2024
Response from Director, Rooms on 8 May 2024
Dear Amal, Thank you for staying with us leaving your feedback, we look forward to hosting you again soon. Thank you,The Watergate Hotel

10/10 Excellent

Kathy

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
My flight was delayed so I didn’t get to the hotel until a bit before 10 pm. When I checked it, I was offered room service to order to ensure I could get some food before the kitchen closed for the night. Loved my stay and look forward to staying there again.
Stayed 4 nights in May 2024
Response from Director, Rooms on 6 May 2024
Dear Kathy, Thank you for staying with us leaving your feedback, we look forward to hosting you again soon. Thank you,The Watergate Hotel

6/10 Okay

miro

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities
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Stayed 4 nights in Mar 2023
Response from Director, Rooms on 3 May 2024
Dear Miro,Thank you for staying with us leaving your feedback. We apologize that we missed the mark with your stay and we hope to have the opportunity of hosting you again soon. Thank you,The Watergate Hotel

10/10 Excellent

Leofric William

Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Everything was wonderful
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2024
Response from Director, Rooms on 1 May 2024
Dear Leofric, Thank you for staying with us leaving your feedback, we look forward to hosting you again soon. Thank you,The Watergate Hotel

10/10 Excellent

Rima

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Great stay and kids loved the pool!
Stayed 4 nights in Apr 2024
Response from Director, Rooms on 29 Apr 2024
Dear Rima,Thank you for staying with us leaving your feedback, we look forward to hosting you again soon. Thank you,The Watergate Hotel

10/10 Excellent

Richard

Travelled with partner
Beautiful hotel. Staff is excellent. Would have liked to see a small store where we could have picked up waters, drinks and snacks.
Stayed 4 nights in Apr 2024
Response from Director, Rooms on 29 Apr 2024
Dear Richard,Thank you for staying with us leaving your feedback, we look forward to hosting you again soon. Thank you,The Watergate Hotel

10/10 Excellent

Stacy

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Everyone was super friendly. I can't remember one of the doormans names, but an elderly gentleman who always wore a unique hat was most delightful & polite
Stayed 7 nights in Apr 2024
Response from Director, Rooms on 29 Apr 2024
Dear Stacy, Thank you for staying with us leaving your feedback, we look forward to hosting you again soon. Thank you,The Watergate Hotel

4/10 Poor

Courtney

Stayed 2 nights in Apr 2024
Response from Director, Rooms on 13 May 2024
Dear Courtney,Thank you for staying with us leaving your feedback. We apologize that we missed the mark with your stay and we hope to have the opportunity of hosting you again soon. Thank you,The Watergate Hotel

10/10 Excellent

Kailai, Evanston

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Very interesting historical landmark; itself is almost a tourist spot
Stayed 3 nights in Apr 2023
Response from Director, Rooms on 22 Apr 2024
Dear Kailai,Thank you for staying with us leaving your feedback, we look forward to hosting you again soon. Thank you,The Watergate Hotel

4/10 Poor

Latrice

Travelled with partner
Liked: Property conditions & facilities
I had someone come into my room because the front desk card key was down so they gave someone the key to my room. It happened twice. The phone was not working. They had one working elevator. Housekeeping came in and put the washcloths on the floor and didn’t replace them. We waited for over an hour for replacements. We got back to the room and our door key wasn’t working we had to go all the way back to the front desk waiting for the elevator for a long time just to get new keys.
Stayed 2 nights in Apr 2024
Response from Director, Rooms on 16 Apr 2024
Dear Latrice, We are sorry to hear that you had a negative experience while staying with us. Thank you for taking the time to leave a detailed review as our guest feedback is paramount to us. We will review your opportunities and address them with the appropriate departments. We hope to welcome you back soon for a chance to provide a more improved stay.Regards,The Watergate Hotel

10/10 Excellent

tiffany

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
this was amazing stay definitely returning
Stayed 4 nights in Apr 2024
Response from Director, Rooms on 16 Apr 2024
Dear Tiffany,Thank you for taking the time to leave a review and for staying with us. We will relay your positive feedback to our team. We can't wait to welcome you back in the future! Regards, The Watergate Hotel

10/10 Excellent

Oleg

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2024
Response from Director, Rooms on 16 Apr 2024
Dear Oleg,Thank you for taking the time to leave a review and for staying with us. We will relay your positive feedback to our team. We can't wait to welcome you back in the future! Regards, The Watergate Hotel

10/10 Excellent

Laura

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2024
Response from Director, Rooms on 12 Apr 2024
Dear Laura,Thank you for taking the time to leave a review and for staying with us. We will relay your positive feedback to our team. We can't wait to welcome you back in the future! Regards, The Watergate Hotel

10/10 Excellent

Joseph, Millbury

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Spacious and clean
Stayed 2 nights in Mar 2024
Response from Director, Rooms on 10 Apr 2024
Dear Joseph,Thank you for taking the time to leave a review and for staying with us. We will relay your positive feedback to our team. We can't wait to welcome you back in the future! Regards, The Watergate Hotel

10/10 Excellent

paul

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Stayed 2 nights in Apr 2024
Response from Director, Rooms on 10 Apr 2024
Dear Paul,Thank you for taking the time to leave a review and for staying with us. We will relay your positive feedback to our team. We can't wait to welcome you back in the future! Regards, The Watergate Hotel

10/10 Excellent

Ana

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 2 nights in Apr 2024
Response from Director, Rooms on 29 Apr 2024
Dear Ana,Thank you for staying with us leaving your feedback, we look forward to hosting you again soon. Thank you,The Watergate Hotel

10/10 Excellent

Candice

Travelled with family
Very nice.. internet was not working a lot of the time.
Stayed 5 nights in Mar 2024
Response from Director, Rooms on 10 Apr 2024
Dear Candice,Thank you for taking the time to leave a review and for staying with us. We will relay your positive feedback to our team. We also apologize that the internet was not working during your stay. We can't wait to welcome you back in the future! Regards, The Watergate Hotel

10/10 Excellent

Matthew

Stayed 3 nights in Mar 2024
Response from Director, Rooms on 22 Apr 2024
Dear Matthew,Thank you for staying with us leaving your feedback, we look forward to hosting you again soon. Thank you,The Watergate Hotel

6/10 Okay

Jack, charleston

Stayed 2 nights in Mar 2024
Response from Director, Rooms on 22 Apr 2024
Dear Jack,Thank you for staying with us and leaving your feedback. We apologize that we have missed the mark but we look forward to hosting you again soon and showing you the true Watergate way. Thank you,The Watergate Hotel

10/10 Excellent

Barry

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
A most excellent stay. The staff is amazing and the facility is opulent. Pricey but worth it. The food in the restaurant is 5 star!! And I loved the whiskey bar!!!
Stayed 4 nights in Mar 2024
Response from Director, Rooms on 1 Apr 2024
Dear Barry, Thank you for taking the time to leave a review and for staying with us. We will relay your positive feedback to our team. We can't wait to welcome you back in the future! Regards, The Watergate Hotel

6/10 Okay

Margaret, West Bend

Stayed 4 nights in Mar 2024
Response from Director, Rooms on 19 Apr 2024
Dear Margaret,Thank you for staying with us, we apologize that we missed the mark on your visit. We look forward to hosting you again soon and showing you the true Watergate way. Thank you,The Watergate Hotel

4/10 Poor

Phoebe

Travelled with family and small children
Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
We had high hopes with our stay at the Watergate being one of DC’s 5 star hotels. The valet staff who greeted us were very helpful. The front desk staff was mostly mumbling through the details during our check in process and I wasn’t able to get a map for the city when I requested one. One day we returned to find someone else’s old, dirty hair brush on the desk in our room. I tried to bring that to housekeeping’s attention and wasn’t able to run into one housekeeping staff who can speak English for our entire multiple nights stay. Other than one day, we never return to the hotel room with ice in the ice bucket and couldn’t locate an ice dispenser. We found food crumps in between the mattress and the night stand that were very easily observable. One of the usb slots between the beds is so loose it barely holds the plug in, while the other slot just doesn’t work. The electric plug area behind desk was covered with a thick layer of dust while we plugged our laptop in. Used robe on floor and toiletries were not replaced. Trash can was placed on top of toilet. During checkout, I went to the front desk to notify them of my departure time and the time to retrieve my car, but was told I should call from room instead. I returned to room to find the phone doesn’t work. I have to borrow a phone from housekeeping working in another room to call the front desk. Car returned with a light scratch. This stay fell short of my expectations from a 5 star hotel in an international city.
Stayed 4 nights in Mar 2024
Response from Director, Rooms on 28 Mar 2024
Dear Phoebe,Here at the Watergate, we make guest experience a priority. We are sorry to learn of your recent troubles while staying with us. This is not the experience that we strive to deliver. We thank you for sharing your feedback and hope that you will consider staying with us in the future. Please feel free to reach out so that we may extend a more personal apology and change your opinion of the hotelRegards, The Watergate Hotel

10/10 Excellent

Tommy

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Unique and loved the room and river view. Bathroom was fantastic!
Stayed 2 nights in Mar 2024
Response from Director, Rooms on 28 Mar 2024
Dear Tommy,Thank you for taking the time to leave a review and for staying with us. We will relay your positive feedback to our team. We can't wait to welcome you back in the future! Regards, The Watergate Hotel

8/10 Good

Dinah

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
We had a nice quick 1 night getaway and enjoyed our stay. Everyone that works at the property is extremely kind and attentive from the front desk to the valet to the bartender. We enjoyed the pool area but the hot tub was kind of a very warm small pool and there were a lot of kiddos around so it’s not super relaxing but we still really enjoyed it! (only mentioning this for those who are expecting a quiet hot tub scenario). We enjoyed drinks in the bar before going out for dinner downtown and they were delicious! I would stay here again. View of the river from our room was really great- I wish I brought my binoculars for bird watching!
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2024
Response from Director, Rooms on 25 Mar 2024
Dear Dinah,Thank you for taking the time to leave a review and for staying with us. We will relay your positive feedback to our team. We can't wait to welcome you back in the future! Regards, The Watergate Hotel

10/10 Excellent

Robert, Las Vegas

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Total professional service throughout the Watergate Hotel! 5 star all the way.
Stayed 2 nights in Mar 2024
Response from Director, Rooms on 25 Mar 2024
Dear Robert,Thank you for taking the time to leave a review and for staying with us. We will relay your positive feedback to our team. We can't wait to welcome you back in the future! Regards, The Watergate Hotel

10/10 Excellent

Jaswant, Las Vegas

Stayed 3 nights in Mar 2024
Response from Director, Rooms on 12 Apr 2024
Dear Jaswant,Thank you for taking the time to leave a review and for staying with us. We will relay your positive feedback to our team. We can't wait to welcome you back in the future! Regards, The Watergate Hotel

10/10 Excellent

Dimpho

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2024
Response from Director, Rooms on 25 Mar 2024
Dear Dimpho,Thank you for taking the time to leave a review and for staying with us. We will relay your positive feedback to our team. We can't wait to welcome you back in the future! Regards, The Watergate Hotel

10/10 Excellent

Zainab, Stafford

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Very clean
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2024
Response from Director, Rooms on 18 Mar 2024
Dear Zainab,Thank you for taking the time to leave a review and for staying with us. We will relay your positive feedback to our team. We can't wait to welcome you back in the future! Regards, The Watergate Hotel

10/10 Excellent

Andrew

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Excellent hotel and restaurant.
Stayed 2 nights in Mar 2024
Response from Director, Rooms on 18 Mar 2024
Dear Andrew,Thank you for taking the time to leave a review and for staying with us. We will relay your positive feedback to our team. We can't wait to welcome you back in the future! Regards, The Watergate Hotel

10/10 Excellent

Kwesi

Business traveller, Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
It’s a decent hotel.
Stayed 4 nights in Mar 2024
Response from Director, Rooms on 12 Mar 2024
Dear Kwesi, Thank you for taking the time to leave a review and for staying with us. We will relay your positive feedback to our team. We can't wait to welcome you back in the future! Regards, The Watergate Hotel

10/10 Excellent

Dellorice

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
The service was excellent. I would definitely recommend based on customer service alone. Everything was clean.
Stayed 4 nights in Mar 2024
Response from Director, Rooms on 11 Mar 2024
Dear Dellorice, Thank you for taking the time to leave a review and for staying with us. We will relay your positive feedback to our team. We can't wait to welcome you back in the future! Regards, The Watergate Hotel

10/10 Excellent

Ronshea

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
The staff is amazing..
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2024
Response from Director, Rooms on 11 Mar 2024
Dear Ronshea, Thank you for taking the time to leave a review and for staying with us. We will relay your positive feedback to our team. We can't wait to welcome you back in the future! Regards, The Watergate Hotel

10/10 Excellent

James

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 2 nights in Feb 2024
Response from Director, Rooms on 7 Mar 2024
James-Thank you for staying with us and leaving a review. We look forward to welcoming you back soon. Thank you,The Watergate Hotel

10/10 Excellent

Shanon

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
The most beautiful hotel I’ve ever been too. We stayed in the presidential suite. Absolutely beautiful and amazing. Staff was incredible, fat and friendly! 10/10
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2024
Response from Director, Rooms on 4 Mar 2024
Shannon-Thank you for staying with us and leaving a review. We look forward to welcoming you back soon. Thank you,The Watergate Hotel

8/10 Good

Ronald

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Didn’t like the $33.00 fee charged when checking in.
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2024
Response from Director, Rooms on 4 Mar 2024
Ronald-Thank you for staying with us and leaving a review. We will review your feedback with our team. We look forward to welcoming you back soon. Thank you,The Watergate Hotel

10/10 Excellent

Dy-Anne, Las Vegas

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Excellent service. Really a luxury hotel.
Stayed 4 nights in Feb 2024
Response from Director, Rooms on 4 Mar 2024
Dy-Anne-Thank you for staying with us and leaving a review. We look forward to welcoming you back soon. Thank you,The Watergate Hotel

10/10 Excellent

Justin

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
The most beautiful hotel I’ve ever stayed at, full of every amenity you can think of. Highly recommend.
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2024
Response from Director, Rooms on 29 Feb 2024
Dear Justin,Thank you for taking the time to leave a review. We will relay your positive feedback to our team. We can't wait to welcome you back in the future!Regards,The Watergate Hotel

10/10 Excellent

James

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Me and my wife had an excellent time , I was shocked on how great the service was everyone was friendly and helpful. Thank you we had a great time.
Stayed 2 nights in Feb 2024
Response from Director, Rooms on 27 Feb 2024
James-Thank you for staying with us and for leaving a review. We appreciate the feedback, we will share your feedback with our team. Looking forward to welcoming you back soon.Thank you,The Watergate Hotel

2/10 Terrible

Mallelyn

Travelled with family
Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Las habitaciones estan limpias,pero todo super caro,la picina estaba sucia
Stayed 2 nights in Feb 2024
Response from Director, Rooms on 25 Feb 2024
Dear Mailelyn-Thank you for staying with us and for leaving your feedback. We will share your feedback with our team. We look forward to seeing you again soon. Thank you,The Watergate Hotel

10/10 Excellent

Renee

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
I absolutely loved it!
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2024
Response from Director, Rooms on 25 Feb 2024
Dear Renee-Thank you for staying with us and for leaving your feedback. I am pleased to see that you enjoyed your stay and we will share your feedback with our team. We look forward to seeing you again soon. Thank you,The Watergate Hotel

10/10 Excellent

Sierra

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2024
Response from Director, Rooms on 25 Feb 2024
Dear Sierra-Thank you for staying with us and for leaving your feedback. I am pleased to see that you enjoyed your stay and we will share your feedback with our team. We look forward to seeing you again soon. Thank you,The Watergate Hotel

6/10 Okay

Brian

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
The good:The property and the rooms were amazing. The staff was very pleasant and helpful. The bad: Check in was at 4, a room wasn't ready until about 6. They upgraded my room to a slightly larger one but I had paid for a river view for valentines day and the one that was ready was a garden view. So we then waited another 45 minutes until the room I originally paid for was ready. It's bad enough check-in is hours later than most places but waiting as long as we did was unacceptable. I doubt we will come back, it definitely dampened the mood for valentines day.
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2024
Response from Director, Rooms on 16 Feb 2024
Dear Brian- Thank you for staying with us and for leaving your feedback. I apologize that we did not have a room ready until 6pm, especially on the holiday. We do hope to host you again soon. If so, please reach out to Matthew from our operations team to discuss further. Thank you,The Watergate Hotel

10/10 Excellent

Josie

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2024
Response from Director, Rooms on 25 Feb 2024
Dear Josie-Thank you for staying with us and for leaving your feedback. I am pleased to see that you enjoyed your stay and we will share your feedback with our team. We look forward to seeing you again soon. Thank you,The Watergate Hotel

8/10 Good

Tammie

Liked: Staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Good overall
The hotel was good. Service was great. Room was VERY dusty like no one had been in it in a while and the closet door was broken. The restaurant was very good. The biggest disappointment was that the whiskey bar was clised at 1036pm when the hour were till 11pm and we wanted to get a drink after the hockey game we attended.
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2024
Response from Director, Rooms on 16 Feb 2024
Dear Tammie- Thank you for staying with us and for leaving your feedback. I am pleased to see that you enjoyed your stay and we will share your feedback with our team. We will also address the hours of operation of our outlets with our team as well as the dust aspect of the room. We look forward to seeing you again soon. Thank you,The Watergate Hotel