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    CitizenM Washington DC Capitol Hotel

    3.6 (113 reviews)
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    Lesley F.

    I stayed at the Citizen M while in DC for a quick work trip. I had been wanting to stay at one for a while and this just worked out. I had read reviews and lots of info about the hotel so I knew what I was getting into. The room, which is definitely small (as expected), was perfect! The size/layout of the room reminded me of some of the international hotels that have micro rooms available for rent when you have a long layover. I loved everything about the rom. The bed was super comfortable. I loved the electric black out shade. I loved the iPad that controls the lights, A/C, blinds, etc. I loved the mood settings for the room...very cool. I loved the reusable shampoo, conditioner, soap and lotion. The staff were all super friendly and helpful. The lobby area is very comfortable and a great place to hang out. The only real issue I had (which is why I have it 4 stars instead of 5) is the temperature of the shower water. It verged on cold. It was a littler warmer when using the hand wand in the shower but it was too cold for me and it just wouldn't heat up to an acceptable hot temperature. I spoke with several other guests who said the same thing and had the same complaint. Other than that, my stay was perfect! I loved the location of this particular hotel - easy access to the wharf and all the shops/restaurants there and also pretty easy access to museum row. It was also in very close proximity to a train stop (I didn't need to catch the train but it would have been super convenient had I needed to do so). Lastly, the price was right! It was less than half some of the other hotels in that immediate area. I spent a few hours a night in the hotel sleeping...why spend double on bigger and supposedly better room? This was honestly perfect (except for the shower)!

    Upstairs sitting and offices
    Bel S.

    Second time staying at a CitizenM hotel, my first was CitizenM NOMA, and I like this location better. It's a bit more spacious to me and the interior layout and location is better. They are both a very short walk from the subway and walkable, it was a breeze walking to the wharf from here. I love these hotels, I'm very tech savvy, a minimalist, and love unique artsy places, so if you fall into that category you'll enjoy this hotel. There are many great places in the hotel to work and connect with friends, a nice bar on the lower level and rooftop restaurant/bar. For the size you get everything, a View, fridge, safe, mood lighting. Some "nicer" hotels don't even provide a fridge js. The other feature I really love, is the GYM!! They have a great gym it's bigger than you think, free weight and cardio machines, the good ones! And now I get Bonvoy points for my stay, yep I'll keep coming back.

    Dj S.

    As much as I wanted to love this hotel, the AC not working in the rooms ruined it for me. I had to move rooms (new room still didn't have ac) and when I went to the front desk to complain, 2 different people approached me saying they over heard me complain about ac & said that theirs also wasn't working. They sent maintenance up twice to "fix" it but it never got fixed. They then refused to refund me any more than 1 night after failing to fix the issue. That's at least 4 rooms with no ac. SMH

    Cool wall in the hotel restaurant.
    Jodi C.

    99.9% of the staff is amazing. Completely amazing !! Going the extra mile and friendly and kind. They have a beautiful camaraderie with each other. So fun to interact with them! The gal who does the lunch time bar keeping keeps her nose in the air and is clearly more important than anyone else on the planet. And it's important that everyone else knows they are beneath her. She will tidy the bar and straighten all the bottles and then go check the cabinets and be silent or snippy when a customer deigns ask for something. She brings the whole place down. She is the weakest link and I hope she either gets an attitude adjustment that sticks or she gets told to get a different job somewhere else where she doesn't interact with the public. The room is clean and comfy. The bed is comfy. The pillows are great. The color lights in the shower are fun. There is no hot water at the sink, but ample hot water in the shower. There is a lot of fun all over inside this hotel. I love the carpet map of DC outside the elevators too. :) And the fun dance videos in the elevator. That's fun too! We have enjoyed the foods we have gotten from the menu in the main level restaurant, I love the water dispenser for refilling our bottles. And the sushi is so good too! We are having a good trip here and look forward to future trips too!

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    Kelsey V.

    CitizenM hotels are more or less all a copy/paste of one another. I stayed at the Boston North Station hotel a few years back and the room was almost exactly the same. Not bad, but not unique from eachother. The benefit of the hotels being the same is that everything is pretty easy to navigate. Check-In/Out is done on a kiosk and everything in the room can be controlled via iPad. The overall layout of the room is maximized to efficiently fit everything in as small of a footprint as possible - bed with storage and safe underneath, desk & chair, extra bench for seating, toilet & shower, sink & mirror, cooling drawer for beverages, and a closet area to hang clothing. As a solo traveler staying for a short trip, I don't mind the set up, there is the perfect amount of space to spread out for just one, but I have reservations about accommodating a couple because someone would have to crawl across the other to get out of bed in the morning and I'm sure you can hear all bathroom noises through the glass partition. Things I particularly like about the room are probably the more "gimmicky" stuff like the cute plush in the room, TV personalized with your name on the home screen, and being able to adjust the colored lighting. The bed also feels huge and the blackout curtains are everything! Overall my stay went smoothly and I particularly appreciated the presence of security in the late evenings. I'll definitely consider a CitizenM hotel again for more short trips.

    Mishelle L.

    They need a coffee pot in those bedrooms and a microwave because and they need to stay open longer than 11 o'clock at the bar we came in. We flew in from the West Coast expecting a five star hotel. The rooms are small as dorm rooms and there's nowhere for anyone to move around if you're too grown adults and plus size people cannot fit in those rooms.

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    Tharin W.

    My first time ever staying at a CitizenM, and it was both interesting and eye-opening. Think of a CitizenM hotel like a cruise ship. The priority are the destinations, but the ship offers nice amenities as well. The rooms are small and narrow, much like on a ship. An iPad controls everything from the AC to the ambiance and TV. The shower has frosted glass. The window is HUGE. The bed is even bigger. The location is very close to "The Mall" area of Washington DC. The staff (ambassadors) were so kind and helpful. And our room was totally clean. The only negative I had with the room is that it was set to 64 and felt closer to 75. It did get cold at night, but in the middle of the day it struggled to cool down. That being said, for the price and offerings, we were quite impressed with CitizenM and will stay at another in the future.

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    Kyle B.

    Can never go wrong with Citizens M. Positioned perfectly a half a block away from the train station. 11 minutes away from DCA by train. And 10mins away from city center. Definitely my first choice when coming to DC.

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    Jeff N.

    CitizenM was a very hip hotel that we stayed for a few days in Washington D.C. It was ideally located where you could walk to the nearby Metro station around the block and about a 15-minute walk to the Wharf. The interior design of the hotel was very hip with a Gotham feel straight out of the Dark Knight comics almost from the 1980s. From the rooftop cocktail bar with gorgeous views of the U.S. Capitol to the lobby bar and library, the hotel is a good place to start your day, have an evening drink, or a nightcap. Our room was compact but had a lot of amenities that I enjoyed immensely from their infotainment tablet that allowed you to change the color of the lights based on the mood settings and set up different music for if you're settling down to go to sleep or waking up. The tablet operates everything in the room. I enjoyed strategically opening up the privacy and blackout blinds in the morning and then closing in the evening. I really liked the shape and design of the standing shower and toilet. It was glass-walled and there was a curtain partition should you want privacy. To access the shower, you first opened the glass door that led to where the toilet was located before opening another glass door that led you into the shower. The water pressure was great. The only two complaints I have come from trying to operate the elevator with the room key card and how the bed was positioned in our room. It took me until the third day I was staying at the hotel to figure out where to position the key card over the scanner in the elevator so I could select the floor we wanted to go up without being stalled on the lobby. Apparently, we were just some of the guests who had difficulties using their key cards for the elevator. The hotel should provide visual instructions on where to position the card and how long before pushing the appropriate floor button, as that may help. Granted you may still have people who can't do it, but every little helps. While the bed was comfortable, because it was positioned wall to wall in the room next to the window, depending on who was closest to the window would need to crawl practically on top of the other person if they needed to use the bathroom in the middle of the night. Don't get me wrong, the hotel did a great job utilizing the space within our hotel room but that is one challenge I didn't anticipate when we did stay there. But overall, the hotel stay was solid, and would stay there again the next time we are in D.C., especially, if we see more shows at the Anthem in the Wharf.

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    Natesha G.

    3.5/5 Pros -Affordable -Close to National Mall, and most other tourist sites -Clean room -Microwave in downstairs bar Cons - Morning of departure around 6:15am a mentally unstable lady was wandering the lobby harassing guests no employees were in site -Shower did not get hot -Pillows were mediocre -No sheet just a very thick comforter that will make you sweat in your sleep -Rooftop bar closed at 9pm on a Saturday even though its advertised as 24/7 -Room had some wear and tear, a panel from the bed came off (see photo) -Not many snack/food/drink options small 200ml coke is $4

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