Kimpton George Hotel

This gets ALL the stars.

Kimpton. Kimpton. Kimpton! Always a pleasure...

We stayed here for the first of many DC staycations. Babe and I are celebrating our birthdays. It's V-I-R-G-O season, so you know we just had to stay somewhere official.

Accommodations: Premium Room, 1 King Bed with Sofa bed - 8th floor. NICE. Very nice. This room was spotless! Absolutely no dust, dirt, or stains were found during my first of several scrub downs. (I have always traveled with cleaning/disinfectant products.) This was a great first impression for a hotel.

One of the great amenities of this hotel includes a FREE happy hour for hotel guests. We arrived in time to enjoy Whiskey Wednesdays. Enjoying wine is still an option.

Each room is stocked with @atelierbloem skin and haircare products for your use.

There's also a fitness center with plenty of equipment (including a Pelaton!) and workout options to suit your workout needs. The restrooms are pristine.

Super helpful staff includes:
DANIEL (front desk) - Reservations were made in advance, so my check-in was easy-peasy. He explained the amenities and such, and we were on our way.

EPHREM (bartender) - Our gracious host during the weekend happy hour. The set up was done nicely and he explained our wine and spirit options.

We already can't wait to return!

Pro tip/Gentle reminder: You are near Union Station, so be mindful of the riff-raff in the area. They don't necessarily lurk about in the shadows, but they are present and bold enough to approach you to panhandle. No need for alarm, as this is a typical occurrence in big cities.
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This hotel is absolutely, undeniable AMAZING!!! The George is easily in the top five of the best hotel I have ever stayed, both in the US and abroad! I picked this hotel on a whim and I am so glad I did, my stay was very enjoyable!

The decor of the hotel is gorgeous. Personally, I love cobalt blue and gold is the perfect accent to the rich color. All of the decor, pictures, and other accent pieces played well into the George Washington theme.

From the lobby, to the hallways to the actual rooms, the color scheme and theme continues. Our actually room was equally gorgeous and OMG, the bed was soooo comfortable! I swear, it was very hard to depart from my bed at checkout time. Thank God checkout wasn't until 12pm, which was also a HUGe plus for me.

But the hotel wasn't just appealing aesthetically, the George was also very clean. I was surprised at the cleanliness of every inch of the hotel we touched. With Covid numbers increasing once again, this is of the upmost importance for any hotel stay!

Lastly, I was also thoroughly impressed with the staff who were all equally amazing. Everyone was very friendly and very helpful. The George is definitely at the top of my list of hotels to patronize for another overnight stay on Washington D.C.!

Great location on Capitol Hill, walking distance to the Capitol Building and Union Station. A few restaurants dotted around, but I struggled to find much beyond fancy-ish steak houses on a Friday night. This area caters to M-F, 9-5 crowd I guess, as many restaurants that came up on Google Maps were closed until the following Monday.

The boutique hotel is small, but unique; classy but with fun little twists that are common with Kimptons.

Checking in was fast and friendly. My room was bigger than I expected, already cooled for my arrival (bless the heat wave I landed in). Bed was comfy and bathroom had a tub and a shower. Lots of plugs and USB outlets, too - super handy. Everything clean and orderly as you would expect from this chain. Free wifi worked a treat in the room, lobby and the restaurant.

I arrived during their free happy hour (wine and beer) and the server was super friendly and encouraged me to come back for refills if I liked (nice that seconds are not frowned upon). I took my drink upstairs with me as I was only just checking in after a long travel day, which also was thankfully not frowned upon.

I picked this spot due to its proximity to Union Station where I had a train to catch early the next day; otherwise I'd likely stay closer to Penn Quarter where the majority of attractions are (but even then only a 15 min walk)

Had to go to Washington DC for work and have never stayed here before. I was put in room 410. None of the electrical outlets in the bathroom work. The closet is tiny and you can't use the drawers to put things away because when you open the cabinet doors the the bed is in the way, so they don't open fully and the drawer won't pull out. They had no food of any kind available on Sunday. Not worth the money but a good location.

Clean rooms and nice area. The staff was very friendly and hotel was very nice inside. The shower pressure was so off, I think the shower head needed to be cleaned. But the water got really hot. I thought for the price we paid, it would be a better shower but it wasn't. The pillows were horrible and hurt our necks . For the price we paid (one night was $700 and the other was $200, not sure why the prices were so different), I thought it would have been nicer. No microwaves in the room, but you have a mini fridge. Just for the price alone, I wouldn't stay again (especially bc I stayed at a cheaper/nicer hotel around the corner).

My un-hospitable stay at the Kimpton George lasted 3 unfulfilling days. The hotel is wonderful, great property, clean, neat, and slightly boutique. But for whatever reason people were hyper-fascinated with my presence there as a guest, though I spent 90% of the time comfortably inside of my room.

Nevertheless, that did not stop the targeted malice of others.

One morning, beginning shortly after 8AM, housekeeping tried to enter my room several times between 8:05 and 8:25 - they just kept coming back again and again. I was asleep! I would not engage them because 1. there was a Do Not Disturb sign on my door, and 2. I should not have to wake up, get out of bed, answer the door to strangers to have a conversation with ANYONE! Period! There's a DO NOT DISTURB SIGN! It's there for a reason! Please LEAVE ME ALONE! STOP!

And since they kept coming back, refusing to accept that I was not going to engage them under any circumstances, I began to record each time they returned, opened my door, and tried to rattle the door until someone responded to them. Which, in this case, was never, because I refused to. I'm a solo female traveler, I shouldn't be awaken and terrorized by a whole team (there were 3 voices outside of the door) of housekeeping staff at 8 in the morning and made to feel prodded and attacked while a guest at a $400/night hotel. That is just unacceptable on every level imaginable. I can't fathom how all of the people gathered in the hallway outside of my door, discussing why I won't get out of bed and come to the door talk to them while they have used their house key to open it WITHOUT ANYONE'S PERMISSION, felt comfortable terrorizing me, alone in my room, in this way.

What horrible people! What on earth man?

I called down to the front desk to notify the manager on duty, Ibrahim, that I was basically being harassed by his housekeeping crew, and as a courtesy, Ibrahim did discount my last day there to $380 for the inconvenience. Which I do appreciate. I truly do.

And then later that evening my cable went out and the engineer had to come to the room to troubleshoot the TV.

And then sometime after that, room service knocked on the door with a dinner that I didn't order.

Oh, and can't forget to mention that there were kids roughhousing in the hallway, whom also decided that they would knock on my door and then run down the hall. Except, I happened to get to the door in time to catch one of them - and I happily took a photo of him/her/they/whatever the child's gender is. So since it was on everyone's list of priorities to provide as stressful an experience as possible for me while a guest at Kimpton George, it was on my list of priorities to relay this entire experience to all future guests who are looking to plan a vacation in Washington, DC, and are looking for a peaceful experience at a hotel at the top of its game in hospitality. Best to think ahead before booking at the Kimpton George because that pricey room comes with a side of non-stop drama.

Stayed for 5 nights for spring break. Like the local amenities in the area. Great Irish pub 3 minutes away (The Dubliner). The Bis Bistro attached had a great breakfast, but a bit pricey.

Hotel was pretty clean. Staff was fine, although we had little interaction with them.
I would not return for 2 big reasons....the bed and pillows. They were not up to snuff (quality of a motel, not a hotel). Also $35 per night amenity fee? What amenities did you offer us?
These are deal breakers.

Kimpton George Hotel on E Street in DC is a cool place to stay that is in the middle of everything. I have been impressed with their level of customer service that they have available here. Good experience every time I have been here.

After a decade of living in dc, this is where I now always stay when visiting for work. Whether you want to walk, catch a cab, or jump on the bus or metro- or even rent a car at union station, the location cannot be beat.

Derek at the front desk went above and beyond during my last stay, getting me early access to my room after I was exhausted post- red eye. Great team all around!!

If you're not fond of the big chain experience, Kimptons are a nice alternative. The George is convenient, clean, and the staff is fantastic. They are real, available and they make business travel bearable. Kimpton's have a 5pm wine Hour --free--that is a great way to end the work day. Ephraim rocked the wine hour. A really great guy and funny. Oh and the George is very pet friendly. I've stayed here for 2 months at a time with my dogs and had a very good experience.