Nice hotel but watch the extra charges.

Nice hotel but watch the extra charges.
I wouldnt disagree with other reviews on the decor. I was told that the building was still owned by the Smithsonian and had been a post office.
In the main, I agree that the staff were good. I had an issue with cleanliness: where marble corridor meets doorway internally there is an accumulation of detritus. Our room was only averagely clean. Coffee spillage on the bathroom door, fluff as if brushed by damp paint on the door post, carpet that needed a good hoovering. We had to ask for a coffee machine and second chair.
We had breakfast on teh final morning, which was nice, except the waitress had to be asked for milk for our tea, and salt and pepper for the table. We never did get our fruit juice.
And an extra 100 dollars in charges and taxes for a four night stay could ruin a holiday!