Jayne Stefanek

Review of The Melrose Hotel

We had the pleasure of staying at the Melrose for ...

We had the pleasure of staying at the Melrose for 4 nights earlier this month. August 3 - 7. We could not have had a better experience. It started the minute we walked in - the front counter staff were so friendly and welcoming. Our room was fantastic! Large, spacious, very good linens, super comfy bed, very nice toiletries....it was all wonderful.

We decided after a long flight a nice cool beverage was in store....we decided on the downstairs lounge that we noticed when we arrived. The bartender Caroline was just getting set up. She was so friendly and welcoming. She was such a pleasure to chat with and not only provided fantastic service but she made a mean Moscow Mule! Over the course of the evening a number of locals came to the lounge for a beverage...along with some guests. The conversation was so friendly and fun we ended up making the lounge our dinner place as well. We enjoyed a few of the appetizers and then a burger - all very good. Everyone from Caroline the bartender to Millian the Lounge manager to the other local patrons were so helpful with suggestions on what sites to take in, what restaurants to dine in and even how to best get around.

The hotel provides Coffee and Tea in the morning in the lobby by the elevators. This was really nice if you just wanted to grab a coffee and head out early for some sight seeing! The staff managing this area we right on top of it. So friendly and even unnecessarily apologetic when one of the carafes ran out!

The hotel is very centrally located to lots of great restaurants as well as the Metro. In fact we took the Metro from Reagan Airport when we arrived. It was so easy and convenient. The Foggy Bottom Metro station is easily within walking distance from the Melrose. We purchased a refillable pass and used The Metro daily to get around.

We dined in the hotel restaurant twice for breakfast....very, very good. The French Toast is fantastic! Served complete with fruit, real whipping cream and topped off with warm Maple Syrup! YUM! My husband had the Eggs and Bacon Breakfast - actually we split both because they were both so good. We went back there for breakfast on our last day because it was so good the first time we went. The service in the restaurant is just as amazing as the rest of the hotel. The manager made every effort to make sure everything was perfect. Coffee was constantly refilled from our personal carafe and then the carafe was refilled with very good fresh hot coffee once we finished eating our breakfast so we could relax and enjoy a final fresh cup of coffee!

We have traveled a lot and quite honestly Washington and the Melrose Georgetown rank very high on our list of favorite places and hotels to stay. We would highly recommend his hotel. Their friendly and accommodating staff, the large comfortable room, the central location the great food and drinks all make this such a great hotel.