Wardman Park is a huge sprawling complex, really 3 hotels connected by long walks. It can be extremely confusing navigating around. I know since I had to change rooms. I was initially placed in the Park "Tower". Tower is a misnomer on that wing since you have to take the elevator from the lobby level DOWN to lower levels to reach your room (the wing is built on a hillside). I had an enormous room with little character and no view. This was not important since I was attending a conference. However with internet connection not working on that floor I was forced to switch rooms. The hotel placed me on the 7th floor of the historic Wardman Tower. The room was much smaller, though tastefully decorated, if a bit dated and fading. However there was a great view of the National Cathedral. The bedding/sheets were of very high standard. My conference attendees said that the Central Tower is the place to be since they are renovating their rooms. The fitness facility is now at the base of the Wardman Tower--great selection of machines, and some free weights. Both the Marriott and the Omni Shoreham nearby are huge convention hotels, but in general I think the Omni Shoreham has more character. I would only stay at the Marriott if I had a need to stay there due to conference, etc.

Old and tired rooms, awful room service, staff with poor command of English. Absolutely would never stay again.

I stayed here for business and was put on the 7th floor in the central tower. When I checked in the front desk said I was put in a renovated room. When I got to my room I was quite surpised. The room was completely renovated including a flat screen TV. I was staying here with others from work & they did not get a renovated rooms. The other rooms look old & feel small. One note is that the 7th floor is still under renovation & even though I could not hear construction noise from my room, I could hear the banging & sawing once I stepped outside.

I stayed in a Park Tower room at the Marriott Wardman Park in January 2007. I was attending a conference at the hotel. The room was fairly basic. I liked the white bed covers, the comfortabe bed with lots of pillows, a good-sized TV, and a reasonable-sized bathroom. But the noise from the adjacent room was loud, the TV did not swivel, and overall, the bathroom fixtures need a face-lift. The room had no view, but it was clean-enough.

The Park Tower is served by only two small elevators, so be prepared for some long waits.

Overall, the Marriott Wardman Park has some terrific amenities, like a Starbucks, pub, restaurant, and a selection of stores. The metro station is right across the street, and Dupont Circle area is a 15 minute walk away.