This is supposed to be Marriott's premium brand hotel. In reality, this just means a Marriott with better soaps and a conference center. This property is just par for the course for large DC conference hotels.

The property was clean and well appointed; fine room with comfortable bed, good tv, and nice bath products.

However, the negatives outweighed the positives during my stay. Room walls are shockingly thin, and I could hear the conversations from the neighboring room. The elevator system is just odd and not efficient. My colleague and several other people on the same floor had the electronic room keys malfunction, and fixing the problem seemed to be overly complicated and time consuming. Check in was not what one expects for a premium property. The woman at the desk was not polite, with no eye contact, mumbling, and just disinterested in service. Final problem was that there were billing problems after check out that took time and effort to sort out.

I would only stay here again if I was a captive audience for a conference. For the price of this hotel, there are much, much better options in DC.

My daughter and I recently stayed at the JW Marriott for 3 nights. It was a slow weekend and I received a complementary upgrade to a room on higher floor with a view of the Washington Monument. The hotel was very clean and well maintained, linens and bed was comfortable. The restaurant has a great breakfast buffet (omelet/egg/waffle/pancake station, cheese blintzes, and all the normal buffets items) but it was expensive at $25 per adult. We only ate there once since Starbucks was also in the hotel and offered all we really needed for coffee and breakfast. Location is great, felt safe although coming back at night we saw a few homeless people sleeping on streets and some street beggars too. I would return in a heartbeat, no need for me to consider another hotel with such great location and affordability.

Attended a conference here in November and brought my family. We had a nice time. The room was not big, but it was plush and comfortable. It was a little cramped for all 4 of us, but the location can't be beat. We are Gold Elite members, and we had a nice standard room that looked out to the front of the hotel, and we could see the Washington Monument from our window! All the major DC sites are within walking distance - White House, Smithsonians, etc.

Parking was expensive - only valet available, and it cost $48 (maybe $50). Very expensive.
I don't think they had a concierge lounge; if they did, we didn't get access to it. The restaurants were not cheap. Food was your average good hotel restaurant. But the service was very nice. The staff let me leave my kids watching TV in the lounge for lunch while I ran back and forth between the convention and to check on my kids. They even changed the channel to a show that my kids watned to watch. Very nice service.

I wish the rates were more reasonable, but I would probably stay here again. I would bring my own snacks and drinks to save money. There's so much to do and see in DC, that if you stayed here, you probably could walk everywhere. I think the property location is the best part of this hotel.

We spent 3 nights at the JW Marriott this past weekend. The hotel is very well located, just minutes from the White House and Museums. Our room was a little small, but was well maintained and the bed was very comfortable. We would definitely go back. The desk staff and Concierge were very helpful. The gym was well equipped.
A very safe choice for a weekend away or a business stay.