We stayed at this hotel a year ago (Christmas 2003) and the hotel was beaten up and old. This year we came back and were WOW'ed with the newly renovated lobby (marble that replace the old "green" carpets). And the staff was extremely friendly (they told us that the hotel was sold to new owners in April). The rooms were 100-times better cause of the renovation (the free high-speed internet in the room helped). The front desk said they would be done renovating the entire hotel by March 2005. I will definitely come back next holiday season to see what else they did. The location and the price helps too. The free shuttle to the Metro is great.









