I travel several times a week. I am a Fairmont Presidents Club member and often stay at Fairmont Hotels. Their quality vary from city to city. But the Washington DC Fairmont is exceptional. I am writing this review to explain how they went above and beyond exceptional this past week. I had arrived in DC after five weeks of non-stop traveling and was promptly hit with the deadly flu that has been going around. I managed to complete my first day's meetings and was a wreck the second day. When the room service operator heard my laryngitis, she send up a complimentary pot of peppermint tea. The concierge sent someone to pick up my prescriptions and security walked my chinese food order up to my room to avoid my having to leave my room.
The word had spread that I was under the weather and everyone offered sympathy and help. I have never been this sick on the road alone before. The blizzard was approaching rapidly, and they made sure I got out in time ot make the last train available.
I run WiredSafety, the charity that protects everyone online from consumer fraud and scams, as well as the rest of the common cybersafety risks. For this reason, I rarely comment online, fearing it could be seen as an endorsement.
But to keep quiet about this extraordinary hotel and their amazing staff and management would be a sin.
So, book early and often. But if you are visiting DC for business or pleasure, try them out. You
ll become a regular.
Parry Aftab

We stayed at the Fairmont in mid December. We had stayed at the Omni shoreham previously but wanted to be closer the Georgetown. This hotel is in the perfect location and we had an extra free night and breakfast included which I think was a pre-Christmas offer. We booked through British Airways and thought the flight plus hotel rate was excellent. There is about a 5 minute walk to Georgetown and maybe a bit further to the metro station at the University. This provides an excellent link to the main areas around The Mall.

Cannot fault the hotel. Good size room (slightly smaller than the Omni) but much bigger bathroom. Everything worked well, comfortable beds, and staff were friendly and helpful. Breakfast just perfect for us and with an overnight flight home, we made the most of our stay. It snowed the day after we left - it made the news in the UK! The Christmas decorations at the hotel were beautiful and the bar area was quite lively, although as I had my teenage daughters with me, I did not actually use it. Excellent restaurants in Georgetown however and especially recommend the Ethiopian one which is about the first one you get to when walking into Georgetown from the hotel. Very pleased and if we go to Washington again, would not look for anywhere else.

Stayed for two nights. Was very impressed at the lobby and the size of the rooms. We got a standard fairmont room and it was huge. Very spacious and comfortable. Location was also a plus since the surrounding area is fairly quiet, but wtill offers many places for food and entertainment. Also visited the spa and enjoyed a great massage. I would highly recomment it. My only negative was our late night room service and the parking fees. The french fries were great, but the pizza tasted like a bad microwave pizza. In addition, the pasta with meat sauce just tasted a bit off. This may have been an isolated experience, however, and with late night room service, i expect that sometimes things can be hit or miss. Parking was $40 a night which i found pretty expensive, but all in all, i really enjoyed this hotel and would definitely stay again.

Make sure you sign up for the Fairmont President's Club too. Free internet, gym access, and other perks.

I have traveled all over the world and must tell you this is a world class hotel . I had some of the best service that I have ever had anywhere. My family and Dog were treated like royalty. Gym, Pool and Lobby and coutyard were just great. The location of this hotel is perfect to sightsee, shop etc. I am getting ready to book it and go again