American Guest House

The American Guest House was conveniently located near downtown DC in the Adams Morgan neighborhood and about a 10 minutes walk from Dupont Circle with the metro accessible there. As clearly outlined on the website, there is no designated parking, but since we traveled on a weekend, the street parking was available free of charge and was very easy to come by. We were not greeted by anyone when we arrived and did not see anyone during our stay until leaving in the morning, though there was a cell phone number provided in case we needed to be in touch; there was a large desk in the inn though that made us think there usually is someone around. It is quite an old home, and it felt very stuffy. The decor lends itself to contributing to the stuffiness, as it leans into the old timey-ness. This is true for the common spaces, which are small and not really somewhere to hang out in, and the rooms. For the price we paid, I was a bit disappointed with the aesthetic and the stuffy and dusty feeling I had throughout. I will say that it was exceptionally quiet, which is amazing considering the downtown location. While our stay was fine, we are not itching to come back.

On the positive side the location is convenient. There is not much to love and I do not recommend at all. The hospitality is non-existent; including a simple greeting of the day. There is no water for sale or otherwise - so after a long travel day you get to your room and then have to walk to Walgreens just to get water. If they can sell candy at the entrance of the place why not water. For those with allergies - avoid at all cost. The common area and rooms smell like there has been no fresh air since the civil war. It has an old musty smell like you would expect when you open a summer home after the winter. They would be served to buy some room air purifiers. I felt tolerated and not welcomed. The breakfast includes scramble eggs bacon store bought day old breads - marginal at best. The experience can be summed up as shelter - period.

Very affordable for a one night stay for work with close proximity to the conference venue.

Don’t stay in the summer This is a quaint little historical boarding house in DC. With that comes the creaky old-home issues which I accepted with the choice I made to stay. However, I was placed on the top floor in July and dealt with excessive heat in the room. Staff don’t work overnight, but each night coming back to my room after a full day of meetings and I hike up 4 floors was met with stagnant air in a too-warm room and no one to contact for help in addressing the lack of air. The overhead fan also didn’t work one of the nights and I had to ask a colleague to stay in their room with them.

Beautiful historic building.

Stayed on our way out east to visit our son. If you like old, historic homes (which I do) you will love this place. Location is great, nice neighborhood. We parked in parking garage nearby. Host aims to please. Made our visit very enjoyable.