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Omni Shoreham Hotel

Omni Shoreham Hotel

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Product Rating:Product Rating: 5.0
 

An Elegant and Convenient Washington, D.C. Hotel

by chelledun chelledun is a Top Reviewer on Epinions in Hotels & Travel, Epinions Most Popular Authors - Top 100, Aug 17 '06
Pros: Beautiful facilities, historical feel, convenient to get around the city, great rates available
Cons: Expensive extra fees for parking and health club
The Omni Shoreham is a hotel with a rich history, as the giant (but elegant) posters draping pillars in the lobby will tell you. Celebrities staying in this hotel have included various foreign dignitaries as well as The Beatles. For seventy years ...
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Product Rating:Product Rating: 4.0
 

The Omni Shoreham Hotel, Washington, D.C......The Dowager Empress of Woodley Park

by tombarnes Epinions Most Popular Authors - Top 200, Nov 20 '05
Pros: Recently refurbished rooms, spacious public rooms, attractive setting on Rock Creek Park
Cons: No longer the center of the social scene, somewhat removed from downtown Washington
The Omni Shoreham Hotel in Washington, D.C. sits proudly at the edge of Rock Creek Park. While no longer the center of the social and political whirl of the city, the Shoreham still offers a remarkable value for visitors to the city. A ...
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Product Rating:Product Rating: 5.0
 

THOSE were the days..................

by skygirl Epinions Most Popular Authors - Top 1000, Aug 15 '01
Pros: Grand suites!!
Cons: Great location in Georgetown, you will have to take a cab to see sites.
If it was good enough for a Bush innauguration party, it is most certainly good enough for tired flight attendants....and then some!!! Boy, did I love the days when I was based in San Francisco and flew to D.C. to lay over!! My best friend and I would...
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Product Rating:Product Rating: 5.0
 

The Omni Shoreham Hotel in Washington DC--Comfortable, Elegant, and Convenient

by JediKermit Epinions Most Popular Authors - Top 100, Jul 01 '09
Pros: Convenient location, elegant lobbies and public areas, clean, comfortable rooms, beautiful surroundings. 
Cons: Labyrinthine layout; no "free breakfast"...but nothing's free in DC.  Except the world-class museums. 
For my third trip to Washington DC in as many years, I had the good fortune of staying in my nicest DC hotel yet:  The Omni Shoreham Hotel.  Located in the Northwest section of the city, it's within a five minute walk of the Adams Morgan/Zoo ...
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Product Rating:Product Rating: 4.0
 

Great choice for families

by Profilewriter Epinions Most Popular Authors - Top 500, Oct 29 '00
Pros: Outdoor pool and tennis, exceptional lobby, very close to the zoo
Cons: Far from museums and other tourist attractions
On a summer trip to Washington with our younger son we wanted a hotel with an outdoor pool, and tennis if possible, also a place to toss a football and a frisbee.

Lots of room to play

The Omni was the only hotel that fit the...
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Product Rating:Product Rating: 4.0
 

Nice Hotel With Plenty of Perks

by fun1wpb , Aug 26 '04
Pros: Plenty of Staff, Elegant , FREE Wireless Internet, Close to Plenty of Restaurants
Cons: Inconsistent Quality, Far from Downtown DC Attractions (but close to Metro)
The Omni Shoreham was used as one of the recommended hotels for a conference I attended. I stayed for five nights in August. Staff There were plenty of staff available at check-in. Several valet parkers outdoors, doorman, lots of front ...
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Product Rating:Product Rating: 5.0
 

My New Home Away From Home In DC

by hollywoodgirl Epinions Most Popular Authors - Top 1000, Oct 15 '07
Pros: Excellent rates on the internet. Beautiful, romantic setting.
Cons: Rather small bathroom, but it is still elegant.
I have always enjoyed going to the beautiful Omni Shoreham, even since I started taking trips to DC in the early seventies, during Nixon's presidency. While in DC, I always seemed to stay either at my relative's home or at a hotel other than the ...
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Product Rating:Product Rating: 4.0
 

Good alternative to downtown hotels

by jsbs104 , Apr 24 '03
Pros: Even the smaller rooms are large; staff extra friendly; 1 block from metro station
Cons: not downtown but at north rock creek park; food not worth the price
If you are looking for a DC hotel where the rooms can handle 2 adults and 2 children, not in downtown DC, this could be the place for you. Located at Connecticut and Calvert this little out of the way hotel is only minutes from downtown DC, one block...
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Product Rating:Product Rating: 5.0
 

Perfect for Zoo goers and more

by manhattan15 , May 04 '08
Pros: location room size and cleanliness very reasonable rates
Cons: pool can get crowded
I first stayed at the Omni Shoreham as part of a zoo trip to DC, so I could set eyes on the Zoo's adorable panda, Tai Shan. The Smithsonian Zoo, an amazing zoological park (and free!) is within walking distance of the hotel, so it was a great choice. ...
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Product Rating:Product Rating: 5.0
 

My Washington DC Home Away From Home!

by africash , Jun 01 '02
Pros: Wonderful Location, Grand Rooms, Steps Form the Metro Station and wonderful Dining
Cons: Fills up quickly if you don't make reservations early!
Whenever I visit Washington DC I try to arrange a stay at the Omni Shorham Hotel. It is a fine old Classic Hotel that has undergone a fabulous Renovation that makes it one of the finest hotels that I have had the pleasure of staying.

The staff...
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