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Reviews of The Baron Hotel

3 out of 5
The Baron Hotel
1523 22nd Street NW, Washington, DC

Reviews

6.8
Rating 10 - Excellent. 148 out of 1005 reviews" "
Rating 8 - Good. 356 out of 1005 reviews" "
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Rating 2 - Terrible. 108 out of 1005 reviews" "

7.4/10

Cleanliness

7.2/10

Staff & service

5.8/10

Amenities

6.2/10

Property conditions & facilities

5.8/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

6/10 Okay

Merdan

Liked: Cleanliness
No more stay at the Baron
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2024

6/10 Okay

Susan

Business traveller
Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
The Baron Hotel is an old and worn out hotel. It's convenient, affordable and in a good location. It works, but its potential to be charming is compromised by a dingy and way past its prime atmosphere. The people who work there are very nice and there's free coffee in the lobby each day. I did notice bed bugs in my room, which was not so pleasant.
Stayed 4 nights in Mar 2024

2/10 Terrible

Serge

Disliked: Staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
There is no parking at all for this Hotel other than park the car on the street where there is no space to park on the street either....Also there was no hot water att all in the shower(let it flow for 15-20 minutes and nothing. This hotel should not be recommended at all to any travelers. Did not feel secured during my short stay at this Hotel...
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2024

8/10 Good

donald

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Functional and clean
Stayed 2 nights in Feb 2024

6/10 Okay

Ahmed

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2024

2/10 Terrible

Anette

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
I travel very frequently for work and personal trips and this “hotel” has been by far the worst hotel I’ve ever stayed at. There are carpets everywhere, including all of the rooms, which seem like they haven’t been cleaned in several decades. The first night of my stay, I got 0 sleep. There is a pub joined alongside the hotel, which was loud at night and I could hear people’s full on conversations from the outside. This isn’t the hotels fault but I’m just surprised that they would put anyone in a room like this, which had very questionable stains all over the carpet. The heater is in the window and extremely loud so if you’re a light sleeper, then good luck. If you turn off the heater, the room gets freezing cold so you need to choose between sleeping in the cold or not sleeping at all. There was no duvet on the bed, but rather a thin sheet that barely kept you warm. The next morning, I asked to switch rooms away from the pub and the gentleman at the front desk was able to help me out. The second room was better noise-wise but still subpar. I found multiple cockroaches and centipedes the size of my palm along with other bugs crawling on the carpets and the bedding. There was no hot water coming out from the sink and it took at least 15 mins for hot water to come out of the shower. Do yourself a favor and spend a little bit more money for an actual hotel. Avoid this place at all costs.
Stayed 4 nights in Feb 2024

6/10 Okay

Aigars

Stayed 1 night in Feb 2024

6/10 Okay

Nicholas

Business traveller, Travelled with group
Disliked: Cleanliness, amenities
Zero parking during the day
Stayed 2 nights in Jan 2024

4/10 Poor

John

Business traveller
Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 5 nights in Jan 2024

6/10 Okay

Kurts

Liked: Cleanliness
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Stayed 2 nights in Jan 2024

6/10 Okay

Jeba

Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness
Disliked: Amenities, property conditions & facilities
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Stayed 2 nights in Jan 2024

2/10 Terrible

Sneha

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 5 nights in Jan 2024

4/10 Poor

Dugan

Business traveller
Disliked: Staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
The guys working at the desk all act like they don't want to be there and have a bad attitude. The room was clean and nice and the neighborhood has lots of local dives and its 4 blocks from the metro. There is pretty much no lobby. The elevator is very old and small so you will get stuck on it. I came in one night the comedy club was open and I was having to squeeze through people with my bags.
Stayed 2 nights in Jan 2024

10/10 Excellent

Alice

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2024

10/10 Excellent

George

Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Nice and cheap, great value for its price!
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2024

8/10 Good

Joanna

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Ok for a short stay
Clean ok, no noise. Good location. But I was cold in October. The heat was straight to my friend bed so she was hot. But how the beds were placed, I did not have heat on me. Good for a night.
Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2023

10/10 Excellent

Codjo Neree Gildas Maxime

Stayed 2 nights in Dec 2023

8/10 Good

Robert

Liked: Cleanliness, room comfort
Plain but comfortable hotel
The hotel is old and the rooms are plain and small, but the bed was comfortable and the hotel is conveniently located near a Metro station. The noghtly rate was very reasonsble.
Stayed 3 nights in Dec 2023

10/10 Excellent

donte

Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 3 nights in Nov 2023

10/10 Excellent

Nilesh

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
It property is few mins walk from the metro, has the basic amenities needed. No complaints
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2023

10/10 Excellent

Ernesto

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
👍
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2023

2/10 Terrible

Jane

Business traveller
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities
Unsafe.
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2023

2/10 Terrible

Danette

Stayed 1 night in Nov 2023

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Business traveller
Liked: Staff & service, room comfort
Pleasant stay
It was a pleasant stay. I enjoyed the old-fashioned elevator.The staff was friendly and accommodating.
Stayed 3 nights in Nov 2023

10/10 Excellent

RICHARD, GLENSHAW

Stayed 1 night in Nov 2023

8/10 Good

Bernard

Liked: Staff & service
It overall nice location
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2023

8/10 Good

Bernard

Stayed 1 night in Nov 2023

8/10 Good

NATALIYA

Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
2 nights stay for business . Very good location. Beautiful neighborhood with impressive architecture. Good vibes! Hotel definitely needs some updates. The reception area is extremely small and inconvenient. But the front desk agent was extremely helpful and very friendly. Unfortunately I do not remember his name, but I remember he is from Argentina originally. He had an amazing attitude and was always ready to help in findings the resolution. I think he is a great asset for the company. I would stay here again
Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2023

6/10 Okay

Robert

Business traveller
Disliked: Amenities
Great location and price but rough around the edges, with a popular comedy club downstairs for atmosphere. Room barely ok, with single, bright overhead light and bedding and mattress past their prime. Up to date bathroom at least.
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2023

10/10 Excellent

Robert

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Good Valus
Hotel was clean and convenient to the Metro. Good price for a simple weekend stay.
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2023

4/10 Poor

Verified traveller

Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2023

10/10 Excellent

Neil

Stayed 1 night in Oct 2023

2/10 Terrible

Marie

Travelled with family
I as not a safe or family friendly! Too many people driving bling and smoking in the walk in way
Stayed 3 nights in Oct 2023

8/10 Good

Gary

Business traveller
Liked: Staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Perfectly acceptable to short stay "on a budget."
Perfectly adequate for a one-night stay. Inexpensive for DC and a good location. Room was small and furnishings were a bit old and dated, but good enough / tolerable for a short term stay. Decent value for the money.
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2023

6/10 Okay

Sharon

Travelled with family
Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
could be better
There is a reason you can't see pictures of the rooms! This hotel needs some updates, beds are old and look it. Furniture is old and not antiques. The room i was in had a wall in front of the toilet, my knees hit the wall, my 6'3" son could only sit on the toilet sideways. Beware of the elevator it likes its doors closed
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2023

4/10 Poor

Robert

Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness, room comfort
Fine hotel, except for the wireless connecton
The room was what I expected for a relatively inexpensive hotel in Washington, DC. The bed was comfortable and the room was fine. However, the wireless connection was a disaster. There were half a dozen or so wireless networks, and I could only connect to the one in the bar in the basement. (I was on the third floor.) That one connected, but I could not get anything to actually work over the internet. Web pages timed out, as did my VPN connection. I finally used my cellular connection as a hotspot for my computer. (My phone and pad could not connect to most networks, either, and the connection they did make was unusably slow.)
Stayed 3 nights in Sep 2023

8/10 Good

Leonid

Liked: Staff & service
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2023

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Business traveller
Liked: Staff & service, room comfort
Great location and service. Older hotel but good value, stayed one night.
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2023

6/10 Okay

Maureen

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness
Disliked: Amenities, property conditions & facilities
This is very basic lodging in rather creaky condition, but it was clean, in a convenient spot, half the price of the larger hotels, & could be canceled up to 48 hours before arrival.
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2023

6/10 Okay

Christine

Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Really great value for the neighborhood. Building has a neat, “historic” feel to it. Room was small but clean, and housekeeping came every day. Although I didn’t really hear any noise from other hotel guests, there were loud individuals right outside until quite late every night, even 11pm on a weeknight.
Stayed 3 nights in Sep 2023

4/10 Poor

Bob

Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Avoid
Broken electrical outlets, tiny elevator, loud from the comedy club located on lower levels, lots of street noise
Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2023

2/10 Terrible

Teemly

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2023

8/10 Good

Rafael, New York

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Overall, we really enjoyed our stay at The Baron during our stay in Washington, DC. Opportunity areas: I think that the front desk staff could use some customer service training. I think they mean well but they do have some opportunity areas in improving the guest experience. When we arrived at the hotel, there was an employee at the front desk and she didn't look up at us, she just disappeared into the elevator and we stood there for probably about 15 minutes, wondering what was going on. She eventually came back, and we tried checking in. Expedia says check-in is at 3 PM but she told us that check-in is actually at 4 PM. It was a few minutes before 3, luckily she was able to find us a room that was ready! (please update your Expedia profile if 4 PM is the true check-in time) The carpet in the room could REALLY use a deep cleaning. It was dirty and stained. The rest of the room, however, was spotless. Pros: VERY clean, spotless actually (aside from the carpet) The towels and linens were very fresh Bed was comfortable! AC worked well The coffee available in the lobby is great The location is phenomenal, close to a lot of great places to eat and the metro is only a few blocks away! The building is old but you can tell that it's kept clean and organized

8/10 Good

Alexandra

Stayed 1 night in Sep 2023

8/10 Good

Susan B

Business traveller
Liked: Staff & service
This is a good place if you are there for business on a budget. The room I had this time had a terrible smell that got worse after the staff came in and cleaned it after the first night. I told the front desk and they promised they would check it out for the next guest. I would go there again if I am not going to spend a lot of time in the room
Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2023

6/10 Okay

Dave

Liked: Cleanliness
Adequate but not much more unless you want comedic entertainment nightly.
Stayed 4 nights in Sep 2023

8/10 Good

David

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 3 nights in Aug 2023

2/10 Terrible

Otilia

Business traveller
Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
I left 10 minutes after I got in the room. The hotel room was unacceptable, the bedsheets were stained, and when I asked the staff to change them I received one top sheet to change it myself. After taking the sheets of the bed, I noticed that the mattress was yellow and brown (puddle )stained and as well were the pillows. The toilet seat had drip stains and there were used tissues everywhere in the room as well as on the table. I went and noticed the person at the reception and he came with me and inspected the room. He was hesitant to touch anything and said that the other rooms are the same way. Unfortunately I did not get a refund from the Hotel because I booked with Expedia and although I explained everything to the Expedia agent, he just didn't want to help me get my money back. The agent even went as far as saying that he is calling the hotel reception and nobody picks up, but he wasn't, because I was the whole time with the receptionist and hotel manager, waiting for the agent to call. He also told me that I have to pay 357.72 CAD, although my 2 days stay were a little over $200. He also said that someone from Expedia is going to contact me to help me with the cancellation and yet, I never got a call. I wish I could get my money back because I had to book another hotel.
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2023

10/10 Excellent

FENGMAO

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Dated but Very clean and nice location.
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2023

8/10 Good

Estie

Liked: Cleanliness
It was a good property for a quick 1-2 night stay. The usb Port did not work. There is no mini fridge. Otherwise all was well.
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2023