Hotel Lombardy, Washington
Expert reviews
“Done up in Venetian decor and beloved by World Bank and State Department types, this European boutique hotel has multilingual staff and an international vibe – you hear French and Spanish as often as English in its halls.”
What guests liked
- Friendly staff
- Large rooms
- Great location
- Comfortable beds
- Boutique style
All you need to know
Hotel Lombardy is a fine establishment located on 2019 Pennsylvania Avenue in the popular Northwest district of Washington where it offers four-star hospitality excellence. The hotel is located in an excellent location; Pennsylvania Avenue itself is world famous while the environment is conducive and comfortable for a lovely stay. The Hotel Lombardy offers a unique experience for tourists and travelers in the city.
The hotel offers nothing short of quality hospitality and guarantees the satisfaction of guests. The hotel rooms feature classic 1920s décor which gives the hotel a touch of class and style. The rooms are stylish and feature elegant colors.
The hotel offers lush room and accommodation options such as Deluxe Double Room, King Room, Deluxe King Room, King Suite, and Deluxe Double Room. The rooms are fitted with modern amenities and standard facilities needed for a comfortable stay.
The JFK Center for Performing Arts is about 900 m away from the hotel while the Verizon Center arena is a little over 2 km away from the hotel.
The famous Lincoln Memorial is a little over 1 km away from the hotel premises.
Rooms of the Hotel Lombardy are fitted with standard amenities such as free Wi-Fi for high-speed internet access, a flat-screen TV with cable channels, air conditioning, a spacious work desk, a fully stocked minibar with cocktails and drinks, and a comfy sofa.
The rooms also come with a private bathroom with thoughtful touches such as free toiletries, bathrobes, hairdryer and bathroom slippers.
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Location
Recent guest reviews
26 October 2025
Lovely hotel; very loud garbage trucks
Location in old historic building
Do not stay on front side on garbage days. Very early in morning garbage trucks came and made horribly loud beeping noises that sounded like a loud alarm in the room for an extended period.
12 October 2025
My new spot in DC and will be back.
I love this hotel and its great location near restaurants and metro. Plus the area has a young and safe vibe. The staff are great and the hotel meets all our needs.
The new pillows are stiff.
12 October 2025
Great service and professional staff.
Very friendly staff. Very cozy and welcoming.
They did not tell me there was a 44 dollar a day charge for parking.
11 October 2025
Wonderful hotel, charming feel, lovely breakfast close to the things we wanted to do
This is a delight hotel, on the National Registery. Nice big room and bathroom, as was the norm in older hotels. I love them!
more plugs for hair dryer, electronics
7 October 2025
Spacious room
The staff were friendly and welcoming, from the lovely doorman that took our bags in and the great reception staff, to the cleaners saying hello in the hallway. The room was spacious, with a fabulous comfy bed! Location was great too!
The only negative is a squeaky elevator door right next to our room that we could hear at all hours.
7 October 2025
I visit DC for business several times a year and always stay at the Lombardy.
Excellent former apartment hotel with original features intact but modern systems. Located at the edge of Foggy Bottom and the GWU campus. Excellent cocktail lounge and great barkeep.
Nothing
6 October 2025
Great location, comfortable beds, clean.
The Executive Parkview room was a good size. The bed was very comfortable. Staff at the front door, front desk and housekeeping were nice. Room and common areas were clean. Location is a short walk to White House and 2.5 blocks to the Metro. Easy to walk to restaurants/bars. Hotel was quiet, couldn't hear noise from other rooms. The property is a former apartment building.
There weren't any amenities other than a restaurant and bar. But we didn't need anything else. Bar was expensive. We didn't eat in the restaurant.
3 October 2025
Fabulous
The staff was excellent, especially mister Admasa . He always greeted everyone with a smile.And he was so helpful with our luggage.He went the extra mile. He always had an enthusiastic smile how many days we saw him. There is a nice cozy little bar there.And a very nice cafe with great service.
The bed was hard.I believe it was the box ring.It does need to be changed.It kind of crunches. I truly miss my bed at home because of this.
1 October 2025
Super place to book in DC
Location and staff were excellent
Nothing
28 September 2025
A heritage hotel, full of yesteryear charm at a reasonable price.
Very easy access to the Smithsonians and in walking distance to the wonderful Phillips Collection. A heritage hotel.
Nothing comes to mind. An easy stay.
28 September 2025
Very good
Hotel is close to city attractions—good staff, gave suggestions on nearby attractions. Will stay here again given its location.
Could use upgrades
27 September 2025
Amazing!
They accomodated an early check in around 8am which we really appreciate it because was much needed after a long travel. Also upgraded us and the room was really spacious. Staff always smiling and ready to assist! The Location was 10/10.
21 September 2025
Very good
Good ventilation. Nice room.
Loud air conditioning.
20 September 2025
Exceptional
Walking distance to White House. Safe district with dining options nearby
13 September 2025
Very good
Cool decor and historic setting. Very clean.
13 September 2025
Excellent!!!!
The room was very clean, very comfortable, the bed was great and the temperature also great. Restaurants close by and very friendly staff. Would repeat my stay.
The floor squeaks a lot when you walk and you can also hear the people above also like they were walking inside your room.
12 September 2025
Fabulous
Excellent location! Very helpful staff!
WiFi connection wasn't stable
11 September 2025
Exceptional
The hotel staff was wonderful from valet to front desk and breakfast! Great value and a delightful stay!
11 September 2025
Pleasant
Good location, good breakfast
The hotel wants to present itself as historic, but the facilities should be modern — and they aren’t. Curtains and furniture are old and rather worn. There is no soundproofing, the air conditioning is outdated and very noisy. The room faced a courtyard where some noisy equipment was installed.
9 September 2025
This is quite the secret gem!
Old but updated and spotless
6 September 2025
Exceptional
The staff was excellent
5 September 2025
Very good
the hotel was easy to all the sites
3 September 2025
Perfect
Excellent room huge comfy bed
Noise of air conditioning
1 September 2025
Excellent staff; beautiful place.
Excellent staff; beautiful place.
1 September 2025
It was very good place to stay.
Every clean, comfortable and looks good
Maybe some things might be a bit to old, but even they were clean and in working condition.
1 September 2025
Thoroughly enjoyed Hotel Lombardy and DC in general. Location was great! We will definetly book here again. .
The hotel is lovely and welcoming.
28 August 2025
Just a nice place to stay a night or two
All very nice....Big King Size bed...huge bathroom.
Cable TV was not HD.
23 August 2025
All around good stay. Light it up!
Great location. Liked the old feel. Staff was friendly.
The lighting in the hallway was extremely low. Kinda weird why it was so dim.
22 August 2025
Our stay was refreshing and peaceful.
Hotel was clean. The staff were friendly, attentive, and helpful.
Nothing
22 August 2025
Fabulous stay!
The room, staff, location.
Nothing
22 August 2025
Exceptional
Great staff. These folks are so nice.
21 August 2025
Friendly staff, clean comfy room, and great location.
Clean and comfortable, friendly professional staff
20 August 2025
Fabulous
Close proximity to the tourist attractions. Close to a lovely food market.
19 August 2025
Perfect historic hotel that is centrally located to anything that you might want to see in DC.
The hotel is historic and perfectly located near the mall. It was an easy walk to restaurants, the white house, and the Jefferson Memorial. The staff was extremely accommodating; the room was clean and more spacious than I anticipated. We will definitely return next year for our annual DC trip in August.
There wasn't anything that we didn't like.
18 August 2025
Nice location for a city visit.
Location was perfect for a city visit
Rather old and therefore I consider price high.
16 August 2025
Exceptional
All around great
16 August 2025
We felt very spoilt staying at Hotel Lombardy
Beautiful style and heritage hotel in a fabulous area Froggy Bottom - so close to walk to all special monuments and museums . Excellent staff. Large room and huge bathroom and super comfortable king bed.
14 August 2025
Best location for its price and all that.
The location is PERFECT! Few mins yo Union Station, 2 blocks from The White House, near restos, mear everywhere, not too busy street, not loud, CONVENIENT location. Staff is helpful. food is great. I’ll stay again if I come to WDC.
Nothing.
13 August 2025
A brilliant stay, highly recommend.
Lovely property, lovely staff and a great location. Handy to walk to Metro, White House, Lincoln monument etc. Food and food shopping nearby.
11 August 2025
Perfect location and great restaurants nearby.
Excellent location to GWU campus.
Nothing
11 August 2025
Great hotel!
The staff were incredibly kind, the room was fully equipped with anything one could want, the bed was one of the best I've ever had, great location
The floors make noise with every step so every time someone in the floor above me moved- there was noise. Also, the AC and ceiling fan were noisy.
10 August 2025
Great value in DC!
Location, cleanliness and value were great! Staff was friendly and I enjoyed staying in a historic hotel. I would stay again!
The AC unit seemed loud next to the bed, turning on and off during the night and waking me up. Everything else was great!
9 August 2025
A beautiful place to stay. Soak up the history, it oozes it
A slice of history close to everything.
8 August 2025
Great stay, and one of the most comfortable hotel beds I experienced.
Convenient location, value for money, and great service by staff.
No real negatives, the property is older but still well maintained.
4 August 2025
Clean and cozy room with comfortable bed. Great staff.
Clean and classic property with friendly staff. Location was perfect for our needs and on weekends street parking is readily available.
3 August 2025
Convenient and comfortable but a bit dated.
Very convenient and comfortable. The food was excellent if somewhat over-priced. But then food everywhere in America now seems expensive to me.
The decor is a bit dated and the facilities are a bit old fashioned.
2 August 2025
10 star stay - wonderful hotel and staff, great price
Excellent stay, incredibly helpful accommodating staff who went above and beyond, the suite was fabulous and we stayed an extra night due to how wonderful our stay was. Great prices and an excellent location right near to all the attractions in D.C.
2 August 2025
Exceptional
Friendly staff, clean, spacious room and very convenient location. Free luggage storage available. I could check in an hour earlier and check out an hour later without additional cost to accommodate my flight hours (obviously dependant on room availability).
2 August 2025
Fabulous
Great location and staff!
Hotel facilities
Food & Drink
- - Restaurant
- - Bar
- - Wine/champagne (additional charge)
Business facilities
- - Meeting/banquet facilities (additional charge)
- - Business centre (additional charge)
- - Fax/photocopying (additional charge)
Reception services
- - 24-hour front desk
- - Tour desk
- - Luggage storage (additional charge)
- - Concierge service
Activities
- - Fitness centre
- - Bicycle rental (additional charge)
General
- - Non-smoking rooms
- - Lift
- - Safety deposit box
- - Heating
- - Allergy-free room
- - Non-smoking throughout
- - Air conditioning
Entertainment and family services
- - Babysitting/child services (additional charge)
Cleaning services
- - Laundry (additional charge)
- - Dry cleaning (additional charge)
Parking
- - Parking garage
Miscellaneous
- - 24-hour security
- - Smoke alarms
- - Fire extinguishers
- - Breakfast takeaway containers

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27 October 2025
Good location for visiting parents of GW students